Cleaning Care and Maintenance (Alcantara/ Interior/ Exterior/ Places to go?)

DooBs · 07-20-2011, 06:07 PM

I was wondering this for a while now and spotted it slightly mentioned on another thread so I thought I'd post.

I've personally never had Alcantara, Suede or any material in my car other than the basic leather / wood or whatever trim.

How do you care for Alcantara???
Is there special treatment for this material???
and how might I keep it from fading/ wearing out?

Since its a soft fabric like material I'm worried about staining as well as wearing out.

I've never been so excited about getting a car so tips on Cleaning Care and Maintenance on the REST of the car would be greatly appreciated.
Some seem to be quite talented in this area doing various steps with certain techniques and materials.
I usually just take my cars to a simple wash around town

, but sounds interesting.

What do you guys do?

I look forward to hearing from all of you.
and Thank you in advance.

ps- I'm currently located in the Los Angeles area.
If any of you know any good places near the LA area? Wash or Detail drop a tip. I'd hate to see the Alcantara fall apart.

hollysmac · 07-20-2011, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DooBs

I was wondering this for a while now and spotted it slightly mentioned on another thread so I thought I'd post.

I've personally never had Alcantara, Suede or any material in my car other than the basic leather / wood or whatever trim.

How do you care for Alcantara???
Is there special treatment for this material???
and how might I keep it from fading/ wearing out?

Since its a soft fabric like material I'm worried about staining as well as wearing out.

I did a google search and found this:

http://www.team-integra.net/forum/90...n-removal.html

holly
Bmwcca # 115151

Red135 · 07-20-2011, 06:50 PM

To clean it, use a horse hair interior brush and an automotive upholstery cleaner. Never spray the Alcantara directly.

Bimmer100_ · 07-20-2011, 08:04 PM

Woolite and water mix. That's how I kept the recaros on my dc5 clean.

Bimmer100_ · 07-20-2011, 08:06 PM

Here's an excellent thread on it

http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=1850276

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DooBs Captain 50 Rep 779 Posts Drives: 1 Series M Coupe 697/740 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Los Angeles / San Diego, California iTrader: (1)	Cleaning Care and Maintenance (Alcantara/ Interior/ Exterior/ Places to go?) I was wondering this for a while now and spotted it slightly mentioned on another thread so I thought I'd post. I've personally never had Alcantara, Suede or any material in my car other than the basic leather / wood or whatever trim. How do you care for Alcantara??? Is there special treatment for this material??? and how might I keep it from fading/ wearing out? Since its a soft fabric like material I'm worried about staining as well as wearing out. I've never been so excited about getting a car so tips on Cleaning Care and Maintenance on the REST of the car would be greatly appreciated. Some seem to be quite talented in this area doing various steps with certain techniques and materials. I usually just take my cars to a simple wash around town , but sounds interesting. What do you guys do? I look forward to hearing from all of you. and Thank you in advance. ps- I'm currently located in the Los Angeles area. If any of you know any good places near the LA area? Wash or Detail drop a tip. I'd hate to see the Alcantara fall apart.
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