Maintaining a Cloth Interior

[dmw16]

I am picking up my first brand new car today (Red 2008 GTI) and it has the plaid cloth interior. I learned all of the detailing stuff I know (little compared to the folks here) while maintaining my leather interior. But how do I keep a cloth interior looking new?



ALso, what is the best thing to apply to the dash to keep it looking new? I usually use Lexol vinyl protectent.

[imported_Puckman]

Multiple thin coats of ScotchGuard will help keep stuff from setting in to fabric. Also, frequent reapplications of it help as I`ve found it loses it`s protection fairly quickly. Also try to get to stains as quickly as possible.



For those few cloth interiors I`ve cleaned I find my extractor very effective.



I personally like 303 Aerospace Protectant for the dash and plastic or vinyl interior trim.

[zaxjax]

+1



Puckman has good advice for you!



Remember to open your windows after spraying the Scotch Guard. The smell is horrendous.

[dmw16]

How about ways to just keep the seats looking new?

[Cleaning Fool]

Seatcovers

[Mark77]

Most cloth seats will look good with very low maintenance. I just scrub them with some APC and extract once or twice a year and protect with scotchguard. Stays looking like new, for many years.

[dmw16]

thanks for the tips.



I hate seatcovers. They look cheap in general and there is no point in having nice seats under seat covers.