Cleaning

[Alienfish360]

After a year of abuse of driving back and to, to a dirty job, my interior is filthy, any tips for cleaning interior panels and the dashboard when it's heavily soiled.

 

[chipedwood]

For the carpets inc the fabric door cards and ceiling use a foamy fabric cleaner and follow the instructions. You might find fabrics are damaged though if it is excessive dirt.

as for plastics it's just a case of soapy water and elbow grease.

If you want to get some proper products have a look around the cleaning secion in Halfords.

But i'd just do what I said above over and over until it is clean!

 

[solarice]

in my old K10 i removed all the carpets and seats and used carpet shampoo, scrubby brush and human powerz then left them in the sun to dry. That interior looked brand new when i was finished, and actually help sell the car

 

[Alienfish360]

the fabrics should come clean, it's more the dash I'm concerned about, been scrubbing for a while and a lot of it won't budge.

 

[chipedwood]

What kind of dirt is it? Oily or ground in dirt?

 

[Alienfish360]

a bit of oil that hopefully hasn't stained. and some sherbet that has rubbed in that spilt over the dash

 

[chipedwood]

Try kitchen cleaners. Something like cillet bang might be good for it.

Careful of bleach ones though. And don't leave them on too long.

 

[Low Rider]

Orange Glo or equivalent works really well on dashboards, vinyl and plastics. Use neat if it's really tough or dilute if it's just a quick clean........cuts through pretty much anything really and doesn't smell too bad either

For carpets, door cards, seats etc, I use the usual carpet shampoos, (1001 or similar). For anything that's particularly stubborn I use a solution of water & Oxyclean or equivalent in a spray bottle to soak before shampooing, also very good for spot cleaning.......really good stuff and gets most stubborn stains out without being harsh.