In order to get rid of the greesy dressing on the engine, I first wiped it down with P21S TAW on a damp rag, then instead of adding a dressing back on to the plastics, they were polished back to a matte luster (oxymoron anyone??) with ZAIO:
The interior got the usual treatment of a good vacuum. Carpets were cleaned with CG Citrus pad Cleaner. Leather was conditioned and protected with leather masters' Vital and Protection Cream. Dash was wiped down with a swiffer cloth, and then protected with 303 protectant.
Side note: as I was wiping down the dash, I felt like all I was doing is spreading dust around, so I said "wait a second.." and pulled a swiffer from the cleaning cabinet. Who said you can use these on the dash? It worked amazingly well, because of the static charge in the cloth it picks up, and traps the dirt. Just please don't use these on the paint :P.
Before interior:
Then to cleant he carpets, I used this contraption my dad made:
Using a swissvax leather brush, I agitated the dirt, then revacuumed, then groomed the carpets:
The pedals were sprayed with
Meguiars APC cut 7:1 and then agitated with a boars hair interior brush, and then protected with 303.
Trunk took about 20-30 minutes to vacuum alone because of the short knap carpet.
Before:
After:
The interior carbon fibre and brushed pieces were also polished with ZAIO:
After:
The seals were also dressed/protected with 1z gummi pfledge stick.
The LSP of choice for this car was to
spit shine Rubbish Boys' Original Edition on the car.
The first layer was applied at 7pm Monday night, and then wiped down with ice cold distilled water. Then the next morning, the second coat was applied, and again, wiped down with ice cold distilled water. I may be crazy, and it may be my head, but the wetness and clearity achieved from "spit shining" in combination with RBOE was something I haven't experience before, and it was worth the hassle of application of RBOE by a LONG shot.
Alright guys, here's a slew of afters for you:
Interior:
