volvokid
Saturday 12th July 2008, 15:19
Thought I would post this as I know that the alcantara on the steering wheels go a bit flat, and look a bit passed it.
Here’s a little how to, on sorting the alcantara out.
Equipment
Alcantara cleaner (got it from Swissvax £20)
Suede brush
Electric shaver (bought new from Tesco Philips i'll have you know not for personal use lol)
Hair drier
Soft cloth
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020453.jpg
First I started with the seats
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020425.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020426.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020430.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020433.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020434.jpg
This was the easy part first of hover the seat thoroughly because you don’t want to catch any lose dirt with the razor blades. I just had to shave the little bubbles off very lightly being very careful not to catch any of the stitching once this was done I sprayed the alcantara with the cleaner you don’t want to drench the seats with the cleaner then I just wiped it gently with a soft white cloth. (DON’T SIT ON THE SEAT WHILE ITS WET AS COULOR TRANFER MAY OCCUR FROM YOU CLOTHS TO THE SEAT).
Heres the result
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020428.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020435.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020436.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020437.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020438.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020438.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020439.jpg
Now to the steering wheel, I wasn’t sure if this would work and I was amazed when it was just dirt that was trapping the fibbers on the wheel.
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020444.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020442.jpg
I started by cleaning the alcantara with the cleaner and a cloth during this I used the brush to agitate the alcantara and immediately the alcantara started to regain it original texture. Once it was all fluffed up lol I used the hair drier on a low heat to quickly dry it.
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020445.jpg
Here’s a little how to, on sorting the alcantara out.
Equipment
Alcantara cleaner (got it from Swissvax £20)
Suede brush
Electric shaver (bought new from Tesco Philips i'll have you know not for personal use lol)
Hair drier
Soft cloth
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020453.jpg
First I started with the seats
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020425.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020426.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020430.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020433.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020434.jpg
This was the easy part first of hover the seat thoroughly because you don’t want to catch any lose dirt with the razor blades. I just had to shave the little bubbles off very lightly being very careful not to catch any of the stitching once this was done I sprayed the alcantara with the cleaner you don’t want to drench the seats with the cleaner then I just wiped it gently with a soft white cloth. (DON’T SIT ON THE SEAT WHILE ITS WET AS COULOR TRANFER MAY OCCUR FROM YOU CLOTHS TO THE SEAT).
Heres the result
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020428.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020435.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020436.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020437.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020438.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020438.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020439.jpg
Now to the steering wheel, I wasn’t sure if this would work and I was amazed when it was just dirt that was trapping the fibbers on the wheel.
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020444.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020442.jpg
I started by cleaning the alcantara with the cleaner and a cloth during this I used the brush to agitate the alcantara and immediately the alcantara started to regain it original texture. Once it was all fluffed up lol I used the hair drier on a low heat to quickly dry it.
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/P1020445.jpg