Mystery problem with interior detail….

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Elonheater32

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Ok guys so I have a very very annoying issue that is a mystery to me.
A while ago I needed to clean the interior of my G Wagen and my usual BlackFire interior cleaner was out so I used an old bottle of Mothers interior detailer to do the job. When I went to use the bottle it had appeared that the solution had separated probably due to the heat (being stored in the garage) and age.
I simply shook it up and went to work.
A week later I noticed that some areas of the interior looked crusty and hazy.
I decided to use my new BlackFire interior cleaner and go over it and ….. a nightmare.
It seems as if there has been a hard wax like film that has developed from one of the products I used in the past. I have scrubbed and scrubbed it and it’s hardly coming off. Now the seats look like I put sunscreen all over it…. Very hazy and white.
What’s going on here???? Is there a special product that I can use to strip all of the cleaner product that’s on there currently so I can start over.
I have never seen anything like this. I can only assume it’s due to a product went bad. 🤷‍♂️
 
Wonder if starting with a dilution of APC would work? Or spray it on straight then work it in and wipe off with a micro and pail of warm water to rinse.
 
Note: I wrote this post yesterday shortly after the thread was started, but apparently didn't hit the "post reply" button.

Ha, not five minutes before I read this I was unclogging the sprayer from my Meg's QID that I used earlier, and wondering what kind of solids are in there to clog the nozzle--they do tell you to shake it up well--and trying to think how old the bottle is.

I'd say you want to use some APC to clean that film off, diluted to the proper ratio, and do a plain water wipe after to remove the APC residue (make sure you're using an APC that says it's ok for interiors, nothing crazy harsh). Unless you have a steamer, you could try that on a small area.
 
Elonheater32:
You have hit on two "problems" using your Mother's interior cleaner that applies to all detailing car-care products:
1) How old it is,
2) How it was stored.
And yes, you are probably correct that over time and the heat it was exposed to, the chemical make-up may have "changed" or degraded to the point it no longer works like it is supposed to, as evidenced by the appearance of the interior piece material types it was applied to.
Chalk (no pun intended!) it up to experience and live- and -learn:
1) Know how old the product is
(Yes, I write the date a product was purchased on the bottle/jug/jar/tube/box with a permanent marker...now you tell me!
Funny when you THINK it's 5 or so years old, but it is really 15 or 20, especially products that you accumulate (hoard, but never use again!) over time) AND
2) Store products in a controlled environment (which may not be available to you; don't know)
The 'fix" is as suggested: wash it off with an interior material-friendly cleaner (NOT a degreaser) and rinse wipe it OR steam clean it.
Let us know what you do and how it turned out.
 
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