36 Original Upholstery Cleaning
 

Has anyone successfully cleaned 77 year old upholstery without shredding or ruining it? I want to keep the car original as much as possible and yet clean the mohair a little. I was thinking a good vacuuming or maybe lightly steam clean it?? Any experienced feedback or suggestions?

1936 Fordoor Sedan

Re: 36 Original Upholstery Cleaning
 

dean 333 .......................
What ever you do, shampoo, etc., you should vacuum it first.
To keep the material from being sucked into the vacuum cleaner, fasten a piece of panty-hose, over the nozzel. You might have to clean the panty-hose often, but it's worth it. It will let the dirt through, but will keep your material stable.
Good luck,
MIKE :)

Re: 36 Original Upholstery Cleaning
 

look into dryice cleaning/blasting. This process is used more in Europe for restoring art and fabrics.
Mark Detwiler