Seat Belt Cleaning

Q: Seat Belt Cleaning

How do I clean my seatbelts without ruining them.

A: An article in one of the muscle car mags last month covered seat belt cleaning. I followed their instructions and it worked perfectly.

1. Remove belts from car.

2. Fill bucket with scalding hot water.

3. Add high quality car wash soap.

4. Soak belts for a while (not long enough for H20 to get cold).

5. Using a soft bristle brush, scrub each belt from end to end, front and back.

6. If they’re at all dirty you’ll need to change the water 1 – 2 times in the process.

7. After each belt is scrubbed, rinse with hose and lay it out in the sun to dry.

   • This is an important step. If you just set it aside to dry, it’ll end up very stiff

   • If you use the sun to dry it, the belt becomes nice and soft and it brings the color back.

8. For the buckles, I used high pressure air to clean the water out of the mechanism.

   • If you don’t have a compressor, use your vacuum in reverse. I keep an old cannister electrolux in my shop for this purpose. Using the crevice tool, the pressure is perfect – and you can use it as a leaf blower to boot!

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