Upholstery Stain Removal???

The interior of my car is grey and anything not grey stands out. Does any one have a good method/home remedy stain remover idea? There is blood stains from a really bad nose bleed without a tissue in sight and some other mystery stain. I don't want to use anything that my leave a stain of its own.

Thanks
-X

 

I had really good luck getting some pretty tough/old stains out of my wife's car with this stuff:

http://www.lifter1.com/carpet_stain_remover.htm

 

Cool sounds good, but even if it is only a few bucks it will have to wait till payday. I will keep an eye out for it. Thanks, Kevin.

 

Blood stains on your seats? Sometimes I worry about you Keys! Where'd you hid the body? In the trunk or in the river where the fishies will eat the evidence? You really do need a hearsh!

 

I have had good luck with purple power (auto zone degreaser) or castrol super clean another purple degreaser. I usually buy it by the gallon and cut it 50/50 with water, I think it is about $10.I have used this on brand new cars at work because in shipping they get greasy handprints on door panels and sometimes seat and have never had a problem ruining the plastic or fabric but as with anything try a small inconspictious spot.

 

Ah a Hearse would be awesome. And even though I have permission to look into finding one I know that my wife would rather have a Station Wagon. Circumstances would have to be just right in order for me to get one.

 

A hearse would most likely be a lower mileage and better taken care of vehicle. But personally a wagon would be nice to have for a daily driver. Stick with your wagon dreams and searches. You'll be happier in the long run. Purple power is a good universal cleaner. Not sure about blood removal though.

 

Good call on the inconspicuous spot. It has been really dry and dusty here in Joplin since the tornado and it has been hell on everybody's allergies as well as trying to keep any car clean, even on the inside. It doesn't help that our parking spot under the car port is right on the alley... Allergies hence the sudden nose bleed and NOT a dead body. That is what the trunk is for with the help of plastic... Who wants to go for a ride in my car? Anyways. It has always been obvious that children have ridden in the car as I have had to clean who knows how old dried ice cream out of the back seat fold down console. I want to get it really clean soon.

 

Oh I know. There are benefit both ways for us. But in the end I do believe that a Wagon is our best bet.

 

I have had good success with laundry detergent (TIDE or GAIN) mixed with water.
Simple Green, my cleaner of choice, just isn't strong enough for the really bad stains like blood.
Make it pretty strong, and wet the stained area with the mixture using a pretty stiff scrub brush. Be sure to scrub vigorously in every direction. Scrub the entire surface as well, perhaps a bit less vigorously.
Your seats are going to get WET, so don't do it the day before your wedding.
If it looks as if you have removed the stain, vacuum the panel with a shop vac, then spray clean water on it. Vacuum again.
Repeat as needed to remove the stain and as much soap and water as possible.
Park the car in the sun with the windows cracked until dry.
Using a blow dryer will put enough heat into the fabric to set the stain permanently.
I used to do this to rental cars back in the '70s and '80s, they came in with some nasty stains.
If that doesn't completely remove the stain, then wait until it is completely dry, and mask and spray the panel with a matching dye. You can buy it in a spray can at auto body and paint supply stores.

 

I have had good luck using hydrogen peroxide to remove blood- learned this trick in HS Biology class. Wet the stain, allow it to bubble up, use a bristled brush (I use one from a bottle of hand cleaner) to work it in and then blot dry. Repeat all steps if needed.

 

Cool! I like being able to use what I already have. If I don't have it I like to try to find a way to around the problem with what I do have. Thanks.

 

You're quite welcome. I always thought it was a neat trick. Hope you're successful.

 

"X", do you have or have access to a vet/dry shop vac? It's the way to go for fast clean ups. Slurping the what ever "mess/coffee spill/ 'blood" up and out is allways better than just blotting it out. Even if you don't have a shop vac, spend the $1 and do your final clean up at a gas station/car wash that has a vacume......it's well worth the $1

 

Cigarette lighter fluid cleans all kinds of stuff off of carpeting and fabric and removes some stains. I had a bunch oil and grease spots on my light blue carpeting and it took them all out, ink pen marks on the cloth visor material removed.