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Can I wash my seat cloth in my apt clotheswasher?

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Old 01-12-2006 | 02:20 PM
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Can I wash my seat cloth in my apt clotheswasher?

Is it safe or no? I would let them air dry afterwards, just curious because I tried to use that seat cleaner and it did ok.
Old 01-12-2006 | 03:34 PM
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when i got my fourthgen seats i pulled all the fabric of min and then threw it in the dryer no problems at all turned out really good to. just wash ecah seat sepretly, Top and bottom of seat on then next load to and bottom seat 2
Old 01-12-2006 | 03:44 PM
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Yes, but for safety I would stick each parts in its own pillow case tied or pinned shut. Will keep the washer from pulling stuff apart.

Maybe use low heat or just air to be safe in the dryer.
Shrinkage isn't fun.
Old 01-12-2006 | 04:09 PM
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Don't forget to Scotchgard them after.....
Old 01-12-2006 | 04:10 PM
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Old 01-13-2006 | 10:26 AM
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Wait! Wait! Wait!

unless you live in the sticks somewhere and there is not a high preasure car wash where you can manually wash you car. why would you take the covers off your seats.

Get the seats wet. spray them down with superclean. and blast the $hit out of them with the high preasure wand.

afterwards take them over to the vac island and vaccumm the heck out of them.

I bought a set of forth gen seats with blood and grease on them but in good phisical conditions for $100 they looked like junk and I knew that without rips or tears I could make them look like new.

I did not take them all apart you would only do that to replace the backing pads or put new covers on them.
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