[Shop-talk] Getting oil out of a car seat?

[Paul Parkanzky]

I think you have two options, and it depends on how common your car is and
what used parts availability is like.

Option A is to start hunting salvage yards (either locally or through
online databases) and/or enthusiast forums to find a seat from a car being
parted out. Then, you just have to unbolt/unplug the stained seat and
bolt-in the clean replacement.

Option B is to pull the stained seat out and completely dismantle it.
You'll need to get the stained piece(s) of foam separated from the rest of
the assembly and scrub it multiple times with something like Dawn
detergent. Then get it all dried out and re-assemble.

Option A is way easier if you can find a seat from a totalled example (or a
take-off if you're driving something people turn into track cars) for
anything approaching a reasonable price. Option B is more the Shop-Talk
way...

-Paul

On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 7:35 AM, Jim Franklin <jamesf at groupwbench.org>
wrote:

> But that's where the oil *is*.
>
> I'm also wary of damaging the weight sensor and heating element.
>
> jim
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> On Aug 23, 2017, at 12:20 AM, Brian Kemp <bk13 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> If the seat can come apart so you don't saturate the seat foam, I'd go
> this route.
>
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