Cleaning the interior

[CJ$]

[quote=Patrick@Adams;105469]

Originally Posted by Black Tooth

They do hold the dirt very well. What you need to do is "shake" off the dirt after you do a section. You do this by "twirling" the duster. You see all the crap fly right off. I do this almost daily, keeps it looking fresh and clean all the time. I follow it with our detail spray. Dont really have to wash it but once a month.

I use the same thing for the interior. Try it out see, if you dont like you always have a duster for the house

I just got one too. it works great. I also use my shopvac and vacuum the duster to get the dust off. Sounds odd, but it works.

[Patrick@Adams]

[quote=Deznutjob;105471]

Originally Posted by Patrick@Adams

Hey what the heck! You got some of us So Cal guys all Geeked Up about some car care clinic then pulled a Houdini!

Sorry about that, I was not aware but Adam decided to drop sponsership? I am working on getting them back online here. We are working on a open house day soon that'll be open to ALL vehicles.

I dont want to cause any drama without being a sponser here so I have to be careful. I will keep u all updated if your still interested.

[Deznutjob]

[quote=Patrick@Adams;105571]

Originally Posted by Deznutjob

Sorry about that, I was not aware but Adam decided to drop sponsership? I am working on getting them back online here. We are working on a open house day soon that'll be open to ALL vehicles.

I dont want to cause any drama without being a sponser here so I have to be careful. I will keep u all updated if your still interested.

I'm sure all the So Cal guy who responded to that thread will still be interested. Keep us posted. Thanks!

[norcalnewb]

Originally Posted by notevenclose

Hmm...I used 303 on every piece of plastic I have for the first time last week. I thought it was awesome...especially on the plastic for the rear bumper.

Don't use anything with silicone.

303 is pretty good for most plastic interior parts. It does a great job of protecting against UV, which will break down plastic components. It also has a pretty flat finish when applied, so it won't reflect off your windshield much, like Armor All and other products can.

I've used 303 on every vehicle I have owned for the past 5 or 6 years, and it really does keep things looking nice.

[farnorcaltrd]

I use the California duster(small one) and 303, I have used 303 for probibly 15 years, boats, sleds, motorcycle, etc etc, switched from armour all after I had 2 dashs crack, have never had another problem since using 303. Afterall its made where I live and it gets friggin hot here!!! Ramoine why don't you like it?????????? Its works on all black trims, takes me over an hour just to wash and do all the trims and toneau cover , use about a quart a month between all of my toys, mostly on the Tundra!!!!!!!

[jbk23]

Just use pledge the funiture stuff on the other fourm we talked about this and they said the service department guy recommended it I would find the therad but it takes for ever to search all that. This fourm is a bit behind but I will try and get you guys up to speed. P.S. I dont think every one's service department knows about this so don't jump on me. You guys could try asking don't like to use water because it does not help protect from all the heat the dash face doing the summer espically with temps all ready in mid 90's.

[iamnid]

BS. I have been using armor all on my dash at least once a week since I got my 07 Tundra in March 2007... dash looks great, not peeling or anything.

[farnorcaltrd]

It doesn't happen overnight!!!!!! Put it thru a couple of 110-115 degree summers and you will see what I mean!!!!!!! Besides 303 doesn't attract dirt near as much as armour all does!!!!!!

[notevenclose]

Originally Posted by iamnid

BS. I have been using armor all on my dash at least once a week since I got my 07 Tundra in March 2007... dash looks great, not peeling or anything.

All we're sayin is there have been some issues with armorall and dash plastic. I had a dodge ram before and used armorall and never had a problem, but there was a b!tch session 4x the size of our paint complaint thread on dodgeforum about dashes being cracked. Most put 2 and 2 together and found armorall as the contributor.

That's when I switched to 303. You should give it a shot if ya get a chance. Ya might be surprised...it really does give a more professional look rather than the greasy mess.

[farnorcaltrd]

Originally Posted by notevenclose

All we're sayin is there have been some issues with armorall and dash plastic. I had a dodge ram before and used armorall and never had a problem, but there was a b!tch session 4x the size of our paint complaint thread on dodgeforum about dashes being cracked. Most put 2 and 2 together and found armorall as the contributor.

That's when I switched to 303. You should give it a shot if ya get a chance. Ya might be surprised...it really does give a more professional look rather than the greasy mess.

Thank you I couldn't figure out a "proper" way to say that with out sounding like a D... but that has been alot of peeps experiances over the years specially in the really hot (110) dry heat areas!

[Mr B]

I found this card in my Maintenance package today it is titled
CUSTOMER CARE AND CLEANING
To preserve the original beauty of your dash, clean only with non-abrasive cleaners. WARNING: DO NOT SPRAY ANY CLEANING PRODUCT DIRECTLY ON THE DASH OF YOUR VEHICLE. DO NOT USE ANY SILICON (Like Armor-All) OR ALCHOHOL BASED PRODUCTS TO CLEAN YOUR DASH. MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS PLEDGE ON A CLEAN SOFT RAG ONLY. NEVER ALLOW ANY LIQUIDS TO SEEP BEHIND OR UNDER THE DASH, AS LIFTING WILL OCCUR.

[dbucky]

Originally Posted by Mr B

MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS PLEDGE ON A CLEAN SOFT RAG ONLY. NEVER ALLOW ANY LIQUIDS TO SEEP BEHIND OR UNDER THE DASH, AS LIFTING WILL OCCUR.

We used multi-surface (blue bottle) pledge this weekend on my wife's SUV and it worked GREAT! I guess I'll be using it in my Tundra next.

[Hill]

Originally Posted by jbk23

Just use pledge the funiture stuff on the other fourm we talked about this and they said the service department guy recommended it I would find the therad but it takes for ever to search all that. This fourm is a bit behind but I will try and get you guys up to speed. P.S. I dont think every one's service department knows about this so don't jump on me. You guys could try asking don't like to use water because it does not help protect from all the heat the dash face doing the summer espically with temps all ready in mid 90's.

yeah it actually states in the manual that you should use pledge...go figure

[Hill]

I've used armorall on my Jeep for that last 5 years and no cracking, now I'm afraid to stop using it bc I bet my dash is gonna crack like an eggshell!!

So should I keep the silicone (armorall) going or should I clean it off and start using a different product?

[Andres]

I am not a big fan of armorall. I usually use cleaning wipes and Turtle Ice Wax interior care product at least once a month, it works great. BUt I have to admit this dash attracks a lot of dust