Spot & Stain Removers

Spot and stain removers are for the single mark you want gone without cleaning the whole seat: spilt coffee, food, make-up, or mud trodden into the carpet. The range includes Equip2clean Carpet and Upholstery Spotting Solution in 5 litre and 20 litre sizes, which Equip2clean says can be sprayed directly onto the carpet.

How to choose

• One mark on otherwise clean fabric: a stain remover, worked in and blotted out.
• A whole seat or mat that looks grubby: a cleaner from Carpet & Fabric Cleaners, or Fabric Shampoo if you use an extraction machine.
• Alcantara and suede-effect trim: use Alcantara Cleaners, which are made for that material.

Good to know

• Work from the edge of the mark inwards, agitate gently with a soft brush from Carpet & Fabric Brushes and blot with a clean microfibre. Hard rubbing spreads the stain and roughs up the fibres.
• Treat it early and use a little product at a time. A fresh spill lifts far more easily, and soaking the spot can leave a ring. If one appears, clean the whole panel out to its seams.
• Test on a hidden area first for colour fastness.

How do you get stains out of car seat fabric?

Treat the mark early with a stain remover: work it from the edge of the stain inwards with a soft brush, then blot it out with a clean microfibre instead of rubbing. Use a little product at a time, because soaking the spot can leave a ring.

Related: Fabric, Carpet & Upholstery, Carpet & Fabric Cleaners, Carpet & Fabric Brushes, Fabric Protectants. Popular brands here: Equip2clean.