Plastic interior cleaner

[justin0469]

So Ive used Armor All Oxi-Cleaner on some fabric and some plastic in my car with pretty good results but I was just wondering if anyone would recommend anything that worked wonders for them on interior paneling that was horribly gross as well as carpet stain removers.

 

[Amazin' Wasian]

I Use a steam cleaner every once in a while to clean my interior, It looks brand new after im done. If you want to make your carpet to look brand new or close to it take out your carpet (its really easy) take it down to your local car wash and hang it on the "floor mat hangers" soap it up really good then rinse it off, You will be amazed on how good it looks.

-nick

 

[justin0469]

For plastic interior pieces too? Is there some special attachment or special fluid to use? Also, most of the steam cleaners I see have huge end on the hose that is made for house carpeting, I would imagine there is different attachments available I suppose. Where is a place that has steam cleaners? I see them at the local grocery store but I dont think they have attachments.

 

[Amazin' Wasian]

I bought my steam cleaner at sears, its one of the "shark ones" it came with alot of different attatchments. I use the attatchment that consentrates the steam the most for my interior. It was only like 60 bucks, and you dont need speacial fluids or anything it just takes water. I only use the steam cleaner on the plastics, it doesnt work that great on the carpet. But its deffinatley worth it in my opinion, after you steam the interior it looks and smells new. Here is the exact one that I have http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/prod...al=APPL&pid=02009967000&subcat=Floor+Cleaners

-nick

 

[justin0469]

Since steam cleaning is obviously just evaporated water, when you clean interior pieces that are really covered in grease and oil is it going to turn into a mud river? its a vertical surface and doesnt absorb like carpet....

 

[Amazin' Wasian]

Not really I just spray and wipe. Steam works way better than any chemicals your gonna buy, it makes everything look new and not all shiny like you just wiped it down armor all.

_Nick

 

[justin0469]

So you dont scrub or anything? Can you rent these places instead of buying? I cant imagine needed to use it more then once unless you really let things go for a long period of time.

 

[Amazin' Wasian]

No i dont need to scrub anything, the steam cuts through grease and stains like it ain't nothing. If you hold the tip in one place it wil turn like a tottally different color because it gets so clean. I dont know if you can rent them or not, but its definatley worth the money in my opinion. You'll go steam cleaning crazy if you get one.

-nick-

 

[justin0469]

alright, alright, i think you convinced me. unforunately according to sears.com all the local sears are out of that particular one. ive found a few that are comparable or better (as well as a reputable brand name) on ebay so i put a bid in. if i spend the money and it doesnt help me, im going to have to kill you

 

[AgntorangeDSM]

Well i have been working at a local dealership back in the detail shop for a year and a half and on gross panels we use armor all and a 3M scratch pad and you just keep the panel wet with armor all while you scrub; and by the way we use the red colored pad. but you can't scrub to hard or to much or you may scratch the color off so if you just keep it wet and scrub lightly you will be fine, we use it alot with over spray on parts when the body shop spray's cars "how they over spray that bad do i don't know".

 

[bane3d]

A good recommendation that I've used on the plastic vinyl interior was Coke. I had an 88 Beretta GT that had this nasty black tar like substance from people constantly touching the door and arm rest that accumulated over the years. Some Coke spilled on it and wiping it off a few minutes later completely ate through the black substance. I found that using a rag soaked in coke, wiping down the nasty of things with that and then cleaning it after that with armor all seemed to yield great results. I only did this on the truly nastiest of messes though.

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[Amazin' Wasian]

alright, alright, i think you convinced me. unforunately according to sears.com all the local sears are out of that particular one. ive found a few that are comparable or better (as well as a reputable brand name) on ebay so i put a bid in. if i spend the money and it doesnt help me, im going to have to kill you

it might take a little longer to get clean but trust me once your all done its all worth it.

-nick

 

[justin0469]

so i got my steam cleaner and its helped alot with the paneling. I got all the surface stuff off but theres still some stuff thats probably been on the panels for years and in deep,any other ideas on how to get it all out? ive tried just water and steam cleaning chemicals.

 

[S_Ranger]

What about irons with the steam mode?