1998 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 307

1998 Pontiac Firebird Manual

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Don't use any of these unless this manual says you can. Using Multi-Purpose Interior Cleaner In many uses, these will damage your vehicle: on Fabric Alcohol 1. Vacuum and brush the area to remove any loose dirt. Laundry Soap 2. Always clean a whole trim panel or section. Mask 0 Bleach surrounding ti along stitchor welt lines. rm ReducingAgents 3. Mix powdered cleaner followingthe directions on Cleaning the Inside Your Vehicle of the container label to form thick suds. Use a vacuum cleaner often to get rid dust and loose of 4. Use suds only and apply with clean sponge. Don't a d r .Wipe vinyl, leather, plastic and painted it surfaces with a saturate the material and don't it roughly. rub clean, damp cloth. 5 . As soon as you've cleanedthe section, use a sponge Y u dealer hastwo cleaners, Multi-Purpose Interior or to remove the suds. Cleaner and Capture Non-SolventDry Spot and Soil 6. Wipe cleaned area with a clean, damp towel or cloth. Remover for cleaning fabric and carpet. They clean will normal spots and stains very well. You can get 7. Wipe with a clean cloth and let dry. GM-approved cleaning productsfrom your dealer. (See "Appearance Care and Materials" in the Index.) Special Fabric Cleaning Problems Here aresome cleaning tips: Stains caused by such things as catsup, coffee (black), egg, fruit,h i t juice, milk, soft drinks, vomit, urine and 0 Always read the instructions on the cleaner label. blood can be removed as follows: Clean up stains as soonas you can -- before they set. 1. Carefully scrape off excess stain, then sponge the Carefully scrape off any excess stain. soiled area with cool water. Use a clean clothor sponge, and change to a clean area often. A soft brush may be used if stains are stubborn. 2. If a stain remains, follow the multi-purpose interior cleaner instructions described earlier. 0 If a ring forms after spot cleaning, clean the entire area immediatelyor it will set.

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Don’t use
any
of
these
unless
this
manual
says
you
can.
In many
uses,
these
will
damage
your
vehicle:
Alcohol
Laundry Soap
0
Bleach
Reducing Agents
Cleaning
the
Inside
of
Your
Vehicle
Use a vacuum
cleaner
often
to
get
rid
of
dust
and
loose
dirt.
Wipe
vinyl,
leather,
plastic
and
painted
surfaces
with a
clean,
damp
cloth.
Your
dealer
has
two
cleaners,
Multi-Purpose
Interior
Cleaner
and
Capture
Non-Solvent
Dry
Spot
and
Soil
Remover
for
cleaning
fabric
and
carpet.
They
will
clean
normal
spots
and
stains
very
well.
You
can
get
GM-approved
cleaning
products
from
your
dealer.
(See
“Appearance
Care
and
Materials”
in
the
Index.)
Here
are some cleaning
tips:
0
Always
read the instructions
on
the cleaner
label.
Clean
up
stains
as
soon as
you
can
--
before
they
set.
Carefully
scrape
off
any excess stain.
Use a
clean
cloth
or
sponge,
and
change
to
a
clean
area
0
If
a
ring
forms
after
spot
cleaning,
clean
the
entire
often.
A
soft
brush
may
be
used
if
stains
are
stubborn.
area
immediately
or
it will
set.
Using
Multi-Purpose
Interior
Cleaner
on
Fabric
1.
Vacuum
and
brush
the area to remove
any loose
dirt.
2.
Always
clean
a
whole
trim
panel or section. Mask
3.
Mix
powdered
cleaner
following the directions
on
4.
Use
suds
only
and
apply
with
a clean
sponge.
Don’t
5.
As
soon
as
you’ve
cleaned the section, use
a
sponge
6.
Wipe cleaned area
with a clean, damp towel
or
cloth.
7.
Wipe
with
a
clean
cloth
and
let
dry.
surrounding
trim
along
stitch
or
welt lines.
the container
label
to
form
thick
suds.
saturate
the
material
and
don’t
rub it roughly.
to
remove
the
suds.
Special
Fabric
Cleaning
Problems
Stains
caused
by
such
things
as
catsup,
coffee (black),
egg,
fruit, h
i
t
juice,
milk,
soft
drinks,
vomit,
urine
and
blood
can
be
removed
as
follows:
1.
Carefully
scrape
off
excess stain, then sponge
the
2.
If
a stain
remains,
follow
the
multi-purpose
interior
soiled
area
with
cool
water.
cleaner
instructions
described
earlier.