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Old 18 Apr 2008, 06:38 pm
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What products are suggested to wipe down or clean interior surfaces for 2007 Tour PT. Some stuff, although it cleans well, will suck the moisture or chemicals out of vinyl. So the corollary question is what products to stay away from?
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I noticed the tendancy of the interior on my 07 to 'dry out' from most chemicals. Last week I found a interior product - Turtle Wax Ice Total Interior Care. It's pretty good so far. It's a gel paste and comes with a microfine polishing rag. You apply it with one side of the rag and wipe off excess/dry with the the other. It's not particularly greasy like Armor All, but it leaves the vinyl looking soft and moist. It's also supposed to have a cleaner in it, but doesn't do as hot as a cleaner, so you might want to clean problem areas with dish soap water and a sponge first.
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Damp rag for dusting/ cleaning.
I use Adam products for wiping afterwards, and keeping the vinyl moist...."VRT"!
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Water + soft soap to do a deep cleaning 3-4 times ayear

Then, dried with another cotton towel

At the end, I use those Simoniz wipes to "rehydrate".

On a regular basis, the wipes alone work great
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hey, some science in this actually =P i dont know much but you want to check to see how much PH is in the soap, the lower the PH the better, if you have High ph that means its stronger and its going to be harsh on your vinyls and stuff, so try a low acid soap

hope i helped in any way =P if i did you can thank my physical science teacher haha
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hey, some science in this actually =P i dont know much but you want to check to see how much PH is in the soap, the lower the PH the better, if you have High ph that means its stronger and its going to be harsh on your vinyls and stuff, so try a low acid soap

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dove or ivory soap
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dove or ivory soap
thanks for that, i wasn't sure what kind had a low acid in it so, i figured they could kinda check on the soap they were thinking about using
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