Pagoda SL Group
W113 Pagoda SL Group => Body, interior, paint, chrome, and cosmetic items => Topic started by: Jim Donati on June 12, 2010, 21:36:34
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Hi All:
What products are available in the U.S. to safely clean interiors upholstered with original MB-Tex? I have a 1970 280SL with dark brown MB-tex that is original and would like to spruce it up. Is there a product that you have used and would recommend?
Jim
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http://www.303products.com/ Great stuff!
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Simple Green full strength with a soft scrub brush, followed by a rinse of water then dried with a Bounty paper towel and a hair dryer and treated with Zymol Vinyl (with a Bounty) then heated with a hair dryer to bring out the sheen.
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280SE Guy.
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I was amazed when I tried Mr Clean Magic Eraser.
There are no chemicals in them. They apparently use some kind of a microscopic abrasive action.
I couldn't believe how much gunk I got off of what I thought were pretty clean surfaces.
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Put it this way. My car was really dirty and I ended up washing the seats with Laquer thinner. Basically you can't hurt it.
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Previous car had a Cognac MB Tex interior. Cognac is a light color that shows the dirt.
The seats had not been cleaned for many years. The usual gentle cleaning methods did not work. I used a fairly stiff bristle brush, a lot of elbow grease, and Lysol full strength. Lysol is used to clean public restrooms so you might not like the "fragrance" but it worked very well. I did not try Simple Green but my guess is that it will work as well and not insult your nose as much.
Richard M, NYC
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I have used Pristine clean from leatherique. It's primary target is leather but is also works great on vinyl. Extremely good cleaning action. Look at their website.