[dalewool]

Hi everyone I'm seeking some expert advice.
I recently spilt some tomato sauce on my car (light coloured fabric) seat, I tried to remove it using 'vanish' spray and it has now left what looks like a stain or water mark behind.
To add to the problem I also spilt some fruit juice on the other side and now have to large stains which irritate me!!

Before I make an even bigger mess I thought I'd ask the question if it's better to use an alternative method???

I was considering buying either a little steam cleaner or wet n dry vacuum cleaner in hope they'd do a better job.
Or perhaps I should keep with the methods and use more elbow grease??!??

Your thoughts and suggestions are appreciated, many thanks.

[*paul_moss]

Car upholstery is uaually synth so no real probs. The stains need treating with correct chems  and extracting. Try  a good local valeter or local pro carpet cleaner.

Cant advise any further as no info on your profile or I would have put you in touch with some body near you.

[Kev Loomes]

I wouldnt keep applying products in the hope that it will remove it all because it probably wont. Plus you'll run the risk of colour loss (especially with Vanish) and masses of residue which will attract dirt.

Steam cleaners wont do much apart from make it very hot and poss melt the synthetic fibres that the seats probably are made of?. It really needs extracting from the fabric to remove the staind/water marks and the residues using rinse extract methods.

This will probaly leave one thing left - the red of the juice etc. This may need an application of reducing bleaches or oxidizers to reduce/remove the colour. Beware though it may be possible that you have already removed colour - but you could be in luck if they are synthetic fibres.