water stains on 60 seats

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Clay & All:

Sorry if this is a 'repeat', but for what it's worth, 
here's what it says in the "1960 Imperial and Chrysler 
Service Manual" regarding cleaning the fabric they 
made...

According to the manual (under "Body & Sheet 
Metal"/Body Maintainance, pg. 14; item 29), it says:
"CLEANING INTERIOR UPHOLSTRY (all models) - "Most 
common stains can be removed with a dry cleaning 
solvent, such as (warm) water containing one cup per 
gallon of a laundry type detergent....  When using a 
detergent, DO NOT USE ONE CONTAINING A BLEACH as this 
could discolor the fabric...  General Instructions" 
Use a piece of CLEAN cotton cheesecloth approximately 
3"x3".  Squeze most of liquid from the fabric [I think 
they mean the cheesecloth, here], and it is less 
likely to leave a ring.  Wipe the soiled fabric very 
lightly with a lifting motion.  Always work from the 
OUTSIDE towards the CENTER of the spot.  Turn the 
cheesecloth over as soon as one side becomes stained 
to prevent working the stain matter back into the 
cleaned portion of the fabric.  Use a new piece of 
cheesecloth as soon as both sides become stained."

At the very least, the cheesecloth idea seems wise...
Good luck...!

Jim Byers
'60 Le Baron Southampton
Washington, DC


--- Original Message ---
From: "A. Foster" <monkeypuzzle1@xxxxxxx>
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: IML: water stains on 60 seats

>Clay;
> Believe it or not one guy to talk to about the 
stains might be an
>upholsterer. Do not take the seat apart, you will be 
making a molehill into
>a mountain. With these old seats as long as the 
original foam padding, latex
>foam on a car this old, was not exposed to sunlight 
it should still be good.
>Latex foam is a lot more resilient then the polyfoam 
that they use these
>days. Knowing a Imperial, they likely used large 
quantities of cotton felt
>in the seat padding as well. If you can find the 
correct solution to clean
>this don't soak to death and don't scrub too hard. 
The door panel could
>likely be taken off and taken to a dry cleaner but I 
wouldn't trust the
>chemicals he uses with the padding. Try using soap 
and water first, that's
>usually safe, and then go from there.
>Best Regards
>Arran Foster
>1954 Imperial Newport( no amount of cleaning will 
save the fabric in its
>seats.)
>Needing A Left Side Taillight Bezel and other trim 
parts.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "clay-deb" <clay-deb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "IML" <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 10:52 AM
>Subject: IML: water stains on 60 seats
>
>
>> Hello everyone.
>>   My newly purchased 60 Custom has a very nice 
original nylon type
>material
>> on its seats(complete with neat  Imperial crowns!).
>>   There are  though a couple of areas on the seats 
and door panels that
>look
>> to have been stained by water seepage .
>>   The stains are a rusty brown sort of color.
>>   Does anyone know of any product that might 
lighten,or remove the stains
>> without harming the fabric on the seats ?  I was 
thinking of applying a
>> paste of baking soda over the stains to see if it 
would lighten them.
>>                                                     
   Thanks
>>                                                     
    Clay Smith
>>                                                     
     67 Crown Coupe
>>                                                     
     60  Custom
>>
>>
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