Re: Vinyl cleaner/conditioner

[Moulder]

Hi

I am aware that most of the people on here will have cars with leather interiors but was hoping someone could recommend a good cleaner/conditioner for a vinyl interior.

Also any suggestions to keep the stitching supple as this seems to be drying out are much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

[SB - Nigel]

Unless the vinyl interior is very dirty you can use (AutoGlym) Leather Care Cream on vinyl too and it will help with the stitching

Or a better idea you could use (AutoGlym) Interior Shampoo - spray it on lightly then wipe off with a CLEAN damp chamios (work into stitching and keep the chamios clean and damp whilst cleaning) leave to dry and then buff up with a clean dry cloth

The advantage is that you can use (AutoGlym) Interior Shampoo on the rest of the interior too

Vacumn the whole interior first then start with the roof lining and work your way down to the floor, have a large bucket of tepid water (why have cold hands) and keep rinsing out the chamios to keep it clean, replace the water if it gets dirty you want clean water

Make sure the chamois and bucket are clean (and chamios damp) and keep them that way ready to be used again - the number of peolpe who try to clean using dirty materials and instruments is amazing, just think of how many people you've seen people dry off their cars with a filthy, black chamios

Vacumn mats and carpets again when they are dry

I only mention AutoGlym as that's what's in my shed at the moment I'm sure others would work as well too

Edited by SB - Nigel on Wednesday 2nd July 01:22

[Firkin D]

I came across this with my Morris Minor very recently. Having bought the Autoglym products and found they did not clean very well I resorted to good old fashioned soap and a gentle nail brush. Washed down, well damped down to remove soap residue at the end, towel dried and then used the Autoglym leather cleaner to give that smooth, fed leather feel.

[miniman]

Give Frosts a call. They stock stuff called Interior Coat which is effectively paint for vinyl. However you can also get "Plastikleen" which is the cleaning soluton you need to use to prep the vinyl. I used it successfully on my Trans Am.

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8...