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granorpio
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Dash cleaners
« on: May 23rd, 2008, 9:11pm » |
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Recommendations please for cleaning/treating the dashboard and door cards.
I can't make my mind up as to what it is cover in. Is it vinyl? have we been treated to nappy leather? or is it....?
TIA
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TiberiuS
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Re: Dash cleaners
« Reply #1 on: May 23rd, 2008, 9:27pm » |
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G'day Mike 
It's all vinyl on the dash and door cards mate, just like the 'walnut' finish is really plastic. Might be nice to have real materials but synthetics are more durable, how many Mercs, Beemers, Jags do you see that age with near mint wood finish like your Scorp still has?
AFAIK the leather seats though are full leather On most cars only the seating surfaces are leather and the rest vinyl.
Armor All or Autoglym trim spray on the dash, good ol' soapy water when I first bought it and it was full of grime
Hope this helps.
Regards, Bruce.
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granorpio
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Re: Dash cleaners
« Reply #2 on: May 23rd, 2008, 9:56pm » |
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on May 23rd, 2008, 9:27pm, TiberiuS wrote:G'day Mike
It's all vinyl on the dash and door cards mate, just like the 'walnut' finish is really plastic. Might be nice to have real materials but synthetics are more durable, how many Mercs, Beemers, Jags do you see that age with near mint wood finish like your Scorp still has?
AFAIK the leather seats though are full leather On most cars only the seating surfaces are leather and the rest vinyl.
Armor All or Autoglym trim spray on the dash, good ol' soapy water when I first bought it and it was full of grime
Hope this helps.
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Cheers Bruce, thought they were vinyl.
Wouldn't it have nice though at £30K in '98 if they had splashed out on something better than vinyl and plastic. Still 10 years down the line as you say we are reaping the rewards for their short comings.
As for the seats YES all leather is GOOOD but how I hate the constant creaking especially against the centre console. Soon I shall be ripping them out and greasing the mechanisms liberally.
Never heard of Armor All shall keep my eye out for that one.
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cossie_al
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Re: Dash cleaners
« Reply #3 on: May 24th, 2008, 1:40pm » |
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Armor all does a good job at cleaning and leaving a shiney surface, Personaly i do not like the greasy residue it tends to leave behind 
I tend to use soap and water to get any marks off and then try not to get any more marks on.
I regular use the hoover with a brush attachment to get normal dust etc off. Older blue dysons had a brush with them that had bristles over an inch long these were great at getting into nooks and crannies especialy the vents.
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taliban aka Cheekyboy2
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Re: Dash cleaners
« Reply #4 on: May 24th, 2008, 2:10pm » |
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Armor All is an excellent cleaner, Mer interior trim cleaner is very good too though you have to mix that with water, Jofs vinyl shine is excellent stuff too as is their leather cream for the seats...........
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Re: Dash cleaners
« Reply #5 on: May 24th, 2008, 5:26pm » |
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Personally i prefer Auto glym interior cleaner,but the trick is to use it sparingly otherwise you will end up with a greasy but shiny dash  .It is best that you avoid the "pound shop" aerosols as they contain a huge amount of silicone.Great for giving you a durable shine but REALLY slippy & not good if you have kids (little fingers on the treated surface & then in the mouth = LOTS of vomit).
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Re: Dash cleaners
« Reply #6 on: May 24th, 2008, 7:46pm » |
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mr sheen works for me alot cheaper too.
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Re: Dash cleaners
« Reply #7 on: May 24th, 2008, 9:15pm » |
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mr sheen, hmmmm, is that simmo's surname?
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Re: Dash cleaners
« Reply #8 on: May 24th, 2008, 9:29pm » |
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Re: Dash cleaners
« Reply #9 on: May 25th, 2008, 6:38am » |
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You two just get worse !!! 
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Re: Dash cleaners
« Reply #10 on: May 25th, 2008, 12:11pm » |
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TWO many cheekyboys on ere ! 
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Re: Dash cleaners
« Reply #11 on: May 25th, 2008, 1:43pm » |
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hi gozz
the harewood house meeting isn't that far away.
that's where we admin's decide what action is required for the cheekyboys! 
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Re: Dash cleaners
« Reply #12 on: May 25th, 2008, 11:27pm » |
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i hope you look after the old boy up there,dont forget he needs to be tucked up in bed by 20-00 with his teddy bear and horlicks. we need him back in one piece, lots of jobs for him to do. 
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sab6024
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Re: Dash cleaners
« Reply #13 on: May 27th, 2008, 10:08pm » |
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I am a huge fan of Armor All, but I go for the matt finish one not the gloss finish coz the sun glares off it otherwise
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Baz
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Re: Dash cleaners
« Reply #14 on: Jun 18th, 2008, 6:42pm » |
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I find that the local Eastern European car wash clean my dash really well!!
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