So, after my carpet cleaning post, now I'm on to the seats and belts. The seats aren't too bad, considering they've got 423,000 miles of crud on them. The belts however, look like every beverage known to man has been spilled on therm. The are rigid.
How would you clean them? I'm thinking a soak in Purple Power, wash, re-pete, lube buckles with wd-40.
Ant seat suggestions?
I would remove the whole belt assembly, pull the belt out all the way and clamp it, spray it with Simple Green, hit it with a scrub brush, rinse and let it dry. Then, hit the recoil assembly with some silicone spray and release the clamp.
I'd power wash the seats and set them outside to dry. What's the cost of new seat belts?
Little known fact - seatbelts should be replaced after a collision. I'm sure in 423k miles they've been stressed a bit. Maybe time for replacements?
If after cleaning the belts don't retract well, get some Sailkote from a marine supply store and spray it on them. A bit spendy ($12 for a small can @ West Marine) but works wonders.
Take the seats out and pressure wash them....just don't set the nozzle to the glass cutting setting. Worked wonders on some '90 Miata seats I had one time. They looked almost new afterward.
procainestart wrote: If after cleaning the belts don't retract well, get some Sailkote from a marine supply store and spray it on them. A bit spendy ($12 for a small can @ West Marine) but works wonders.
Do you apply the Sailkote to the belt material itself?
Scrubbing the belts with OxiClean does a great job. I'm sure it will work on the seats too. OxiClean is made for fabrics. If you can only find the powder version, just mix with some warm water.
In reply to dculberson:
Yes, spray it right on. It smells nasty for a bit until it off-gases, but leaves a dry lubricant. I was ready to go hunting through the junkyard for a used belt because mine wouldn't retract anymore, but the Sailkote fixed the problem, and the belt now retracts as well as it ever has.
Pull out spray with Tuff-Stuff http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_x_7040393-P_x_x?cm_mmc=CSE--Google--VALUE3-_-VALUE4&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku= Let it sit a minute foam it up again and scrub in then hose off. It will even get out melted chocolate bar....BTDT
procainestart wrote: In reply to dculberson: Yes, spray it right on. It smells nasty for a bit until it off-gases, but leaves a dry lubricant. I was ready to go hunting through the junkyard for a used belt because mine wouldn't retract anymore, but the Sailkote fixed the problem, and the belt now retracts as well as it ever has.
Nice, thanks for the tip I'll have to give it a shot!!
Dawn and/or Oxi Clean on the webbing. Anything stronger can weaken it significantly.
throw the belts in a pail of hot water/simple green to soak then go to the car wash and blast them clean
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