Car seat cleaning in District 7 — villas, townhouses and apartments in Phu My Hung

Under Resolution 1685/NQ-UBTVQH15, the former District 7 was divided into four wards on 1 July 2025: Tan My, Tan Hung, Tan Thuan and Phu Thuan. A ward is the city's local administrative unit; districts no longer exist, though the old name is what everyone uses. Phu My Hung, a 433-hectare urban area, spreads across Tan My and Tan Hung, the two wards we visit regularly, between 7:00 AM and 8:00 PM every day.

Cars parked in Tan Thuan or Phu Thuan can be booked too; we confirm a time slot first.

Tan My

Phu My Hung Midtown, Riviera Point at 584 Huynh Tan Phat, and the neighbourhoods around Crescent Lake, Crescent Mall and SECC.

Tan Hung

Sunrise City on Nguyen Huu Tho, the Him Lam area by the Kenh Te canal, and the streets around SC VivoCity and RMIT University.

Inside Phu My Hung

The Crescent, Sky Garden, My Khanh, My Canh, Garden Plaza, Scenic Valley and Riverpark; the villas of My Kim, My Thai and Nam Vien.

Tan Thuan and Phu Thuan — by arrangement

Eco Green Saigon and the townhouse rows along Huynh Tan Phat and Nguyen Van Linh; Q7 Saigon Riverside and the riverside residential areas.

The work is the passenger cabin and the boot: seats, headliner (the fabric lining of the roof), floor carpet, boot carpet and the surfaces hands touch. The Up specialist, the UpClean staff member who comes to you, brings the vacuum, the extraction machine, the solutions and the protective covers, and works inside the car with the seats where they are.

Left out: washing the bodywork, polishing paint, ceramic coating, cleaning the engine bay and anything involving the car's electrical or aircon systems. Those are jobs for a garage or a car-care centre. Seats are never taken out either, because they can contain airbags, sensors and wiring.

• A check of materials, stains and odours, with photos of the interior as found, existing tears and peeling included.
• Vacuuming of seats, seat gaps, floor, boot and door pockets.
• Extraction cleaning of fabric seats; leather cleaned, dried and conditioned.
• Low-moisture cleaning of the headliner; floor and boot carpets cleaned.
• Door cards, dashboard, armrests and steering wheel cleaned, inside glass wiped, cabin deodorised.

Between the apartment towers of Phu My Hung are rows of townhouses and low-rise villa neighbourhoods such as My Kim, My Thai and Nam Vien. At a private house the car is usually cleaned in the yard, the garage or the basement garage, so you do not take it anywhere or wait around for it.

Many villa and townhouse estates in the former District 7 have guards who log every entry. We send the specialist's name and photo before the visit so that you can tell security; time spent on formalities at the gate after an on-time arrival is not counted as lateness.

• Show us where the car may be worked on and the socket nearby; the extraction machine needs power.
• Dirty water stays in the machine's tank and is emptied in the proper place, never into the garden or onto a shared path.
• If there is no suitable place at the house, the specialist agrees another location that is convenient for you.

For a car parked in an apartment basement, the first condition is that building management agrees to service work there. Many buildings have their own rules on working in the basement, on using the power supply and on waste water, and in large apartment complexes each management office has its own practice, which can change over time. We do not guess: we follow the instructions you or management give us. UpClean is independent of the developers and operators of these buildings.

• Three questions for management: is service work allowed in the basement, which socket may be used, and during which hours.
• Many buildings ask residents to register outside staff beforehand; we send the specialist's name and photo so that you can.
• If the building says no, the specialist agrees another convenient location with you.

Phu My Hung is often described as a multicultural neighbourhood, with the Taipei School, the Japanese School, Canadian International School and Korean International School inside it. In a family with young children the car is also where snacks are eaten and milk is drunk, so the back seat needs more attention than the front. Hard rubbing or hot water at the start can spread a stain and drive it deeper.

Milk and vomit

Organic stains hold a smell. The fabric is cleaned right through and the cabin deodorised; the sooner you tell us, the less has soaked into the foam.

Soft drinks, milk tea, coffee

What is still wet is blotted up, the mark is treated with a solution suited to the material, then the seat is extraction-cleaned. An old mark may leave a faint ring.

Crumbs and pet hair

A dedicated vacuum head and a rubber brush lift them from seat gaps, fabric and the boot carpet before any wet cleaning.

Ink, lipstick, grease

Always tested on a small spot. Some inks and dyes do not come out fully, and we say so before starting.

Child car seats

A removable fabric cover is cleaned according to the manufacturer's label. Harness straps are only wiped on the surface, not soaked, to keep their strength.

The two materials call for opposite approaches: fabric needs water that is taken straight back out, and leather is kept away from water.

Fabric

After vacuuming and spot treatment, the extraction machine sprays the solution in and draws it out again at once, with the dirt and most of the water. Nothing is poured over the seat, so the foam does not hold water.

Genuine and synthetic leather

Each panel is cleaned with a soft brush and a mild solution, dried straight away, then conditioned. Strong cleaners and wet washing are not used. Existing cracks and peeling are noted; cleaning does not repair them.

Perforated, heated and cooled seats

Very little solution and a cloth that is only damp, to keep water out of the perforations and the components below.

Headliner

It is held up by adhesive and sags if soaked, so it is cleaned with a cloth and a low-water solution, mark by mark. An old stain may only fade.

Each car gets its own quote; there is not yet one price for all models. Photos are usually enough: photograph the seats, headliner and carpet and tell us the model and number of seats. A car in an unusual condition is surveyed free of charge. The all-inclusive price is put in writing together with the expected duration, so you know when the car will be usable again, and afterwards it changes only with your written consent.

Size of car

4–5 seats, 7 seats, or more rows.

Seat material

Fabric, genuine leather, synthetic leather or perforated leather; steps and time differ.

Additional parts

Seats alone, or the headliner, floor carpet, boot carpet, door cards and dashboard as well.

Condition

Ordinary dust only, or old stains, food and pet odours, or mould after the car has been flooded.

Parking place and hours

Whether there is power and working space, and what the building or estate allows.

Many District 7 developments stand beside the Saigon River or the Kenh Te canal, and the city government portal puts the rainy season from May to November with relative humidity around 80%. Extraction leaves fabric seats slightly damp; full drying depends on the material, the foam, the weather and ventilation, and is slower in the wet months. Leather is dry as soon as it is wiped. Leave the windows open a little when the car is parked somewhere safe, and use fresh-air intake on the aircon while driving.

In English

Enquiries, quotes, booking confirmations and the Up Report, the before-and-after photo record of the visit, can all be in English. A specialist who speaks English is arranged when the schedule allows: note it when you book, and if we cannot, we tell you in advance and support you by phone or message.

Booking

Message 0968 726 135 on WhatsApp or Zalo with photos, the car model and where it is parked. The appointment is confirmed in writing, any day between 7:00 AM and 8:00 PM.

Before we arrive

Take out the car's documents and valuables. Other belongings are bagged separately and handed back at the end.

Payment and redo

You pay after the walk-through, by bank transfer or cash, and can ask for an invoice. If an item within the agreed scope falls short, reply to the Up Report within 48 hours and it is redone free of charge.