1993 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 260

1993 Pontiac Bonneville Manual

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Greasy or Oily Stains: First, see if you have to use solvent-type Like grease, oil, butter, margarine, shoe cleaner at all. Some spots and stains will polish, coffee with cream, chewing clean off better withjust water and mild gum, cosmetic creams, vegetable oils, soap. wax crayon, tar and asphalt. If you need to use it, then: Carefully scrape off excess stain. Gently scrape excess soil from the Then follow the solvent-type trim material with aclean, dull knife instructions above. or scraper. Use very little cleaner, Shoe polish, wax crayon, tar and light pressure and clean cloths asphalt will stain if left on a vehicle (preferably cheesecloth). Cleaning seat fabric. They should be removed should start at the outside the stain, of as soon as possible. Be careful, "feathering" toward the center. Keep because the cleaner will dissolve them changing to a clean sectionof the and may cause them to bleed. cloth. Non-Greasy Stains: When you clean a stain from fabric, Like catsup, coffee (black), egg, fruit, immediately dry the area with anair hose, hair dryer, or heat lamp to help fruit juice, milk, soft drinks, wine, vomit, urine and blood. prevent a cleaning ring. (See the previous NOTICE.) Using Solvent-Type Cleaner on Fabric Special Cleaning Problems Carefully scrape off excess stain, then sponge the soiled area with cool water. If a stain remains, follow the foamtype instructions above. If an odor lingers after cleaning vomit or urine, treat the area with a water/ baking soda solution: 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of baking soda to 1 cup (250 ml) of lukewarm water. Finally, if needed, clean lightly with solvent-type cleaner. Combination Stains: Like candy, ice cream, mayonnaise, chili sauce and unknownstains. Carefully scrape off excess stain, then clean with cool water and allow to dry. If a stain remains, clean it with solvent-type cleaner. 0 259

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Using
Solvent-Type
Cleaner
on
Fabric
First,
see if
you
have
to use
solvent-type
cleaner
at all. Some
spots
and
stains
will
clean
off
better
with
just water
and
mild
soap.
If
you
need
to use it, then:
Gently
scrape
excess
soil
from
the
trim
material
with
a clean, dull
knife
or scraper.
Use
very
little
cleaner,
light
pressure
and
clean
cloths
(preferably
cheesecloth).
Cleaning
should
start
at
the
outside
of the stain,
“feathering” toward the
center.
Keep
changing
to
a
clean
section of the
cloth.
When
you
clean a
stain
from
fabric,
immediately
dry
the
area
with
an air
hose,
hair
dryer, or heat
lamp
to
help
prevent a
cleaning
ring.
(See
the
previous
NOTICE.)
Special
Cleaning
Problems
Greasy
or
Oily
Stains:
Like grease, oil, butter, margarine, shoe
polish, coffee
with cream, chewing
gum, cosmetic creams, vegetable oils,
wax crayon, tar and asphalt.
Carefully scrape off
excess stain.
Then follow the solvent-type
Shoe polish, wax
crayon,
tar
and
instructions above.
asphalt will
stain if
left
on
a
vehicle
seat fabric.
They
should
be
removed
as soon as possible. Be careful,
because the cleaner will dissolve them
and may cause them
to
bleed.
Non-Greasy
Stains:
Like catsup,
coffee (black), egg, fruit,
fruit juice, milk, soft drinks, wine,
vomit, urine and blood.
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Carefully
scrape off excess stain, then
sponge the soiled
area
with
cool
water.
If a
stain
remains,
follow the foam-
type instructions above.
If
an odor lingers
after cleaning vomit
or urine, treat
the
area
with
a water/
baking
soda
solution:
1
teaspoon
(5
ml)
of baking
soda
to
1
cup
(250
ml)
of lukewarm
water.
Finally,
if
needed,
clean
lightly with
solvent-type
cleaner.
Combination
Stains:
Like
candy,
ice cream, mayonnaise,
chili
sauce
and
unknown stains.
Carefully
scrape
off
excess stain, then
clean
with
cool
water and allow
to
dry.
If
a
stain
remains,
clean
it
with
solvent-type
cleaner.
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