What Product/Tool brings your interiors to another level?

[Ronkh]

You mean you don`t have gummy bears, gold fish, and french fries hiding between your seats and seat rails?

That dash vents are a "as needed" basis IMO. When you`re doing volume work and you have a vehicle come in that`s so trashed you really don`t have many options to get it clean in the short amount of time you`re given. Whether it`s steam or compressed air, some stuff still gets pushed down the ducts and out of sight. Thankfully I don`t have to deal with these anymore.

Wow

[GearHead_1]

That`s some improvement there Rasky.

[Oldfordisbetter]

Chad, how did you clean the vents in the red pictures? Was there dressing applied? Sometimes after I get rid of dust like that in vents they still look bad. I need to either clean them better or apply some dressing to spruce them up. Your pictures look great!

Edit: btw, great info and discussion in this thread!

[RaskyR1]

Chad, how did you clean the vents in the red pictures? Was there dressing applied? Sometimes after I get rid of dust like that in vents they still look bad. I need to either clean them better or apply some dressing to spruce them up. Your pictures look great!

Edit: btw, great info and discussion in this thread!

Cleaning was done with a diluted APC, agitated with a brush, and blown with compressed air. It was probably 10 years ago when I did those cars but I`m guessing it was an aerosol spray that I used to dress the vents...a similar 3D product is listed below. Not my preferred way to clean them but its effective on trashed vents (dealer cars) and is done in little time. On normal cars far less invasive methods can be used.

3D Instant Shine

[Accumulator]

RaskyR1- Thanks for reminding me why I never do other people`s vehicles

Perhaps I`m a bit, uhm...stubborn about the "blowing into the vents" as I`ve had to disassemble the dash/ducts/etc. on new-to-me vehicles to clean things out and it`s always a huge PIA even though I only DIY it on "simple" vehicles (heh heh, take apart the dash/ducts on the A8? I don`t think so!).

Oldfordisbetter- If you do the vents with swabs, or a MF wrapped around a stick, damp with [your interior dressing/sealant/product of choice] somewhat regularly they stay nice indefinitely. I don`t do them *every* wash, but almost. Vehicles that don`t have filters for the cabin air really oughta be done every time, but once the ductwork is clean it takes a while to get all contaminated again (well, depending on the service environment..).

[richy]

Are you referring to this? Autoglym Hi-Tech Cleaning Hand Pad - Elite Car Care

Yes! I know it`s available in England, but I would never pay the shipping from there. If it`s not available in North America, I consider it not available at all.

[dschia]

Autoglym Hi-Tech Cleaning Hand Pad is definitely a must have for me. Looks like a 3m scrub pad but that is where the similarity ends. It has extremely gentle fiber to help agitation and will rinse out easily. Definitely not irreplaceable as you can probably do the same with a brush but it is so much more efficient.

[Accumulator]

Nice to see Autoglym getting some attention here!

[WaxManRonnie]

The steamer is my best friend! Can`t detail without it.

[Bunky]

I like like Fenix head light...it really helps to clean the carpets in poorly lit situations.

[Accumulator]

The steamer is my best friend! Can`t detail without it.

[REPEAT my usual caveats about how steaming can bleach the color out of plastics and melt synthetic fibers]

I`m in *NO* way insulting your intelligence or otherwise being anti-steam, just sayin` it again since I have a lot of experience with steamers yet still have the occasional "oops!", suprisingly enough on interiors that I`ve successfully steamed in a more aggressive manner in the past.

[04Golf]

I would say compressed air is a big one for me.

X2

I could do an interior with air, vac, apc and some brushes but narrow it down to just one? I use air, steam and an extractor all the time!

[AttentionToDtl]

It can really pay for itself quickly after a few jobs. Keep an eye out for our open box deals to save some money. I just sold a Mytee Lite III 8070 that was basically brand new at a great price. It`s rare for us to have big $ items like extractors or steamers on open box, but when we do you can save a lot of money on tools that are normally never discounted.

Do you guys have a spot where you list open box items?

[addysdaddy]

Any thoughts on where to buy the Autoglym Hi Tech Cleaning Hand Pad state side? It was going to cost $20US to send it from one of the UK dealers - the pad was only $10US