alcantara cleaning

[cabbron]

hi guys,just got myself a beautiful 111s,only thing thats not quite beatiful is the interior.its a type 79 with gold alcantata seat inserts and steering wheel,anyone out there with good cleaning tips.thanks in anticipation.

[TonyHetherington]

Hi! Welcome to Pistonheads! Lovely car choice

I have alcantara on my dash and I find a vacuum cleaner does a very good job. Regarding the seats, have you tried exceptionally weak soapy water? You wouldn't want to scrub to hard, I don't think, because it will wear so much?!

I'm sure others will be around soon to give you an answer that is actually useful

Tony

[MJK 24]

I've got charcoal alacantara and carbon leather in mine.

Hoovering the alcantara is no problem at all.

If you ever spill anything on it, I've found that Autoglym Interior Shampoo is good at removing stains.

I was once mortified when I spilt liquid glass polish all over the passenger seat. I feared a retrim but Autoglym saved the day for £6.

[cabbron]

thanks tony,but the steering wheel is really grubby,i guess someone has been holding on tight!!

[Sam_68]

follow the link to maintenance instructions

There is a link to download the full cleaning recommendations as a pdf document on there, too.

[cabbron]

thanks sam 68,i will be cleaning away tomorrow if i get time!

[hbaumhardt]

Ambersil Groom foam cleaner from Halfrauds, used it for years on leather, alcantara, plastic ... it truely is a miracle.

[S Works]

Cabron - nice choice mate See profile - I used to have one before some twunt wrote it off.

My steering wheel trim was on it's way out. Easiest fix is a retrim. About £100 direct from Lotus trim shop. Either that or just buy a second hand leather one off eBay - can usually be had for about £50.