Corkguy

Has anyone tried Woolight or OxiClean to soak clean old seatbelts?

or

Should I just throw them in the washing machine with some Tide when the wife not around??



Corkguy

Frankie the Fink

If it were me I'd start out with some hot soapy water and Dawn (or other mild) dishwashing detergent and a stiff brush and sponge and some elbow grease.

I think you should start out with the LEAST aggressive method on those nice looking
belts... I don't know if those other products might smear the ink on your labels or
do some other mischief...

You can always "go medieval" on them later on if needed...

Redbird

I would not brush anywhere near those labels! With age they become very fragile.

Treetopflyer

My recommendation would be to get a tub of water and Oxyclean (the powder not the spray) solution and soak them overnight and then rinse, no brushing should be required. I don’t think that it will damage the labels at all. I use the stuff on almost everything.

Frankie the Fink

I agree...my recommendation assumed NO brushing of the labels!
If you want 'em like the day they were made then SnakeOyl are
the premier folks for doing that level of restoration !!

C-1 Generation 2

This is what I tried with my wife Camaro Z28 that has light blue seat belts and they came out great.

http://www.automedia.com/Saving_Seat...es20001101sr/1

project63

That color is unique to early 64 and very rare.

Woolite is the only thing I would use and is safe for the labels too. Put a couple of gallons of hot water in a 5 gallon bucket and leave them in for a couple of days. Dump the dirty water and hand rinse in the same bucket with more clean hot water.

Air dry when finished.

tc

Corkguy

Thanks for the advice. I'll start with Woolight.

Corkguy