I just got done giving my interior a good cleaning, and then went over everything with a few different protectants. It's always been one of my favorite parts of maintaining my car. Sometimes I could care less what the outside looks like, but the interior of my car has got to be clean and good looking. Lately I've been so busy with work, that I haven't cleaned it in about a month, and things were pretty damn dusty and gross.
I wanted to see what products people are using, and what methods you use when cleaning and protecting your interiors. I thought this could be a useful place for newbies to get good tips for cleaning and maintaining their interior. Here's my routine:
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I start by throroughly vaccuming all the carpets with my little vaccum, and in the little spaces in between the cushions of the seats, etc. For the dash, center consoles, and all the other vinyl, such as the door panels and what not, I clean everything with Armor All Cleaning Wipes.
Then I buff everything dry with a microfiber towel, and then spray everything down with Mother's Preserves! Protectant. I let that all sit for about 15 mintues while I clean all the leather (seats) with Meguiar's Gold Class Leather Cleaner/Conditioner, and a microfiber towel. Once I've gotten all the leather cleaned, I spray it all down again, and let it sit while I go back and buff off all the protectant from the dash, consoles and vinyl, using a new, dry microfiber towel. By the time I'm done with that, the leather conditioner has had plenty of time to soak in, so I go back and buff all of it off.
I clean all the glass, mirrors and clear plastic (such as the cluster face) with Eagle One 20/20 Automotive Glass Cleaner. I used to use Windex, but the Eagle One is a much different formula than Windex, which is meant for use on home glass. I once did everything with Windex, and then went back over it with the Eagle One, and the paper towels I used had just as much, if not more dirt and grime than the ones I had used initially with the Windex.
I wanted to see what products people are using, and what methods you use when cleaning and protecting your interiors. I thought this could be a useful place for newbies to get good tips for cleaning and maintaining their interior. Here's my routine:
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I start by throroughly vaccuming all the carpets with my little vaccum, and in the little spaces in between the cushions of the seats, etc. For the dash, center consoles, and all the other vinyl, such as the door panels and what not, I clean everything with Armor All Cleaning Wipes.
Then I buff everything dry with a microfiber towel, and then spray everything down with Mother's Preserves! Protectant. I let that all sit for about 15 mintues while I clean all the leather (seats) with Meguiar's Gold Class Leather Cleaner/Conditioner, and a microfiber towel. Once I've gotten all the leather cleaned, I spray it all down again, and let it sit while I go back and buff off all the protectant from the dash, consoles and vinyl, using a new, dry microfiber towel. By the time I'm done with that, the leather conditioner has had plenty of time to soak in, so I go back and buff all of it off.
I clean all the glass, mirrors and clear plastic (such as the cluster face) with Eagle One 20/20 Automotive Glass Cleaner. I used to use Windex, but the Eagle One is a much different formula than Windex, which is meant for use on home glass. I once did everything with Windex, and then went back over it with the Eagle One, and the paper towels I used had just as much, if not more dirt and grime than the ones I had used initially with the Windex.
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