How to clean grime from dash and consoles?

[Fal_325i]

Hi Guys,

As the title suggests what is the best product to clean grime from centre consoles and dashboards???

Thanks

Fal

[e30cossie]

buy a small cheap steam cleaner from b&q

[Fal_325i]

no aerosoles, or water with fairy (/) to clean it?????

[d6dph]

Einsett do a plastic cleaner that is really good,

http://www.einszett.co.uk/products_eins ... terior.htm

plastic-vinyl cleaner, then follow up with Cockpit Premium to leave a nice original look.

HTH
Dave

[dobbie82]

Good quality babywipes! Clean grime but still gentle!!

[Fal_325i]

babywipes, I have loads of those bloody things, at least they have some use, will try these.

[wiledw]

babywipes, I have loads of those bloody things, at least they have some use, will try these.

also excellent on leather.

[gareth]

another vote for babywipes! soft enough for a babies bum, strong enough to clean that first green shite off one!!!

for leather care, you can get them with aloo vera in!!!!!

seriously, it's the best way of cleaning an interior i've found. also good on seat backs, door shuts, grease stains in the fabric, little fiddly plastic bits down the sides of the seats etc etc etc. some of the ones without moisturiser can also be good for cleaning glass! they even get that silicone shite off!

[Jesus325iTouring]

I always keep in my car (though rarely use) an instant shoe shine sponge for the job,a 30 second wipe over leaves everything looking fab.
And only costs 99p and will last for years

[cliffybabe]

i use a paint brush with cleaning fluid on it, works really good for cleaning the leather aswell

[gareth]

I always keep in my car (though rarely use) an instant shoe shine sponge for the job,a 30 second wipe over leaves everything looking fab.
And only costs 99p and will last for years

i seem to remember you using the bath to do this job properly!!!!
if a job's worth doing....

[mattG]

have used the baby wipes on the dash before and it dries very smeary
i would use a weak soloution of hard surface cleaner/flash floor cleaner and polish with a silicon spray

[gareth]

silicon spray! frickin horrible stuff!!!!

maybe you used the 'wrong' baby wipes matt, most of the ones i've used can leave a streak free satin finish which looks very factory and original and unlike silicon goo it doesn't attract dust and stick it down!

i use the baby wipes then wipe dry with a cloth/duster (removes any chance of streaking) and it looks shweeet! it's more prone to streaking if there is still heavy grime left but wiping dry with a cloth and then recleaning with a wet wipe has always been enough for the worst cars i've owned!

[c76jon]

Einsett do a plastic cleaner that is really good,

http://www.einszett.co.uk/products_eins ... terior.htm

plastic-vinyl cleaner, then follow up with Cockpit Premium to leave a nice original look.

HTH
Dave

totally factory finish done this way and ALL the previous crap thats benn put on there along with all the dirt comes off

jon

[gareth]

i'd be interested to see a back to back comparison with that stuff and some arse wipes!!! from your decription, it sounds like both do the same job. with the kids trashing the car at an incredible rate, i'll stick to cheapo wipes for now!!! sooooo easy too!

how quick is using that einszett stuff?

[Morat]

i'd be interested to see a back to back comparison with that stuff and some arse wipes!!! from your decription, it sounds like both do the same job. with the kids trashing the car at an incredible rate, i'll stick to cheapo wipes for now!!! sooooo easy too!

how quick is using that einszett stuff?

Any chance of training the little darlings to use the wipes themselves?

[dobbie82]

i'd be interested to see a back to back comparison with that stuff and some arse wipes!!! from your decription, it sounds like both do the same job. with the kids trashing the car at an incredible rate, i'll stick to cheapo wipes for now!!! sooooo easy too!

how quick is using that einszett stuff?

Any chance of training the little darlings to use the wipes themselves?

Already have done


if i wipe something, my toddler shouts "ME! ME! ME!" and then he cleans it!

[gareth]

haha! mine too! lazy parenting rules!

my son keeps trying to wipe my face clean after a meal... maybe i should start using a spoon when i have soup!!!

[d6dph]

I'm not debating babywipes clean the dash, But the einsett is designed for plastics so I'll continue on that avenue cheers

[gareth]

best dispute we've had on here for ages and nobody is either offended or banned!

gotta be worth a showdown at some point!

[OBs]

Baby wipes are great so....

Stock up on KFC Freebies!!!!!

[d6dph]

best dispute we've had on here for ages and nobody is either offended or banned!

gotta be worth a showdown at some point!

Tried the Einsett on my arse last night, looks like not all products have a duel usage

The thing that concerns me is that babywipes will not leave any protection on the platic so could lead to its premature fading/cracking?

[e30bemer]

babywipes, I have loads of those bloody things, at least they have some use, will try these.

also excellent on leather.

can vouch for that!
use them all the time on mine!

[tomtomiS]

im surprised mr council cliff aint using baby wipes lol. seriously tho, wtf? stop being tightwads and buy some dash cleaner. will leave a nice finish, will last a while, and best of all, u wont feel like a pikey!

[dobbie82]

im surprised mr council cliff aint using baby wipes lol. seriously tho, wtf? stop being tightwads and buy some dash cleaner. will leave a nice finish, will last a while, and best of all, u wont feel like a pikey!

because it makes the dash shiny and its annoying...

today mine was cleaned with "sticky fingers" made by "wet ones" too soapy though.. will stick to Numark babywipes!

[tomtomiS]

pretty much most of the commercially available interior cleaners will leave a shine but if u buff it off u can dull off the shine so u get a satin finish. i used some autoglym dashboard cleaner quite sparingly and buffed it off straight away. that was two months ago when i bought the car. all i do now is use a damp leather to wipe across the dash to get the dust off and the dull sheen still remains. not shiny sheen, a clean factory sheen imo

[gareth]

a nasty slimy silicone one!

i hate that stuff!

[gaszman]

armorall do a dash wipe and also a glass wipe but quality baby wipes do the same job if not better the babay wipe has a agent that protects the soft arse of your baby what better wipe to wipe the dash of your outher baby makes sence to me

[gareth]

here here!

[pnd]

simoniz do a matt finish dashboard cleaner in aerosol form it works well and doesn't leave a tacky looking shine.

[B7]

Baby wipes every time. Tescos own brand (the purple ones in the purple packet are the best). Tried a few brands and these are the best. Some are too wet and will leave smears. the Tescos ones are not as wet and leave it all pretty much as factory intended.

[gareth]

a quick wipe over with a soft lint free cloth (an old t-shirt being better than any posh polishing cloth!!!) while it's wet will solve the over-wet problem and physically remove more of the dirt and make a more even satin finish.

that's the dash by the way, not my childrens arses!

[hubble]

Einsett do a plastic cleaner that is really good,

http://www.einszett.co.uk/products_eins ... terior.htm

plastic-vinyl cleaner, then follow up with Cockpit Premium to leave a nice original look.

HTH
Dave

Great product with factory original finish. Have tried many different products but nothing comes as close to these two.