36 Original Upholstery Cleaning

[dean333]

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

[FL&WVMIKE]

Originally Posted by dean333

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

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

[md8810]

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