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Old Sep 9, 2012 | 07:00 AM
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Hey guys I need some detailing help inside the car. Mine has the light gray interior and is my daily driver. Being a Welder I get nasty at work and my door panel on the driver side is showing it. I have tried several Cleaner detailers from Wally World and nothing seems to really get it clean. Short of taking the panel off and scrubbing it down what is a good product to use especially with the textured surface?
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Old Sep 9, 2012 | 07:43 AM
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I am huge fan of DuraGloss Fabric and Upholstery Cleaner. Try a fairly stiff bristled brush or one of the "miracle" cleaning erasers.That combo has worked well for me.
Old Sep 9, 2012 | 09:43 AM
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and get a long-sleeve shirt to throw on just before you get in the car to head home. I get kind of dirty at work sometimes, too, and I have a pair of coveralls in the trunk for just such an occasion.
Old Sep 11, 2012 | 06:19 AM
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Try some simple green or grease lightning lightly with a scrub brush maybe then follow it with some sort of protectant? Just go easy with the cleaner until you're sure it's not going to damage the panel.
Old Sep 11, 2012 | 07:23 PM
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Simple Green!!!!! Never used it on the interior, worked removing 15 years of sludge from the underside of my transmission though. Tread lightly.
Old Sep 11, 2012 | 07:24 PM
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Yeah I probably need to dilute it a lot.
Old Sep 11, 2012 | 07:27 PM
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Are you talking about vinyl or cloth?
Old Sep 11, 2012 | 07:29 PM
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I thought he was talking about the hard plastic piece at the top of the door panel. I did say go easy...
Old Sep 11, 2012 | 07:30 PM
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Yeah I'm talking about the hard plastic door panel. The vinyl is black and doesn't show the dirt.
Old Sep 14, 2012 | 09:25 AM
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Any luck?



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