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peteyd
Member Since: 08 Mar 2016
Location: South Bucks
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After the winter, and with the kids' football season over, I want to give the inside of the D4 a clean. Most of the mess is mud or dust. It is on the inside of the doors, the foot wells etc. Does anyone have a recommendation for a cleaner to use - or is water and elbow grease as good as anything?
I'm cautious as I took my ancient A3 for a hand wash and valet and they seem to have sprayed the entire interior with something that made it look shiny and new but smelt very synthetic and actually didn't look that good at all.
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 18th Apr 2017 6:00 pm |
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Johnhiggs
Member Since: 19 Feb 2017
Location: Reading
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I use the autoglym interior trim shampoo in a spray bottle and then use the rubber and trim dressing on the door cards and hard trims, I do the rubber mats too and they looked really good compared to the cheap stuff I used to have. 2006 D3 2.7tdv6 SE Zermatt (6A)
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| 18th Apr 2017 6:10 pm |
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RDR
Member Since: 24 Mar 2013
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 2260
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Do you have an Air compressor?
If you do, my secret weapon is a Tornador with a mild nuteral detergent in it 
Works brill with just water too, use with just air first to get all the dust and dry stuff out from everywhere then use wet following with a cloth. MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
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| 18th Apr 2017 6:11 pm |
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Asa
Member Since: 03 Jul 2016
Location: Essex
Posts: 172
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I use Fast Wax on my D3 a product from chromecp.com. A truck driver was using it on his plastic trim,it was a one wipe application and I asked him what it was.
I was at the Alconbury truck/service stop and bought some in a handy spray vessel for £6.
It is pink in colour and oxides green on contact but leaves a factory type satin finish on trim,not greasy nor shiny it was applied about 3 weeks ago on all the exterior trim (D3) and with washing then leathering looks factory new.
It works on the interior trim dash etc.works a treat. Just keep polishing as it evaporates.
It is water based so no harmful vapours?
I always spray onto the cloth and apply, even works on paintwork
I guess you might be able to get some at South Mimms Truck stop?
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| 18th Apr 2017 8:56 pm |
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peteyd
Member Since: 08 Mar 2016
Location: South Bucks
Posts: 551
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Thanks for the replies. I don't have an air compressor, might add that to the birthday list... not sure I'll be passing South Mimms soon, so will try the Autoglym first.
Thanks
PD MY16 D4 Graphite in Loire Blue
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| 18th Apr 2017 9:48 pm |
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Pip66
Member Since: 26 Sep 2016
Location: Ely.
Posts: 170
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Try these....
http://www.autofinesse.co.uk/ 2008 G4 D3 vehicle No 11. UK selections.
2003 G4 D2 vehicle No 125. South African workshop car.
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| 19th Apr 2017 8:14 am |
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Pip66
Member Since: 26 Sep 2016
Location: Ely.
Posts: 170
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Or here.....
www.dodojuice.net 2008 G4 D3 vehicle No 11. UK selections.
2003 G4 D2 vehicle No 125. South African workshop car.
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| 19th Apr 2017 8:15 am |
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Felstmiester
Member Since: 12 Dec 2016
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 211
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In my boredom out shopping with the mrs one day in some home/furniture shop place, I found myself pulled towards the very small selection of car crap they sell in those kind of shops. I picked up a cheepo can of tyre shine and a can of what was called instant valet. It was just to use on my work van as I have all the auto glym stuff for the cars. The tyre shine was crap but the instant valet is the nuts. It's like a foam you spray on and the it evaporates and you wipe it off. I went back and brought a few more. Cheep! But pretty good. Think it was under £2 a can.
Found this. Out of stock but this is what it is.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pride-Instant-Val...B0154EVJWY
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| 19th Apr 2017 5:35 pm |
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timmyt79
Member Since: 18 Oct 2016
Location: Pemrokeshire
Posts: 585
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Autoglym vinyl and rubber care for me,used it for years and never found anything better! I have tried a few others but pants compared to this and it seems to last well too.
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| 19th Apr 2017 6:13 pm |
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BLFarrar
Member Since: 02 Aug 2006
Location: Deepest, Dankest, Darkest, Dingiest......Le Halifax, West Yorkshire...with strong links to Ireland
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Some time back we used my daughters FL2 to move some bags of refuse from home to tip on bag was split & we got a really obnoxious pong in the car.....actuall a horrendous pong.
Everything was tried to get rid of this - but the issue was we couldn't find the exact bit that was contaminated....the car has leather seats (which have fabric edges)...we guessed the smell originated there.
We tried steam cleaner, dettol, Febreze, car interior shampoos (autoglym, Meguairs, simonise, even car plan.
We also removed seats & what carpets we could. Tried the bomb type air fresheners. Meguairs pet odour zapper - which is powerful stuff didn't work either.
Halfrauds & the internet sources checked out we had to just wait for the natural effect of time & temperature to work...which it has sort of done.
One thing we found on the journey was a product in spray & wipe form - from Halfrauds that
to me stands way above interior trim & dash cleaners used over many years...including ones made in the US of A (where everything seems to be or do better) from specialist car cleaner suppliers.
It's called "Refresh your Car"
http://www.refreshyourcar.com
Besides getting crap of your interior trim, leaving a non-sticky surface, a very subtle sheen, pleasant odour it's relatively cheap & easy to use. It doesn't marr leather & make it dull if your wipe strays from trim or harder plastic.
The wipes are sealed in the shop - but the spray bottle can be unscrewed to test the "Pacific Rain Scent"
Been using this well over two years now - I've standardised on this.
I have to wet clean my works car very other day (we process natural stone which has unhealthy silica in it so I go through loads of wipes) far better than industrial wipes - we've tried many.
Amazing that Amazon.uk doesn't list this but Halfrauds does:
http://www.halfords.com/motoring/car-clean...rain-wipes BREXIT - done properly.
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| 19th Apr 2017 7:27 pm |
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NickJ
Member Since: 11 Oct 2010
Location: there's no f in point
Posts: 2137
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Autoglym interior shampoo here as well. Best stuff for inside the house at getting dirt and stains out of carpets and sofas etc, provided you get to it quick enough
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| 19th Apr 2017 8:41 pm |
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