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Old 03-17-2022, 09:48 AM
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Its pollen time again in the southeast so everything outdoors gets covered with sticky fine yellow dust. On my early 99 with the elephant hide plastic interior surfaces, I have been using "cockpit premium" for a cleaner. But my cleaning cloths seem to be just as clean after use, so I am wondering if the pollen and dust are actually coming off or not. I would like to hear about other cleaners that work well. Thanks in advance!
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Originally Posted by Dean Bradshaw
Its pollen time again in the southeast so everything outdoors gets covered with sticky fine yellow dust. On my early 99 with the elephant hide plastic interior surfaces, I have been using "cockpit premium" for a cleaner. But my cleaning cloths seem to be just as clean after use, so I am wondering if the pollen and dust are actually coming off or not. I would like to hear about other cleaners that work well. Thanks in advance!
IMO the towel is more important than the cleaner. You could use the finest of cleaners with the wrong towel and get terrible results.

You could use an average cleaner with the finest of towels and get good results. It's kinda like a golf club. The shaft is everything.

I would use try the Korean double twistress. I use that towel for everything except the wheels. Amazing.

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Old 03-17-2022, 10:24 AM
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I use this stuff and love it. Smalls nice and does a great job cleaning and leaving a natural looking finish without excessive shine. Every so often I do a deep clean and leather treatment but this works awesome for the in-between times.


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I'm using a Chemical Guys product for cleaning, All Clean +. It's versatile, environmentally friendly, and super concentrated so you can cut it to match the job at hand. For interior surfaces other than leather I follow it with Ultima Interior Guard Plus. Also environmentally friendly and leaves a nice matte finish.
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Just clean watter in a bucket and two drops of Johnson baby soap (no kidding)
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maguires ultimate interior detailer and a microfiber cloth
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I've been pretty pleased with the Griots interior cleaner.
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Pollen and dust should just wipe right off. I have a cab and I get a lot of dust in it and have no problem cleaning it. If you are just trying to wipe it down you can just use some warm water, I just use diluted All Purpose Cleaner by Optimum for stuff that needs a good scrubbing. Source - I detail cars. That being said any interior cleaner from a reputable brand should work.
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I’ve been unsuccessful in finding a way to fully clean the pebble finish material. I’ve got what appears to be water stains on cabrio seats that will not come out.

I have not tried steam yet though.
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Griots Garage sells high quality interior cleaners which work quite well in my 996.

There's a full range of cleaners.

https://www.griotsgarage.com
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Originally Posted by Tom Loder
I’ve been unsuccessful in finding a way to fully clean the pebble finish material. I’ve got what appears to be water stains on cabrio seats that will not come out.

I have not tried steam yet though.
Sometimes you just can't. Sometimes the damage is permanent. It took me a long time to realize that not everything is fixable or worth messing with. You see a lot of stuff that comes out "perfect" online because people are posting stuff that looks the best.
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Pretty good results using Adam’s Interior Detailer and a microfiber for general maintenance of the non-leather portions of the interior.


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Originally Posted by wdb
I'm using a Chemical Guys product for cleaning, All Clean +. It's versatile, environmentally friendly, and super concentrated so you can cut it to match the job at hand. For interior surfaces other than leather I follow it with Ultima Interior Guard Plus. Also environmentally friendly and leaves a nice matte finish.
I use the same product but use the ceramic protectant afterwards.



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