I need to wash the exterior and do the interior on my car. I'm looking for some decent stuff (Target, Pep Boys, etc) for the interior:
- what's good for leather (seats, doors, etc)
- what's good for the dash-board

I'm also afraid that some of those products may harm the leather or leave stains and that's the reason for my question.

Also, for the outside, what's a good product for my rims (so they don't get stained) ? I'm waiting for your responses to go buy the stuff and wash my car, so PLEASE be as quick as possible in responding.

Thanks

P.S. The car-manual recommends a cloth damped with soapy, warm wather for cleaning the leather but I don't think this is good enough.

 

for my leather i use a meguires cleaner/conditioner, for my wheels i usse eagle one a2z to get most of the brake dust off, then use the soap i'm using to wash the car with to fully clean them, i use zymol soap for the car

04, 6mt, Twilight Blue, Premium, Aero

 

I also use the Meguiars Leather Foam.

For the wheels I only use the car wash soap I use on my car. I recommend using a totally different sponge for your wheels then your car.

Russ

Black 6MT Coupe
Jax, FL
PS2 and Headrest Monitors Thread

 

Thanks a lot guys !

 

Lexol for the seats....
303 Aerospace Protectant for the dash and doors etc.

 

This is what I got:
- Armorall for vinyl (dashboard, partial doors, console)
- Zymol for leather (seats and partial doors)
- Meguiars for liquid soap
- something for wheels (I forgot, but it's in the garage to be applied tomorrow)
- Tuffs for carpet cleaning

I washed and cleaned it today but when I finished it was already dark so I can't hardly wait for tomorrow to see what I did.

Once again, thanks for all your advices (Zymol for leather was awesome, my seats look brand-new).

 

lexol for leather, 303 for interior plastics and such.
exterior... zaino or crystal guard

<font color=green>-Rambo</font color=green>
G35c-6MT-DG/Willow/HyperGround/BorlaExhaust/350Z-intake

 

Zaino Leather in a Bottle.....'nuff said

 

Zaino Leather in a bottle (and cleaner) for seats
I actually use Simple Green for cleaning my wheels (probably get flamed for that! )
As for interior dash etc, I have not settled on a product yet, I usually remove any dirt/dust with a damp clean rag (maybe the Zaino leather cleaner for marks)

Mike.


2003 6MT Coupe Black/Graphite/Prem./Nav/Aero
1994 MR2 Turbo 5MT Black/Prem.

 

Armor All is supposedly bad for your interior. Something like it will dry it out and your dash will eventually start cracking. If you want, I can look up the specific information for ya. I would use Vinylex for the interior.

2003 Blackout Nissan SE-R Spec V
No mods...they add weight, and weight slows me down!

 

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Armor All is supposedly bad for your interior. Something like it will dry it out and your dash will eventually start cracking.

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Oh, it really does that, I learned that the hard way, some years back, made "dark brown" spots on my dash in one of my cars, and a friend used it over several years on his plastic door panels on a GMC pickup, and it made them all crumbly. I would definitely stay away from it on the interior, I don't like to use any "protectant" inside, makes it look to phony IMO!
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P.S. The car-manual recommends a cloth damped with soapy, warm wather for cleaning the leather but I don't think this is good enough.

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I usually just use a cloth dampened with Zymol Leather Cleaner, or maybe even a foam cleaner, like Maguiars Rich Leather Foam, this is my third vehicle with leather, and they have all stayed nice using this type stuff, you may need more on a lighter color like Willow. (I had an F150 with the light gray leather, and it stayed nice just by keeping it clean)


Brilliant Silver/Graphite '04 Sedan/5AT