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Old 06-14-2003, 03:44 PM
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What can I use to clean the years of grime out of the vinyl interior panels? I pulled the door panels out to get a look at the window run channel, and noticed they need to be cleaned. I have lots of simple green, will that work?
Old 06-14-2003, 04:11 PM
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wet rag with soapy water always worked for me
Old 06-14-2003, 04:12 PM
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if u really want to get into it get a good sponge, and scrub away any grime, use armor-all and make it shine, if its fading u can always use interior paint and redo it completely after washing it off. gl
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Default Re: cleaning interior panels

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What can I use to clean the years of grime out of the vinyl interior panels? I pulled the door panels out to get a look at the window run channel, and noticed they need to be cleaned. I have lots of simple green, will that work?
Take that simple green & make a 50/50 mix with water
spray it on the panel & scrub then dry
always protect the surface after you clean it
armor all is not good to use it not used often
Meguiars Vinyl/rubber protector is good for over the counter stuff

For the run channels use silicone to clean/lube them
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might sound wierd but "wet and black" tire cleaner works great! and doesn't make the panels fade or crack..
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yah that wet and black stuff works wonders under the hood also.
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Thanks for the advice. I washed em down in the shower yesterday to get the dust n stuff off of em, but I wanted to wait and see what yall had to say before I started to scrub at em. So, now I'm off to attack them with a bucket of simple green n water. Thanks!!




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