Driver uses incredible hack to clean filthy car seats in 15 minutes using two simple household items
A DRIVER has discovered an incredible hack for cleaning filthy car seats in just 15 minutes - using two simple household items.
Joanne Dunston, 57, swears shaving foam and an old toothbrush are the key to a sparkling interior.
She tested it out on her grubby seats, stained with spillages, plaster dust and "general yuck", after coming across the idea online.
It involved applying a £1 bottle of Gillette shaving foam directly onto the fabric then massaging it in with your hands.
Joanne then scrubbed gently with an old toothbrush, left it for 15 minutes before wiping away the remnants with warm water and a clean microfibre cloth.
Astonishingly, the mucky seats were transformed - looking as good as new.
Joanne, a management accountant, said: "I’ve shocked myself to be honest, it’s turned out amazing.
"I squirted – what I now realise was a bit too much – shaving foam on both the driver and passenger seat and rubbed it in with my hand first to fully cover the seats.
"I then went and got an old toothbrush and just gently went over the seats with it, effectively rubbing the foam into the seats.
"I then left it for 15 minutes, took a bowl of warm water and two clean micro fibre cloths back out with me.
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"I did have to take the excess foam off by hand, I had put that much on, and then I rinsed one of the cloths in the warm water, wring it out as much as possible and just wiped the foam off the seats.
"I kept rinsing the cloth as necessary, then just went over with the dry cloth."
Joanne, from Warrington, Cheshire, shared the priceless tip on Facebook, writing: "So, after reading the shaving foam tip and being embarrassed for months about my car seats, I decided to give it a go!
"WOW, thank you, thank you! So, this is a mix of rain, water spilt and plaster dust and general yuck!
"I had little knowledge of how to use shaving foam, until today, I got it everywhere!
"For anyone asking how I did this, I bought Gillette shaving foam from Asda £1.
"Put a bit too much on, wiped it over the chair and then went over it gently with toothbrush (an old one).
"I left it for 15 mins and wiped it off with a damp micro fibre cloth. Job done! So easy it’s unbelievable!"
'ABSOLUTELY FAB JOB'
The post racked up more than 8,000 likes, with hundreds of users taking to the comments section vowing to try it for themselves.
One person said: "Amazing. Never thought of doing my car seats!
"Thanks for pics, absolutely fab job, well done."
Another commented: "Very impressive!", while a third added: "Wow it's a different colour and everything.
"I thought they look light grey, now sky blue. Wow, incredible, I'm trying this, thank you."
Another person quipped: "Wow I need to have a go on my van seats.
"Between kids and dogs they ain't the best.
"Hubby better be nice to me though as I'll use his toothbrush."
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Someone else commented: "This really amazes me. All the nasty stains you get on your car seats.
"It’s great to know there’s a cheap way of cleaning them. Well done to the person who discovered this."