Cleaning the dashboard and all plastics

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Cleaning the dashboard and all plastics

Post by Taipan » Thu Aug 28, 2003 10:27 pm

I looked in all different subjects of the section but it didn't seem to discussed yet.

The question : what solutions do you guys use to clean all the plastics inside the car, especially the bulky parts like the whole front panel and windows frames ?

Just water and sponge ?

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Re: Cleaning the dashboard and all plastics

Post by PhilT » Thu Aug 28, 2003 10:45 pm

Meguiars interior stuff of course....
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Re: Cleaning the dashboard and all plastics

Post by JJRS4 » Thu Aug 28, 2003 11:05 pm

Damp towel - Dry towel in quick succession
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Re: Cleaning the dashboard and all plastics

Post by Carps » Fri Aug 29, 2003 6:31 am

I agree with JJRS4. No solution at all if it is just dusty - water is fine. If it is real bad, then Autoglym interior cleaner. I never use a polish, as you end up with shiny plastic which looks crap (IMO). Generally a damp or dry cloth is enough.

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Re: Cleaning the dashboard and all plastics

Post by Taipan » Fri Aug 29, 2003 8:25 am

OK, I have a confession to make : my dashboard on the passenger side gets VERY dirty on all cars.

Due to my standard four-leg hairy passenger who uses it to lay his head on and watch the road for me.
So I've got water, mud, hair, saliva and whatever hangs around the beard of a large dog after a walk in the forest.

Shoudda bot a defender, i kno

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• Custom MTM 460hp manually tuned by Peter Link on MTM dyno at Ingolstadt HQ.
• Custom Full Milltek: Sport-Cats / Mid-Silencer: suppressed / End-Silencer: reduced.
• Full Mov'It upgrade: Front 380mm - 6 pistons / Rear 220mm - 4 pistons / Parking addon.

- Joined the Dark Side (aka. Darth Elon) circa 2013.

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Re: Cleaning the dashboard and all plastics

Post by wazza » Fri Aug 29, 2003 10:35 am

I thought he was your defender [img]images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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Re: Cleaning the dashboard and all plastics

Post by Taipan » Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:17 am

I meant a Land Rover Defender [img]images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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• Custom MTM 460hp manually tuned by Peter Link on MTM dyno at Ingolstadt HQ.
• Custom Full Milltek: Sport-Cats / Mid-Silencer: suppressed / End-Silencer: reduced.
• Full Mov'It upgrade: Front 380mm - 6 pistons / Rear 220mm - 4 pistons / Parking addon.

- Joined the Dark Side (aka. Darth Elon) circa 2013.

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Re: Cleaning the dashboard and all plastics

Post by wazza » Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:34 am

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Re: Cleaning the dashboard and all plastics

Post by JJRS4 » Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:47 am

Modified approach then.....

Damp towel with washing up liquid - damp towel to rinse - dry towel in quick succession.

Anything else makes it shine.
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Re: Cleaning the dashboard and all plastics

Post by Taipan » Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:54 am

Thanks, I'll try that this week-end !

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- RS4 V6 Biturbo Imola Yellow (2001)
• Custom MTM 460hp manually tuned by Peter Link on MTM dyno at Ingolstadt HQ.
• Custom Full Milltek: Sport-Cats / Mid-Silencer: suppressed / End-Silencer: reduced.
• Full Mov'It upgrade: Front 380mm - 6 pistons / Rear 220mm - 4 pistons / Parking addon.

- Joined the Dark Side (aka. Darth Elon) circa 2013.

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