R50/53 The Official Checkmate Owners Club
#551
Checkmate Owners Club - Logo
Hi... I've noticed that someone has created a round logo "Checkmate Owner's Club".... does anyone have the original or a very clean version of it than can be emailed to me? If so, I would appreciate it. Thanks.... Steve steve_zuccaro@comcast.net
#552
I love my Checkmate, have one several car show awards with it, and modded the heck out of it. My only problem with the car is the silver material on the seats. Every time they get wet they stain, and living in Seattle it's tough to not get them wet. Has anyone else experienced this and found a good solution to address it.
Thanks
Mitch
Thanks
Mitch
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any one know a good way to clean these seats? mine look terrible! any time they get wet and dry i get a new stain.
anything i have tried just seems to make it worse.
I am talking about the light colored fabric part, not the blue fake leather bit....
EDIT: just noticed this was the last topic discussed in here. any solutions?
anything i have tried just seems to make it worse.
I am talking about the light colored fabric part, not the blue fake leather bit....
EDIT: just noticed this was the last topic discussed in here. any solutions?
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any one know a good way to clean these seats? mine look terrible! any time they get wet and dry i get a new stain.
anything i have tried just seems to make it worse.
I am talking about the light colored fabric part, not the blue fake leather bit....
EDIT: just noticed this was the last topic discussed in here. any solutions?
anything i have tried just seems to make it worse.
I am talking about the light colored fabric part, not the blue fake leather bit....
EDIT: just noticed this was the last topic discussed in here. any solutions?
I keep a neck pillow on my passenger seat so I dont have to look at it lol
If you find out let me know...
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Now you know of course....WE WANT PICS!
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It looks as though this forum may be fading away. I hope not as I just found it and am a checkmate owner. I found it by looking for seat cleaning options as I noticed a lot of people had the same problems that I have. That is not being able to get the seats clean. It's the silver fabric that is the problem. The only thing that someone suggested was 303 Upholstery cleaner. I guess I'll see about getting some of that.
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Good afternoon all,
I picked up my Checkmate back in december. I fell in love with this fun little car. I too had the issues with cleaning the seats however there is a very cheap and easy option. Alcohol based glass cleaner. Windex. Spray the cloth area down entirely, and make sure every inch is wet. Not SOAKING wet but not too dry. After you spray it down just let it sit in the sun to dry, and it will dry evenly. Works every time for me.
in other news... here are the latest visual upgrades on the car:
however... I have some sad news for some of you.... I am abandoning space blue. Charles will be 3M satin pearl white (vinyl wrapped) in the next few weeks, with the black accents. Roof will be matte black vinyl too. HOWEVER! the A-Panel will have black squares to alternate with the satin white, and a "ghosted" Checkmate decal above the A-Panel. I am looking forward to this very much.
I picked up my Checkmate back in december. I fell in love with this fun little car. I too had the issues with cleaning the seats however there is a very cheap and easy option. Alcohol based glass cleaner. Windex. Spray the cloth area down entirely, and make sure every inch is wet. Not SOAKING wet but not too dry. After you spray it down just let it sit in the sun to dry, and it will dry evenly. Works every time for me.
in other news... here are the latest visual upgrades on the car:
however... I have some sad news for some of you.... I am abandoning space blue. Charles will be 3M satin pearl white (vinyl wrapped) in the next few weeks, with the black accents. Roof will be matte black vinyl too. HOWEVER! the A-Panel will have black squares to alternate with the satin white, and a "ghosted" Checkmate decal above the A-Panel. I am looking forward to this very much.
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Thanks for the Windex advice ill give it a try and see what happens...be back with an update :-)
Make sure to post picks of the finished product I definitely want to see that.
Make sure to post picks of the finished product I definitely want to see that.
Good afternoon all,
I picked up my Checkmate back in december. I fell in love with this fun little car. I too had the issues with cleaning the seats however there is a very cheap and easy option. Alcohol based glass cleaner. Windex. Spray the cloth area down entirely, and make sure every inch is wet. Not SOAKING wet but not too dry. After you spray it down just let it sit in the sun to dry, and it will dry evenly. Works every time for me.
in other news... here are the latest visual upgrades on the car:
however... I have some sad news for some of you.... I am abandoning space blue. Charles will be 3M satin pearl white (vinyl wrapped) in the next few weeks, with the black accents. Roof will be matte black vinyl too. HOWEVER! the A-Panel will have black squares to alternate with the satin white, and a "ghosted" Checkmate decal above the A-Panel. I am looking forward to this very much.
I picked up my Checkmate back in december. I fell in love with this fun little car. I too had the issues with cleaning the seats however there is a very cheap and easy option. Alcohol based glass cleaner. Windex. Spray the cloth area down entirely, and make sure every inch is wet. Not SOAKING wet but not too dry. After you spray it down just let it sit in the sun to dry, and it will dry evenly. Works every time for me.
in other news... here are the latest visual upgrades on the car:
however... I have some sad news for some of you.... I am abandoning space blue. Charles will be 3M satin pearl white (vinyl wrapped) in the next few weeks, with the black accents. Roof will be matte black vinyl too. HOWEVER! the A-Panel will have black squares to alternate with the satin white, and a "ghosted" Checkmate decal above the A-Panel. I am looking forward to this very much.
#567
I'd like to design a hood stripe similar to that of the Checkmate for my R56 and was wondering is someone with an S could possibly take a few measurements of their stripe for me? I've attached a picture of my requirements and would prefer exact measurements in inches, to the nearest 16th.
#568
Has anyone found a solution to the seat stains that appear every time the seats get wet? That silver material is tough to keep looking nice.
EDIT: Ooops, looks like all the recent posts have been addressing this. I'll try the windex option. I also have 303 so that will be plan B. Here is a recent photo of my Checkmate.
EDIT: Ooops, looks like all the recent posts have been addressing this. I'll try the windex option. I also have 303 so that will be plan B. Here is a recent photo of my Checkmate.
Last edited by Hip Check; 10-09-2013 at 07:21 AM.
#571
im tempted to pay a professional at this point to use their magic because I think magic is the only thing that will work besides getting some sparco or recaro race seats...;-)
#572
Good afternoon all,
I picked up my Checkmate back in december. I fell in love with this fun little car. I too had the issues with cleaning the seats however there is a very cheap and easy option. Alcohol based glass cleaner. Windex. Spray the cloth area down entirely, and make sure every inch is wet. Not SOAKING wet but not too dry. After you spray it down just let it sit in the sun to dry, and it will dry evenly. Works every time for me.
in other news... here are the latest visual upgrades on the car:
however... I have some sad news for some of you.... I am abandoning space blue. Charles will be 3M satin pearl white (vinyl wrapped) in the next few weeks, with the black accents. Roof will be matte black vinyl too. HOWEVER! the A-Panel will have black squares to alternate with the satin white, and a "ghosted" Checkmate decal above the A-Panel. I am looking forward to this very much.
I picked up my Checkmate back in december. I fell in love with this fun little car. I too had the issues with cleaning the seats however there is a very cheap and easy option. Alcohol based glass cleaner. Windex. Spray the cloth area down entirely, and make sure every inch is wet. Not SOAKING wet but not too dry. After you spray it down just let it sit in the sun to dry, and it will dry evenly. Works every time for me.
in other news... here are the latest visual upgrades on the car:
however... I have some sad news for some of you.... I am abandoning space blue. Charles will be 3M satin pearl white (vinyl wrapped) in the next few weeks, with the black accents. Roof will be matte black vinyl too. HOWEVER! the A-Panel will have black squares to alternate with the satin white, and a "ghosted" Checkmate decal above the A-Panel. I am looking forward to this very much.
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