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Cleaning seat belts?
I feel like in the past there have been threads on this and a lot of folks were adamant about not cleaning them because it deteriorates the threads that hold them together. They look great but, Ahhhh! out the windshield you go because you cleaned your seat belts.
So has anyone gone out the windshield after cleaning your belts? If so what did you use? I want to avoid that. Have you cleaned your seat belts and feel perfectly safe? If so what is the secret formula? I feel like a soft scrub brush and some diluted Dawn dish soap could really help some dingy belts come back to life. What say you?
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Re: Cleaning seat belts?
Along for the ride on this also. Good question, have some belts that could use a good cleaning so .........
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Re: Cleaning seat belts?
Bristle brush and simple green. Haven’t gone through the windshield yet.
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Re: Cleaning seat belts?
I bought a set of brilliant red '68 seat belts and the seller told me he soaks them in a strong mix of Purple Power a good while, then pressure washed. I did it with a scrub brush and full tilt garden hose spray. The tags don't fair too well when I did it
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Re: Cleaning seat belts?
I have been using a power washer with no cleaner or brush for years without a problem.
I have used Purple Power a couple of times on really dirty ones, but you take the risk of washing the dye out with it. I know you asked about belts, but, when I have a dirty seat I pull it on a sunny day and power wash it, and let it sit in the sun to dry. Vinyl or cloth, I do them the same. It's fun to watch the grime roll out of a seat.
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Re: Cleaning seat belts?
I have not heard of deteriorating threads on seat belts.
Safety items are always extra heavy duty. Brake pedals and connecting rods to master cyl are hardened, as are seat belt bolts, among most other safety items. I would imagine the thread used to sew the belts are high strength nylon thread, same material as the belt seems to be. Bob |
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Re: Cleaning seat belts?
The sun is the biggest enemy of seat belts.
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Re: Cleaning seat belts?
I havent cleaned seat belts but I do have to cean my fall protection the same conserns would apply if done wrong and the strapping fails you will not fair well, with that said we use a mild soap like Down dish soap
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Re: Cleaning seat belts?
Try C28 cleaner and spot remover. It is formulated for seat belts.
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Re: Cleaning seat belts?
I sprayed good with Spray n Wash & let them sit for a while,
Then filled 5 gallon bucket with warm water & Dawn. Let them sit in that a while & stir around some, then use soft brush to scrub a little, rinse good with water hose. Worked great for me on these '94 belts from the junkyard that were nasty!
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Re: Cleaning seat belts?
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Re: Cleaning seat belts?
I used a light mix of simple green and a kind brush followed by a rinse with a soft rag.
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Re: Cleaning seat belts?
I would be more worried about belts that have a lot of imbedded dirt and grit in the weave. On a microscopic level, sharp silica shards can cut the tiny fibres and weaken the belt's integrity, causing it to fail under rapid and extreme tension.
Washing the belts gently and periodically, will keep micro FOD from causing catastrophic failure. The same principle holds for nylon climbing ropes, NEVER step on them. If the belts in CG's example fell apart after washing, they were already compromised and should have been replaced. Safety equipment is SAFETY Equipment... Let's not get nostalgic about compromised gear. Some of this reverence for OEM, NOS, vintage parts verges on superstition. This equipment was designed 52 years ago to be safe for its immediate future. 50 years after the fact is pushing it.
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Re: Cleaning seat belts?
Give the little woman $100 to go shopping. Soon as she hits the pavement, run as fast as you can without spilling any beer to the kitchen. Place seatbelts in dishwasher and shut the door. Set to desired time and like magic the are clean as can be. With a little preparation before hand all this could be done before she gets home.
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Re: Cleaning seat belts?
$100? She comes back from the computer and says, "Hey, what's that stink coming from the dishwasher!?".
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Re: Cleaning seat belts?
I drug the Highlander Burb third row (and I believe Blazer rear seat) home today. I had forgotten this is the worst of my two Highlander seats, the other is Burb second row shorty. I'm not messing with this one, too much energy to put in something I'm not going to use when its 92 and smoky out right now.
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