1994 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manual - Page 204

1994 Oldsmobile Achieva Manual

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Service & Appearance Care If a stain remains, followthe foamtype instructions described earlier. If an odor lingers after cleaning vomit or urine, treat the area with a waterhaking soda solution: 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of balting sodato 1 Special Cleaning Problems cup (250 ml) of lukewarm water. Greasy or Oily Stains If needed, clean lightly with solventSuch as grease, oil,butter, margarine, type cleaner. shoe polish, coffee with cream, chewing gum, cosmetic creams, vegetable oils, Combination Stains wax crayon, tar and asphalt. Such as candy, ice cream, mayonnaise, chili sauce and unknown stains. Carefully scrapeoff excess stain. Carefully scrapeoff excess stain, then Follow the solvent-type instructions clean with cool water allow to and described earlier. dry. Shoe polish, wax crayon, and tar If a stain remains, clean it with asphalt will stain if left on a vehicle solvent-type cleaner. seat fabric. They should be removed as soon as possible. Be careful, Cleaning Vinyl because the cleaner will dissolve them Use warm water a cleancloth. and and may cause themto spread. Rub with a clean, damp cloth to Non-Greasy Stains remove dirt. You may have to do it Such as catsup, coffee (black), egg, more than once. fruit, fruit juice, milk, soft drinks, wine, Things liketar, asphalt and shoe vomit, urine and blood. polish willstain if you don't get them Carefully scrapeoff excess stain, then off quickly. Use a clean clothand a sponge the soiled area with cool solvent-type vinyl cleaner. water. When you clean a stain from fabric, immediately drythe area with an air hose, hair dryer, heat lamp to help or prevent a cleaning ring. (See the previous NOTICE.) Cleaning Leather Use a soft cloth with lukewarm water and a mild soap or saddle soap. For stubborn stains, use amild solution of 10Yo isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol)and 90% water. Never use oils, varnishes, solventbased or abrasive cleaners, furniture polish or shoe polish on leather. Soiled leather should be cleaned immediately. If dirt is allowed to work into finish, it can harm the leather. . Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel Use only mildsoap and water to clean the top surfaces of the instrument panel. Sprays containing silicones or waxes may cause annoying reflections in the windshield and even make it difficult to see through the windshield under certain conditions. 202

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Service
&
Appearance
Care
202
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
Such as 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.
Follow the solvent-type instructions
Shoe
polish,
wax
crayon,
tar and
described
earlier.
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
themto spread.
Non-Greasy
Stains
Such as catsup, coffee (black), egg,
fruit, fruit
juice,
milk,
soft
drinks,
wine,
vomit, urine and blood.
Carefully
scrape
off
excess stain, then
sponge the soiled
area
with
cool
water.
If a stain remains,
follow
the foam-
type instructions described
earlier.
If
an odor
lingers
after
cleaning
vomit
or urine, treat the area
with
a
waterhaking soda
solution:
1
teaspoon
(5
ml)
of balting
soda to
1
cup
(250
ml)
of lukewarm water.
If needed,
clean
lightly
with
solvent-
type
cleaner.
Combination
Stains
Such as candy,
ice
cream,
mayonnaise,
chili
sauce and unknown
stains.
.
Carefully
scrapeoff excess stain, then
clean
with
cool
water
and allow to
dry.
solvent-type
cleaner.
If a stain remains,
clean
it
with
Cleaning Vinyl
Use
warm
water
and a
clean cloth.
Rub with
a
clean,
damp
cloth
to
remove dirt.
You
may
have to do it
more than once.
polish
will stain
if
you don’t
get
them
off quickly.
Use a
clean
cloth and a
solvent-type
vinyl
cleaner.
Things
like tar, asphalt and shoe
Cleaning
Leather
Use a
soft
cloth with lukewarm
water
and a mild soap
or
saddle
soap.
For stubborn stains, use
a mild
solution of
10Yo
isopropyl
alcohol
(rubbing
alcohol) and
90%
water.
Never
use
oils,
varnishes,
solvent-
based
or
abrasive
cleaners,
furniture
polish
or shoe polish
on
leather.
Soiled
leather
should
be
cleaned
immediately. If dirt is
allowed to work
into finish, it can
harm the leather.
Cleaning the Top
of
the
Instrument
Panel
Use
only
mild soap and water to clean
the top surfaces of the instrument
panel.
Sprays
containing
silicones
or
waxes may cause
annoying
reflections
in the windshield
and
even
make
it
difficult to see through the windshield
under
certain
conditions.