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<p>[QUOTE="Bookahtoo, post: 2303150, member: 31"]Hi DapperAndy -</p><p><br /></p><p>Can I assume this is vinyl? Did they make cheap sheet faux leather out of plastic?</p><p><br /></p><p>I remember 5 or 8(?) years ago when I had like 30 dirty vintage vinyl upholstered chairs I had to get ready to sell. Nothing was working. I ended up on a classic car enthusiasts forum and was told to do what they did with old car sets. Slather them thickly with the gritty orange smelling cleaner that mechanics use to clean their hands. Put them out in the hot sun for several to many hours (I don't remember how long). Then wipe off the cleaner. I bet it works, but unfortunately it was impractical for me. All of the chairs (heavy ones) were on the 2nd floor of a big building, and there was no place to bring them to but the back parking lot, where I couldn't take up so much space.</p><p>I ended up scrubbing each one by hand with a small scrub brush and various concoctions. I swear that's what gave me carpal tunnel syndrome which I ended up getting surgery for the next year.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bookahtoo, post: 2303150, member: 31"]Hi DapperAndy - Can I assume this is vinyl? Did they make cheap sheet faux leather out of plastic? I remember 5 or 8(?) years ago when I had like 30 dirty vintage vinyl upholstered chairs I had to get ready to sell. Nothing was working. I ended up on a classic car enthusiasts forum and was told to do what they did with old car sets. Slather them thickly with the gritty orange smelling cleaner that mechanics use to clean their hands. Put them out in the hot sun for several to many hours (I don't remember how long). Then wipe off the cleaner. I bet it works, but unfortunately it was impractical for me. All of the chairs (heavy ones) were on the 2nd floor of a big building, and there was no place to bring them to but the back parking lot, where I couldn't take up so much space. I ended up scrubbing each one by hand with a small scrub brush and various concoctions. I swear that's what gave me carpal tunnel syndrome which I ended up getting surgery for the next year.[/QUOTE]
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