jge@unc.UUCP (John Eyles) (10/02/85)
I have purchased a new Subaru. In the process of negotiating a price, I cleverly got the dealer to leave off his locally installed "protection package", assuming it was just a very expensive wax job. But now I'm wondering, hey, what happens when I spill coffee on my snazzy blue cloth seats ? What is the best way to protect your seats ? Should I just get a can of ScotchGuard and spray it all over the fabric ? What about the paint job? Just some "poly-glycoat" wax or whatever it is ? Thanks in advance for useful advice.
nowicki@uiucdcsp.CS.UIUC.EDU (10/05/85)
As far as fabric goes, I know scotchguard does the trick. I was reminded of
a story that involved a car that I later purchased. It seems that the
owner's daughter recieved a rather nasty cut on the arm (lots of blood that
ended up on the seat). Well after the trip to the emergency room, a wait
there, and the trip home. He removed *all* of the blood stain with cold
water and a wet/dry shop vac. When I say all, I mean all, there is not even
a light ring around where the stain was. The seats are light blue velour
and still look great on a 76 Olds. The only form of protection was a good
application of SCOTCHGUARD on brand new seats.
This was enough to convince me to do this myself on a new car. Cost wise,
2-3 cans of spray run about 10-15 dollars. Not too bad for what you get.
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U. of Illinois, Urbana UUCP: {decvax, ihnp4}!uiucdcs!nowicki
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