How to Remove Blood Stains from Car Upholstery

Updated: April 5, 2021

Just like in life, accidents can happen in the car too! Cuts, scrapes, and sometimes worse.

Over the years we've helped countless customers looking for a thorough solution to the question of how to remove blood stains

from car upholstery?

The answer isn't straightforward, and it actually breaks down into several different scenarios, which we'll go over in the rest of this article!

But you can rest easy, because there is a solution, and you won't necessarily need to replace or reupholster the seats in your car.

How to remove blood stains from car upholstery once the stain has dried / older stains

In this case, your chances of removing the stain will be much lower, since blood is one of the toughest stains to remove because of compounds like hemoglobin that it contains.

One method claims you can remove the stain by applying baking soda to it and then spraying on white vinegar.

After waiting a few minutes, clean it with a damp cloth using light dabbing motions — not wiping, which would smear the stain.

Finally, dry it with a clean, dry towel.

How to remove dried blood stains from leather car upholstery?

If you have leather upholstery in your car, your chances of removing the stain are actually better, but we really don't recommend using anything beyond lukewarm water.

Baking soda, vinegar, or heaven forbid bleach will cause irreversible damage to your car's leather upholstery.

Also, don't use a magic eraser sponge, which will strip away the leather's protective coating!

If that doesn't work, or a mark still remains, you should contact a professional company that provides in-home upholstery cleaning.

How to remove blood stains from car upholstery if the stain is still fresh?

This solution works for both fabric and leather upholstery!

Dab with a damp cloth and dry with a dry towel. Use only cold water, since hot water can set the stain even further.

Tried everything, searched the web for how to remove blood stains from car upholstery, and nothing is working?

Don't give up — this isn't the end. A professional company will solve the problem easily and effectively!

Contact a specialist in the field for a price quote and an explanation of the cleaning process.

A professional company will come equipped with special machines for cleaning car upholstery using injection-extraction, along with professional cleaning products for removing especially tough stains like blood.

If it's leather upholstery, the cleaning is done by hand, using special brushes for leather upholstery cleaning, leather cleaning product, and microfiber cloths to wipe down the leather.

At the end of the job, the professional should also apply a leather protection product — and that's something that's very important to make sure of!

How to remove blood stains from car upholstery — fabric upholstery

If it's fabric upholstery, the cleaning is done using a special machine that, on one side, injects clean water with a fabric-upholstery cleaning product into the fibers, and on the other side extracts it all back out along with the dirt.

(In the case of blood stains, of course, a spot treatment is done on the blood stains before the general wash.)

Just like with leather upholstery, it's now possible to apply a protective layer to fabric upholstery too. It's a professional product that fully repels liquids and stays active on the upholstery for a year to a year and a half (depending on proper maintenance afterward).

Since this involves a mixture of materials that needs to be prepared in advance, if this is something that interests you, be sure to mention it when getting your price quote.

Unlike protection for leather upholstery, protection for fabric upholstery costs more, due to the cost of the material itself!

Cleaning the upholstery of a private car with five seats can be done within an hour, and drying time is about half a day up to a full day in the worst case. On hot summer days, the upholstery dries within 3-4 hours.

The cleaning price ranges between 450 and 650 shekels for a five-seat car, whether it's fabric or leather upholstery.

What affects the price is the type of fabric, its condition, and whether you want to clean just the seats or also the door panels, carpets, and the car's floor.

We hope we've managed to shed some light on the question — how to remove blood stains from car upholstery?

For more information, a price quote, or to book a service, feel free to contact us today!