RegalGS
06-23-2003, 09:14 PM
I just received my Matte Effect Interior Kit from the Autopia store this afternoon. As luck would have it, my husband pulled his truck into the drive as I was unpacking the bottles. Ahh! A victim! (And the dash was dirty. Quite dirty. I don`t have before pics - it would be too embarrassing.)
The Plastik-Reiniger instructions say it "cleans heavily soiled plastic components." (Thanks, David, for putting English labels on the bottles! :bigups ) I hoped it was right... sprayed across the dash in as fine a spray as I could get first time out. The product smelled chemical, but not unpleasant. I rubbed the product into the dash and steering wheel with a MF. Wasn`t too surprised at the amount of dirt that came off. Now the next step, wipe with a clean sponge. I simply rinsed out the MF, squeezed damp, and used that. Not bad! A buff with a dry cloth, and the dash looked almost good again.
Now for the Tiefenpfleger. I didn`t read the instructions right the first time, so I got a little bit of spotting. I sprayed directly on the dash instead of on the towel as well. I let it penetrate and then had to buff kinda hard to get some of the spots buffed out. The dash hadn`t been treated with anything before, so it soaked in. A second application, and this is what resulted:
http://www.autopia.org/gallery/data/500/1941dashleft-med.jpg
http://www.autopia.org/gallery/data/500/1941dashright-med.jpg
My first impressions: this kit probably works best on a dash that hasn`t been neglected. I can`t say that my husband`s dash is kept to autopian standards. However, I`m quite pleased (and so is he) at the appearance. If I can get him to keep up on it with the Cockpit Premium (which I`m already very happy with), I think his dash will stay this way. The smell is strong to begin with, but tapers quickly to a very pleasant fresh smell. One of these days, I`ll get to the rest of the interior. :D
The Plastik-Reiniger instructions say it "cleans heavily soiled plastic components." (Thanks, David, for putting English labels on the bottles! :bigups ) I hoped it was right... sprayed across the dash in as fine a spray as I could get first time out. The product smelled chemical, but not unpleasant. I rubbed the product into the dash and steering wheel with a MF. Wasn`t too surprised at the amount of dirt that came off. Now the next step, wipe with a clean sponge. I simply rinsed out the MF, squeezed damp, and used that. Not bad! A buff with a dry cloth, and the dash looked almost good again.
Now for the Tiefenpfleger. I didn`t read the instructions right the first time, so I got a little bit of spotting. I sprayed directly on the dash instead of on the towel as well. I let it penetrate and then had to buff kinda hard to get some of the spots buffed out. The dash hadn`t been treated with anything before, so it soaked in. A second application, and this is what resulted:
http://www.autopia.org/gallery/data/500/1941dashleft-med.jpg
http://www.autopia.org/gallery/data/500/1941dashright-med.jpg
My first impressions: this kit probably works best on a dash that hasn`t been neglected. I can`t say that my husband`s dash is kept to autopian standards. However, I`m quite pleased (and so is he) at the appearance. If I can get him to keep up on it with the Cockpit Premium (which I`m already very happy with), I think his dash will stay this way. The smell is strong to begin with, but tapers quickly to a very pleasant fresh smell. One of these days, I`ll get to the rest of the interior. :D