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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Restoration => Topic started by: 69ZX77MP on August 05, 2011, 12:43:22 AM
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Hi i just purchased a complete seatbelt set for my 69z . All labels are there i want to clean them up any ideas woulbd be great thanks
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See my reply HERE (http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=8452.0).
Ed
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Thanks ED great idea :o
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I soaked mine in Oxy clean with good luck.
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Hi how long did you soak them and did you scrub them thanks Morgan ;)
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With survivor belts I use oxyclean, I leave them overnight in scalding hot tap water, then hose them off and hang to dry... the results have been phenomenal.
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Thanks Jim great cars you have outstanding thanks :o
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I learned the trick from James and like he said it works great.
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James,
Do you take off the buckles first?
Thanks!
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I used a cap full Woolite on mine, same thing soak in gallon bucket of hot water over night, a lite scrub with a brush, rinse off, hang to air dry. I left the buckles on. The reason for the Woolite is it doesn't break down cloth fiber like more aggressive laundry type soaps do.
A cleaned one next to what it looked like before
(http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z402/KJProX/Camaro/IMG_0864.jpg)
The same dirty ones after
(http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z402/KJProX/Camaro/IMG_0868.jpg)
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James,
Do you take off the buckles first?
Thanks!
No But I do snap off the covers and blow the buckles out.
The covers can be polished with plastic polish or swirl remover then plastic polish.
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James,
Do you take off the buckles first?
Thanks!
No But I do snap off the covers and blow the buckles out.
The covers can be polished with plastic polish or swirl remover then plastic polish.
When I did our deluxe seat belts with Oxy Clean (thanks James) Kurt when it was the buckle I extended the belt all the way so the buckle was not submerged. Next day rinsed and let dry and then extended belt webbing and did end missed from being out of solution. I did not want to have that knurled portion sitting in liquid. A couple after cleaning.
(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z117/1-2-b-67L89/68%20Camaro%20Z28/Interior/DSC_0414_zps4tvrw82s.jpg) (http://s192.photobucket.com/user/1-2-b-67L89/media/68%20Camaro%20Z28/Interior/DSC_0414_zps4tvrw82s.jpg.html)
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Thanks guys!
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I soaked the belt in the oxyclean solution and then pulled them out and scrubbed them with a soft brush and rinsed.
For standard belts, remove the plastic buckle covers *before* soaking. The oxyclean removed the color from the top of the covers and from several of the release buttons. The sun had faded the covers and cleaning apparently pulled out the oils/plasticizers that were keeping the color darker. The undersides were fine. I sanded the center section and removed the light colored plastic.
Here's a pic of an original and a cleaned one (both are blue). Not sure what to do about the textured sides.
fwiw - To remove the cover, insert 2 small screwdrivers down the sides closer to the buckle's opening and pry up.
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Try some vinyl and or leather conditioner... or maybe Meguires #7
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I wire-wheeled them gently and they came out nice! There was a pile of blue dust under the wheel.
Realize this is .005 or .010" wire - you can put your hand in it and it won't get tore up.
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I had the same issue with oxyclean removing some of the color from the buckle cover. However, was able to take VRT from Adams and soak the plastic part of the buckle and was able to get most of the color back. Next set I clean will remove the plastic part of the buckle.