Zeus Clean
Car Upholstery Cleaning

A car as clean as the day it left the dealership

Keeping your car seats clean matters just as much as keeping your living room clean. Cleaning seats, floor, doors and trunk — fabric and leather, including odor neutralizing. We come to you with mobile equipment, for private or commercial vehicles.

Professional car upholstery cleaning

Questions & answers about car upholstery cleaning

How often is it recommended?

We recommend once a year, to protect the upholstery long-term. Many requests come from people looking to sell their car — upholstery treatment significantly improves the odds of a quick sale — or from people who bought a used car and want to freshen it up and remove odors left by the previous owner.

How long does it take, and when does the upholstery dry?

For a private car, about an hour to an hour and a half — including floor, doors, mats and trunk. For commercial vehicles the time varies by vehicle size and the nature of the job. The upholstery stays only damp (not soaked — we extract about 90% of the water) and dries within 3–4 hours. Our availability is usually one to two days, subject to weather conditions.

How much does it cost?

The price ranges between ₪400 and ₪700, depending on the upholstery type, its condition, the number of seats — and whether it's a full cleaning or just part of the vehicle.

Do you clean leather upholstery too, not just fabric?

Yes. Fabric upholstery is cleaned with an injection-extraction machine, the same method as sofa cleaning at home. Leather upholstery is cleaned by hand with a dedicated brush and professional materials only — cleaning leather with a machine can cause irreversible damage such as color bleeding, peeling or cracking. In cars with a mix of fabric and leather, we clean the leather parts by hand first, then the fabric with the machine.

Can you remove cigarette, mold or urine odor?

To a large extent, yes. Beyond the cleaning itself, we treat with a professional odor-neutralizing material that keeps working for several days. It's worth knowing that old cigarette odor sometimes gets absorbed into other parts of the car too, like rubber seals, so the result can be very significant but not always complete. For urine stains we focus on the affected area and then apply the neutralizing material; for mold odor we first extract any pooled water and then treat with a mold-removal and disinfecting material.

Why not just use a cheaper car wash?

We're not the cheapest, and we don't want to be. But think about how long it takes to drive to a car wash, leave the car there half a day, and go back to pick it up — whereas we come to you and save you fuel, traffic, and waiting around. The real difference is in the quality of the materials, the equipment, and our 14 years of experience.

Cleaning steps

  1. 1.Dry vacuuming the seats to remove dust, crumbs and dirt.
  2. 2.Spraying a detergent (shampoo) matched to the specific fabric type.
  3. 3.Working the product into the fabric fibers for a deep, thorough clean.
  4. 4.High-pressure water injection using dedicated equipment.
  5. 5.Extracting the shampoo and water at high suction power — usually up to 90% of the liquid.
  6. 6.For tough cases, the scrubbing and injection steps are repeated several times.
  7. 7.Spraying odor-neutralizing treatment at the end, where needed.

See it for yourself

Dedicated treatment for leather upholstery

Similar to leather sofas, car leather upholstery is cleaned by hand in most cases — to avoid scratching. There are dozens of different leather types (such as Napa leather and others), so we always test the leather's reaction to the cleaning process first in a hidden corner. Even expensive upholstery can peel, crack or fade — and the further the leather's color is from its natural shade (like red or blue), the higher the risk. White or beige leather is safer to clean.

After checking the leather type and durability, we prepare a mix of lukewarm water, special shampoo and a softening agent, and clean using dedicated brushes.

How do I maintain leather upholstery myself between treatments?

Simple — every two weeks wipe the seats with a damp cloth to remove dust, let the leather dry completely, and then apply a leather conditioner.

Ink stains on white leather — can they be removed?

This is one of the hardest things to clean, and even for a professional it's not always guaranteed. Never try it yourself with bleach, a magic sponge or paint remover — that will only make the damage worse.