1996 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual

Using Foar ’me Cleaner on Fabric1. Vacuum and brush the area to remove anyloose dirt.2. Always clean a whole trim panel or section. Masksurrounding trim along stitch or welt lines.3. Mix Multi-Purpose Powdered Cleaner followingthe directions on the container label.4. Use suds only and apply with a clean sponge.5. Don’t saturate the material.6. Don’t rub it roughly.7. As soon as you’ve cleaned the section, use a spongeto remove the suds.8. Rinse the section with a clean, wet sponge.9. Wipe off what’s left with a slightly damp papertowel or cloth.10. Then dry it immediately with a blow dryer.11. Wipe with a clean cloth.Using Solvent-Type Cleaner on FabricFirst, see if you have to use solvent-type cleaner at all.Some spots and stains will clean off better with justwater and mild soap.If you need to use a solvent:0 Gently scrape excess soil from the trim material witha clean, dull knife or scraper. Use very little cleaner,light pressure and clean cloths (preferablycheesecloth). Cleaning should start at the outside ofthe stain, “feathering” toward the center. Keepchanging to a clean section of the cloth.When you clean a stain from fabric, immediatelydry the area with a blow dryer to help prevent acleaning ring.Special Cleaning ProblemsGreasy or Oily StainsStains caused by grease, oil, butter, margarine, shoepolish, coffee with cream, chewing gum, cosmeticcreams, vegetable oils, wax crayon, tar and asphalt canbe removed as follows:1. Carefully scrape off excess stain.2. Follow the solvent-type instructions described earlier.3. Shoe polish, wax crayon, tar and asphalt will stain ifleft on a vehicle’s seat fabric. They should be removedas soon as possible. Be careful, because the cleanerwill dissolve them and may cause them to spread.6-48