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DiscoMad
 


Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
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Cleaning the inside

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!
  
Post #18745th Apr 2005 9:17 pm
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Roddy
 


Member Since: 18 Apr 2005
Location: Aberdeen
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Scotland 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Manual Bonatti GreyDiscovery 3
Interior Cleaning

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.
  
Post #250518th Apr 2005 8:04 pm
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Dom Harvey
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England 2012 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 GS Auto Orkney GreyDiscovery 4
New Age Man?

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?
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Post #253119th Apr 2005 8:08 am
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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.
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Post #253819th Apr 2005 11:55 am
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DiscoMad
 


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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.
  
Post #254419th Apr 2005 1:16 pm
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BN
 


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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 Wink
  
Post #255219th Apr 2005 2:20 pm
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DiscoMad
 


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and there i thought you would add -' and i saved money using the Flash wash solution'
  
Post #255319th Apr 2005 2:46 pm
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NightFox
 


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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 Wink .
  
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BN
 


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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 Razz
  
Post #255519th Apr 2005 2:58 pm
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DiscoMad
 


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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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NightFox
 


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(I should add I have no affiliation with Sun-Pat whatsoever) Wink
  
Post #255819th Apr 2005 3:11 pm
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Pelyma
  


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Yeah Yeah, Nightfox doth protesth too much (or something like that)
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Roddy
 


Member Since: 18 Apr 2005
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Scotland 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Manual Bonatti GreyDiscovery 3
Interior Cleaning

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.
  
Post #256419th Apr 2005 4:49 pm
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DiscoMad
 


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e-cloth-must get one for exfoliating my body
  
Post #256619th Apr 2005 5:32 pm
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Pelyma
  


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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!
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