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Insert Bucket Seats - Water Spots

Long story short, I left my windows cracked a little too much yesterday and we had a downpour. My seats are black with gray inserts, and the black part looks like it has water spots on them even though I know they are dry. I remember the same thing happening to my other 05 Ranger. Has anyone seen this happen to their insert seats? What is the best way to get rid of them? I wish I had an upholstery cleaner, but I don't! Tips/suggestions welcome!
 
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Try a mixture of a little bit of dish soap and water to spot clean it.
 
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Its just when it got wet - all of the dirt is attracted to the water.. then it dries out and you have spots of dirt that need to be scrubbed and sucked off...

I.E. - Get some simple green, spray it down, softly scrub it with a brush and use like a shop-vac or something to suck it off.
 
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I have the same problem with the exact same seats, your not alone...
 
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Well, solved my problem. Took my mother's steam cleaner, used the hand held attachment and cleaned the floors, mats and upholstery. It looks great! I also went to Majestic Solutions, and bought some awesome stuff for wiping down all the plastics. I will post up pictures tomorrow. I literally spent close to 6 hours on the inside of my truck. Well worth it, now time to hit the outside when all this rain leaves the East coast!
 
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I bet it smells good in there. I know when I steam cleaned my interior it smelled GREAT! I just sat in it and breathed a lot. Haha
 
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Never thought of steam clean but interior I use Ice.
 
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