DiscoMad
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Warwickshire, United Kingdom
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I think this is the right place for this kind of topic ???
Has anyone found a cleaner for the interior plastics that works ? ie drys without leaving streaks ? I use Autglym vinyl and rubber care cleaner but on the disco3 it is not so easy to get a good finish. Also tried Armor All Dashboard wipes but they dont work so well either!
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 5th Apr 2005 9:17 pm |
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Roddy
Member Since: 18 Apr 2005
Location: Aberdeen
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Call me old fashioned, but I find an E Cloth (the green one) dampened with warm water works wonders. For day to day dust removal, these "Swiffer" style cloths are very effective. I'm sad and have to keep the inside of my TDV6 pristine.
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| 18th Apr 2005 8:04 pm |
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Dom Harvey
Lord of the Four Fingers
Member Since: 15 Apr 2005
Location: Dorset
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Someone who uses an E cloth and/or swiffer is obviously not old fashioned - smacks of 'new age man', whats an E cloth anyway ? and where can I get one? 2004 Discovery 3 - gone
2006 Discovery 3 - gone
2008 Discovery 3 GS - gone
2011 Freelander LE Special Edition - gone
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| 19th Apr 2005 8:08 am |
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jzk
Member Since: 15 Mar 2005
Location: Chicago
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Have you ever tried to clean mud off of the plastic? You wipe it with a nice wet rag, and it looks good. Then, when it dries, it is as if you never cleaned it! Want to hear the real nightmare? Try rubbing sunblock on your arm, then rest your arm on the door for a while. You get this pink stain on the black plastic! And, the sun block being oily, it doesn't want to come off!
I have some armor all type stuff in a gallon jug. It is not armor all, but has the same consistency. It works wonders and leaves a nice black finish. A little oil residue left on the plastic will keep stuff from penetrating into the plastic. LR3 HSE
http://www.pbase.com/jzk/lr3
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| 19th Apr 2005 11:55 am |
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DiscoMad
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Posts: 190
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I find that mud comes off - but its oil and diesel that ruins the spong and doesnt come off with normal car wash soap.
Oil comes off with a quick wipe with tar remover or autoglym bumper care.
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| 19th Apr 2005 1:16 pm |
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BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
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jzk wrote:Have you ever tried to clean mud off of the plastic? You wipe it with a nice wet rag, and it looks good. Then, when it dries, it is as if you never cleaned it! Want to hear the real nightmare? Try rubbing sunblock on your arm, then rest your arm on the door for a while. You get this pink stain on the black plastic! And, the sun block being oily, it doesn't want to come off!
I have some armor all type stuff in a gallon jug. It is not armor all, but has the same consistency. It works wonders and leaves a nice black finish. A little oil residue left on the plastic will keep stuff from penetrating into the plastic.
Hey jzk, if we had some sun we would not mind the stain 
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| 19th Apr 2005 2:20 pm |
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DiscoMad
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Posts: 190
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and there i thought you would add -' and i saved money using the Flash wash solution'
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| 19th Apr 2005 2:46 pm |
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NightFox
Member Since: 02 Apr 2005
Location: Bedfordshire
Posts: 125
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Have you tried peanut butter? I’m deadly serious – it works wonders on black plastic trim. The best thing is actually peanut oil, but it’s not the easiest of things to get your hands on, so peanut butter is a worthy substitute – you just wipe it on and rub it off.
Not sure how good it would be on the LR fascia, but watch out for monkeys, squirrels and elephants .
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| 19th Apr 2005 2:53 pm |
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BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
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DiscoMad wrote:and there i thought you would add -' and i saved money using the Flash wash solution'
got a new idea from nightfox, peanut butter, yummee, better than Flash anytime 
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| 19th Apr 2005 2:58 pm |
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DiscoMad
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Posts: 190
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Whilst BN is chewing on his peanut butter, the red stain is probably just the effect of a sun filter and will come off with a good cleaner.
I find Mr Muscle multi-task works a treat on those difficult oily stains (especially peanut butter stains on your tie BN)
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| 19th Apr 2005 3:09 pm |
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NightFox
Member Since: 02 Apr 2005
Location: Bedfordshire
Posts: 125
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(I should add I have no affiliation with Sun-Pat whatsoever)
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| 19th Apr 2005 3:11 pm |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
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Yeah Yeah, Nightfox doth protesth too much (or something like that) DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
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| 19th Apr 2005 4:32 pm |
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Roddy
Member Since: 18 Apr 2005
Location: Aberdeen
Posts: 132
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E-Cloth see http://www.enviroproducts.co.uk/index.asp?sid=8635465. Avaialable at all good hardware shops etc. The 'Swiffer' as I call them are also made by Pledge those things you put on a mop to take the dust off your laminate flooring.
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| 19th Apr 2005 4:49 pm |
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DiscoMad
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Posts: 190
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e-cloth-must get one for exfoliating my body
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| 19th Apr 2005 5:32 pm |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
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I'm trying to loose a few pounds, do you think one of these will be a good idea??? Or will I just loose a few pounds sterling! DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
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| 19th Apr 2005 8:18 pm |
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