Interior Cleaning Advice

[Zappa]

Hi,

Changed my car recently and the inside is a bit grubby. It stank of smoke but I have almost got rid of that.

However, there's just bits of the car that are grubby, like the ash tray container, inside windows sills, door lining etc.

I did a very quick clean of the seats with a Turtle Wax Upholstery cleaner, not great but ok.

Can you recommend a process / product range to get the car really clean?

I don't have much money this month due to stag parties and my ladies birthday, so a valet is out of the equation

Any advice greatly appreciated.

 

[Just Waxed]

If you can get access to a wet vac then give that a try. If not get some all purpose cleaner, dilute with warm water and use a bit of elbow grease. You can use the APC to clean down the whole interior. Then if your budget stretches I find 303 Aerospace Protectant the best product for refreshing all the interior plastics and trim - leaves a nice matt non greasy finish.

Both products mentioned are available from the likes of Clean Your Car

 

[Just Waxed]

The interior of my 116k miles Clio 172 Cup using the 303 AP...

 

[Zappa]

Thats quite possibly the cleanest car I have ever seen!

An inspiration!

Ok mate I will try the all purpose cleaner as no acces to a wet vac and im sure they arent cheap.


I will post some pictures tomorrow after I get stuck in

 

[Just Waxed]

Thats quite possibly the cleanest car I have ever seen!

An inspiration!

Ok mate I will try the all purpose cleaner as no acces to a wet vac and im sure they arent cheap.


I will post some pictures tomorrow after I get stuck in

Cheers mate.

Appart form the steering wheel falling to bits... comes as standard with the Clio Cups. The 303 is monumental in getting a finish like that. Well worth 14 quid IMO.

I and an exterior to match

 

[Random1989]

too bad its a clio though

 

[Just Waxed]

too bad its a clio though

Mock it if you like, but I loved it to bits and it was better than my leon FR in so many ways - and I bet it turned more heads than your Ibiza ever will

 

[lawrieIbizaMk4]

Any products you find work well along side a wet vac? I've got a vax machine so will the apc that comes with it suffice?

 

[n_d_fox]

The APC that came with my VAX machine actually worked really well on the carpets and mats in the car but i thought it seemed a bit strong... possibly could water it down more but i would be more inclined to use a dedicated car product like Chemical Guys Fabric Clean or something.

 

[lawrieIbizaMk4]

Yeah I thought that would be the case wet vac'ing the interiors something I've always meant to do but I've always been put off because of the 24 hours of wet seats lol

 

[rf860]

Yeah I thought that would be the case wet vac'ing the interiors something I've always meant to do but I've always been put off because of the 24 hours of wet seats lol

If you don't want wet rear seats, it's really easy to take the covers off the bases. It just folds round the frame, then pop it in the washing machine.

 

[n_d_fox]

Yeah I thought that would be the case wet vac'ing the interiors something I've always meant to do but I've always been put off because of the 24 hours of wet seats lol

I always wait until the summer to do mine... with the vax extracting most of the water the heat of the sun is then enough to have them dry in a reasonable amount of time.