So a very reputable detailer I was considering taking my E-Golf to for a thorough cleaning says they dry clean the seats and it works just as well as regular water based cleaning.
I'm kind of turned off on the dry cleaning because the light gray panels on the seats really need some water flowing through to get the dirt and dust out. 5 years in they spot up horribly if any moisture gets on them - my rear passenger seat looks like a leopard after opening the door quickly during a blowing rain downpour. Spilled some water on the front passenger seat and now have a nice hand sized "stain" - not so much a stain but the liquids bringing the dirt/dust/etc. to the surface. See photo (stock) below of the mixed material seats and said gray panels - the black portions still look great as usual, just the gray is starting to look like trash. Actually I just noticed the review photo below it appears something was spilled in the drivers seat (see drivers seat to the left of the parking brake switch - there is a slightly darker portion of gray by the black bolster) - this is exactly what the stains in my car look like but quite a bit worse.
Anyone had "dry" cleaning done on cloth seats and was it acceptable? I feel like they need some water flowing through them to get the dirt out.
I'm kind of turned off on the dry cleaning because the light gray panels on the seats really need some water flowing through to get the dirt and dust out. 5 years in they spot up horribly if any moisture gets on them - my rear passenger seat looks like a leopard after opening the door quickly during a blowing rain downpour. Spilled some water on the front passenger seat and now have a nice hand sized "stain" - not so much a stain but the liquids bringing the dirt/dust/etc. to the surface. See photo (stock) below of the mixed material seats and said gray panels - the black portions still look great as usual, just the gray is starting to look like trash. Actually I just noticed the review photo below it appears something was spilled in the drivers seat (see drivers seat to the left of the parking brake switch - there is a slightly darker portion of gray by the black bolster) - this is exactly what the stains in my car look like but quite a bit worse.
Anyone had "dry" cleaning done on cloth seats and was it acceptable? I feel like they need some water flowing through them to get the dirt out.