All purpose cleaning product for my car interior

[briansy]

Hi there, I bought a lovely BMW 640i recently and feel like when I get it cleaned on the inside the guys literally run a damp towel over it for like 5 seconds. I want to do it myself.

I found a really good mat cleaner for spot cleaning stains and I got a cordless hoover. Next step is cleaning the surfaces. The main surfaces are:

- the panels which are plastic
- the high gloss wood finish to the dash / console surrounds
- the leather topped dash
- the steering wheel
- the windscreen interior
- the pedals and beige bits in the footwell

Ideally I'd like one product to cover all of the above bar the glass,of course and wondering what is a good applicator that can get in and around all the nooks and crannies - sorry if this is an absurdly simplistic question but any ideas?

If you would recommend multiple products for the different areas then absolutely no worries. I'll be glad to hear it.

Edited by briansy on Monday 9th May 14:06

[QJumper]

Depends on whether you want to clean something that's really dirty, or wipe over surfaces that are largely clean to start with.

If the latter then I just dust over them and wipe everything with 303 Protectant, including leather seats. I apply it with either a microfibre cloth or microfibre pad, which seems to manage most of the nooks and crannies.

https://www.303products.co.uk/shop/303-automotive-...

[roscopervis]

A rinseless wash - ONR or Griots Brilliant Finish. You dilute it to the strength you need and away you go. You can use it for tons of other stuff too. For applicators - look up Scrubber Dubbers and soft interior detailing brushes.

Edited by roscopervis on Monday 9th May 19:44

[mike9009]

I like to use two paint brushes. One quite stiff brush to get crap out of nooks and crannies, then a softer brush for cleaning in air vents etc.

Then something like Meguiars New Car Scent Protection with a wipe over with a microfibre cloth.

I have a 330i Coupe with a 'similar' interior to yours...... So cream leather door cards and seats, black leather bits and gloss black inserts. I need to use a Vax spot cleaner on the cream coloured mats, but letting my lad and his mates in with muddy football boots puts my cleaning regime to the test....

[Belle427]

I just use a dry microfibre, I don't really like any of the dressings etc.
A light spray of a decent apc for the lower plastics maybe.
There are some small detailing vent type brushes for the nooks and crannies or just use a soft paint brush.

[julianm]

This stuff is good & not too expensive as you can dilute it considerably - https://www.koch-chemie.com/en/products/pol_star
It shifted spaghetti bolognaise sauce from our son's settee!

[Summit_Detailing]

Gtechniq I2 tri-clean on a microfibre will be perfect for all surfaces apart from the trim inlays, try Autoglym Instant Show Shine on a microfibre for these parts.

Cheers,

Chris

[nickfrog]

Any household APC will do, £1 Tesco diluted down to 1:10. Use a very dense micro fibre though, dont skimp on that to minimise damage.

Loads of different solution for protection afterwards. My favourite is Capro PERL.

https://www.slimsdetailing.co.uk/collections/inter...

[vikingaero]

I've used everything from 303, Koch-Chemi, Auto Finesse etc etc on interior trim. One product that surprised me was Lidl W5 interior car cleaner and protectant for £1.59. It seemed exactly like every other interior product being a milky liquid and performed just as well leaving a satin sheen.

[psi310398]

Another vote for Koch Chemie’s PolStar.

[somouk]

I've always used Megs APC watered down 10:1 or 4:1 for interiors depending on how filthy they are. Recently been very impressed with the infinity wax interior cleaner.