Suggestions for cleaning yellow seat

[Darreng586]

Anyone any ideas or suggestions how the to get the black grime off of a yellow seat

Tried power washing with no success

[MartinW]

Don't worry about it. It will look better when it is black anyway 

[Darreng586]

 

[Fat Rat]

This stuff is excellent https://www.therange.co.uk/household/cleaning/cleaning-products/multi-purpose-cleaners/elbow-grease-all-purp-degreaser-500ml?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhvaL4vem3QIV1PhRCh2lBwDmEAQYASABEgIY0_D_BwE#270934

Unfortunately though, getting it re-covered or fitting a cover is probably the long-term answer.

[Gassoon]

    aye - you'll be on forever cleaning the fecker. There's some posh/expensive products aimed at the car driver market Eg https://www.carbibles.com/best-car-upholstery-cleaner-reviewed/

[Darreng586]

Tried Elbow grease and a steam cleaner still not shifting

Anyone got a standard grey seat for sale  

[bako]

Tried alsorts on mine. No joy. Did see somewhere that some one got theirs changed under warranty.
I'm selling a black and grey seat but it's the lower one. Did think about opening it up and inserting a gel pad to rise it up a bit.

[Darreng586]

Was just looking to replace it with a standard height grey and black seat 

A won’t have long to wait before it’s all black it’s getting darker by the day 

Might get on to Suzuki tomorrow doubt they would replace it though .

[Brockett]

Try some Morrisons cream surface cleaner. dilute 50:50 with warm water and use a small washing up type sponge. Rinse well with a clean cloth.

[SimStrom]

Have you tried a 'Flash magic eraser' type thing? I usually have one in the bucket when I'm washing a bike for those stubborn hard to remove marks. Not sure they'd work on vinyl if it's textured though?

[Griff2]

I use a hand cleaner and it sometimes works on my Honda (red seat) .  Otherwise Muc Off undiluted on a cloth can work or a cloth soaked in silicone spray. The more stubborn oil stains however can sometimes be a bugger to get off. Petrol might do it but that won't do the plastic any good....

Just a thought. My Mother used to use butter to get tar stains off her car. Just put on a dab (Real Butter) and leave it for a half hour. Then use the hand cleaner. Nothing to lose by trying. 

[wurzel]

Baking soda and lemon juice mix might shift it before you try anything oil based.get it into the dimples with a nail brush.

[Mark Shelley]

Brake cleaner

[SimonF]

Ask Suzuki what they recommend. If they can't tell you or what they recommend does not work then surely the seat is unfit for purpose? Then you may be able to pursue a warranty claim.

But don't hold your breath!

[infidel]

Have same problem and you will waste Your time with cleaners..... I've tried with better than you can buy. You can get some off with detergent, but the black stains remain. Evidence for me ( 27 yrs as a chemist for a large washing powder company) it's not a cleaning 'detergent' problem. Its a dye transfer problem - from the dyes/pigments in my leathers into the surface of the seat.

So so either 'solvate' if off' ethanol/IPA and heavier hydrocarbon solvents -  (and in doing so risk taking yellow with it) or bleaching it off with whatever. (ditto issues mentioned ).

Or buy another (lower) seat (as I did) live with the occasional scrub to make her presentable and ping the OEM one back on when you sell it.

Oh, maybe try steam if the black dyes are more soluble at High T than the yellow.
 
(Caveat above obv and I accept no liability if you get Your misses X5 steam cleaner out and it all goes pete tong).








 

[UK_Vstrom650]

Ignore it and get the seat recovered when you want to sell it (or can't stand it any longer...)

[King Orry]

You could just wear yellow trousers.. 

[Loz]

A girl who does leather repairs told me to try Jif (Cif).