Cleaning Stilo dash

[philipb82]

Hello

This is just a trivial matter but I just wondered what sort of clothes do people use when cleaning their dashboards. I don't know if the Stilo dash is the same as other Fiats but either the grainy/bumpy texture snags bits of cloth or the ones I use just leaves white bits all over the place!!!! I use Autoglym vinyl and rubber care with Halfords valeting cloths!!!

After I've done the dash I need to get the hoover out again!

Phil

 

[rattystilo]

Hello

This is just a trivial matter but I just wondered what sort of clothes do people use when cleaning their dashboards.

Phil

i normally wear jeans and a t-shirt.


















Seriously though i generally use a microfibre cloth. Then vacuum.

 

[Rawb]

I usually use 1:3 IPA wipe down on the dash so it reduces any chance of glare off the windscreen, used with a microfiber cloth or lint free cloth.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Clean the dash. What's that

 

[Andy Monty]

i have one of these

http://www.elitecarcare.net/index.php?manufacturers_id=18&sort=&filter_id=56


other than that once in a while it gets a wipe down with all pourpose cleaner mixed in water then dried then a wipe over with a matt none shine plastics dressing


eg

http://www.armorall.eu/uk/news/item/id/93/armor-all-rated-excellent-interior-protectant

 

[jimboy]

I'm always a bit amused when questions like this come up & some pay out small fortunes in buying the latest cleaner for a specific part of the car.


Two words, baby wipes, cleans all & sundry inside the car. Great for the dash. Keep a pack in the glove box. Lidls sell the type that don't disintegrate, & less than a pound per pack........Yes I'm a tight git

 

[Andy Monty]

Your in Scotland says it all really (that coming from a Yorkshire man )


Got All purpose cleaner under the kitchen sink (flash, Star drops, Daisy)

and the armour all wipes are only £3 a pack and alegidly contain UV inhibitors to protect the plastic......

 

[jimboy]

Your in Scotland says it all really (that coming from a Yorkshire man )


Got All purpose cleaner under the kitchen sink (flash, Star drops, Daisy)

and the armour all wipes are only £3 a pack and alegidly contain UV inhibitors to protect the plastic......

It's "you're"

 

[philipb82]

I may give the wipes a go then, I've never used them before on any of my previous cars.

Phil

 

[RobinPJ]

I usually use 1:3 IPA wipe down on the dash so it reduces any chance of glare off the windscreen, used with a microfiber cloth or lint free cloth.

I prefer neat bitter - or sometimes lager in the summer.

 

[jimboy]

I've always carried baby wipes in my vehicles. Common sense will tell you, they can be used to clean up your gob & hands after that wee sneaky snack in the car apart from a multitude of uses. They leave a pleasant smell as well. Joking apart, they are so versatile, a cheap no brainer in my view.

Bird **** on paint work.....the list is endless, no risk of damage either as they are very gentle.

 

[philipb82]

Bird **** on paint work.....the list is endless, no risk of damage either as they are very gentle.

Yeah they are good on paintwork. When I was on holiday in Whitby some bird (seagull ) did a big one on my car and my daughters baby wipes came in handy .

Phil

 

[brimmy]

I have found using an old tea towel on the dash does the job, it doesnt leave any "white bits".

 

[Andy Monty]

Bird **** on paint work.....the list is endless, no risk of damage either as they are very gentle.

Yeah they are good on paintwork. When I was on holiday in Whitby some bird (seagull ) did a big one on my car and my daughters baby wipes came in handy .

Phil

Till you find the bird has ingested a combination of food and sand/ soil and proceed to wipe it off with a flat faced cloth (baby wipe) and grind the sand and soil into the paintwork,,,,,,,,

far better using flowing water and or a suitable surfactant...

 

[jimboy]

Till you find the bird has ingested a combination of food and sand/ soil and proceed to wipe it off with a flat faced cloth (baby wipe) and grind the sand and soil into the paintwork,,,,,,,,

far better using flowing water and or a suitable surfactant...

Good grief

 

[Andy Monty]

What? next your going to suggest cleaning stubborn marks off your car with sand paper...... Which is effectively the result your going to get using a wet wipe on seagull mess......

 

[jimboy]

What? next your going to suggest cleaning stubborn marks off your car with sand paper...... Which is effectively the result your going to get using a wet wipe on seagull mess......

Oh dear, you really have to get out & about a bit more I offered a simple solution, no big deal no sand paper, no nasty things happening to the paintwork.

I can just imagine in your house. Has to be the right spoon/knife or fork with the right food, & of course the right sauce LOL

Lighten up son, life's too short.

 

[Andy Monty]

You'll be telling me next its ok to use a car wash brush on my car

Its the car care section just suppose i care more for mine than others do, (which has come after making mistakes myself in the past and learning from them)... Still its satisfying to have the shineyest car in the car park



and no as long as the fork holds my food till it gets in my mouth im happy ;-)

 

[jimboy]

You'll be telling me next its ok to use a car wash brush on my car

I'm not telling you anything about brushes or sandpaper on your car

All I'm offering up as I said previously was a simple solution to the OP about cleaning, albeit I've offered slightly more cleaning properties to the said cleaning wipe.

Just to add I've been cleaning my vehicles for too many years that I care to remember & as far as I can recall, no bad scratched finishes.

You do know what they say about the shiniest car in the car park, don't you?.

 

[philipb82]

I don't want to cause an argument! I don't usually use wipes to clean off bird mess off my car but I understand if you leave it on when its sunny it can damage the paintwork. Anyway I always use the correct cleaning products for my car, I also like to look after it .

Phil