How to clean tan interior?
01-22-2007, 06:04 PM
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How to clean tan interior?
Hey all,
I tend to leave my top down a lot and naturally dirt gets onto the seats and door panels. As of late, I can't seem to remove this dirt. For example, where I rest my elbow on the door panel... The vinyl in that area has become slightly discolored and when I try to remove the dirt with my leather cleaners it doesn't remove the dirt. The same applies for the seats.
If you guys have any ideas how I can make my seats and panels look like new, I will have many many thanks.
I tend to leave my top down a lot and naturally dirt gets onto the seats and door panels. As of late, I can't seem to remove this dirt. For example, where I rest my elbow on the door panel... The vinyl in that area has become slightly discolored and when I try to remove the dirt with my leather cleaners it doesn't remove the dirt. The same applies for the seats.
If you guys have any ideas how I can make my seats and panels look like new, I will have many many thanks.
01-22-2007, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by IIGQ4U,Jan 22 2007, 07:04 PM
Hey all,
I tend to leave my top down a lot and naturally dirt gets onto the seats and door panels. As of late, I can't seem to remove this dirt. For example, where I rest my elbow on the door panel... The vinyl in that area has become slightly discolored and when I try to remove the dirt with my leather cleaners it doesn't remove the dirt. The same applies for the seats.
If you guys have any ideas how I can make my seats and panels look like new, I will have many many thanks.
I tend to leave my top down a lot and naturally dirt gets onto the seats and door panels. As of late, I can't seem to remove this dirt. For example, where I rest my elbow on the door panel... The vinyl in that area has become slightly discolored and when I try to remove the dirt with my leather cleaners it doesn't remove the dirt. The same applies for the seats.
If you guys have any ideas how I can make my seats and panels look like new, I will have many many thanks.
he will want to know what products you have tried so far -
01-22-2007, 08:05 PM
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I have used some Meguiar's Gold care cream as well as a spray on similar to Lexol.
Neither has worked for cleaning the actual leather and vinyl.
Neither has worked for cleaning the actual leather and vinyl.
01-23-2007, 07:34 AM
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while we are waiting for our leather expert, i can tell you that my choices would be townsends cleaner on the leather, followed by their preservative.
i would use vinylex on the vinyl parts- if the vinylex cant get the stains then i would use an all in one type cleaner and be very careful not to get it on the leather. then follow that with the vinylex
i would use vinylex on the vinyl parts- if the vinylex cant get the stains then i would use an all in one type cleaner and be very careful not to get it on the leather. then follow that with the vinylex
01-23-2007, 07:51 AM
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Personally, I've also found that Townsend's leather cleaner works very well on vinyl too. If that fails, I would recommend using a nylon brush and 50/50 mixture of isopropyl alcohol and distilled water (apply Vinylex afterwards). That stuff has taken out some pretty mean stains from interiors I've worked on 
I can't say whether or not it will work on leather, though, as I'm not sure if it is harmful to leather and so I haven't tried it yet.Some people have also had good success using Woolite diluted 10:1 with water. I've never tried it myself, but it seems like a popular choice with the folks over on Autopia...
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01-23-2007, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by diabolus2k,Jan 23 2007, 08:51 AM
Some people have also had good success using Woolite diluted 10:1 with water. I've never tried it myself, but it seems like a popular choice with the folks over on Autopia...
01-23-2007, 09:52 AM
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Meguiar's APC diluted 10:1 is also really great at cleaning vinyl and carpet. Dirt literally melts away. However, our leather expert has advised me to keep it off the leather. I believe he stated the pH is too alkaline for leather.
As for the leather . . . creams are just not going to cut it. I would go out and get a good dedicated leather cleaner. Of course, Townsends is a favorite around here (I haven't personally tried it . . . yet). Lexol, Zymol, Meguiar's, and several others are good alternatives though.
As for the leather . . . creams are just not going to cut it. I would go out and get a good dedicated leather cleaner. Of course, Townsends is a favorite around here (I haven't personally tried it . . . yet). Lexol, Zymol, Meguiar's, and several others are good alternatives though.