Shoe scuffs on door panels

[Oldschoolpaulie]

I've tried everything short of gasoline. What do those of you in the know use to clean the black shoe scuffs from the bottom of the interior door panels?

[Hooligan]

Simple Green and a scrub brush. What HAVE you tried??

Welcome Oldschoolpaulie to the Forum!!!!

[Oldschoolpaulie]

Originally Posted by Hooligan

Simple Green and a scrub brush. What HAVE you tried??

Welcome Oldschoolpaulie to the Forum!!!!

Actually, I did try the simple green, but with a rag. I'll try the brush.

[JolieCruiser]

Magic Eraser should take care of it.

[Hooligan]

Originally Posted by JolieCruiser

Magic Eraser should take care of it.

Never thought of that, my wife uses it all of the time. Non abrasive as well.

[JolieCruiser]

Love the Magic eraser! I use it on everything! My frig gets finger prints on it and the door has those little "veins" for a better word and it gets down it those and cleans them with little effort! Over labor day I scrubbed down my mobile home and skirting and the skirting also has those little "veins" and I live on the main road so they get dusty and dirty in there, I used 3 Magic erasers but my place shines now! Best invention ever! And I love the Magic Eraser mop too! I'm sold on the products!

[Hooligan]

They should pay you for your kind words.

[Candyman]

Hey their Oldschoolpaulie,

Just a couple of ideas, and thoughts for you to try. If you use a brush, make sure not to rub too hard on the surface. The door panals, and much of the interior components on the PT are manufactured using a process known as "MID", or (Mold In Color), in which some of the color of the component is actually injected into the mold during the forming process. You actually can either scuff, or damage the surface if you scrub too hard with too course of a brissle brush, or possibly discolor, or pull up additive agents permanently damaging the panal, so use care!

A couple of other things you might try would be either a small amount of either rubbing alcohol, and a soft rag, or peanut oil.

Rubbing alcohol is often used in the Auto Detailing Industry to safely remove oils, silica's, and other related materials from paint, and other surfaces in a safe manner.

Peanut Oil is often used to remove annoying wax build up which found its way onto plastic trim. The chemical compound in the oil reacts with waxes, and other related types of material, dissolving them, and can simply be wiped away. In this case since you are working on a vertical surface, you actually may wish to try using a bit of creamy peanut butter, as it has a more paste like consistancy for maximum stain pulling strength. Just simply apply, let it set up for a couple of minutes, and wipe clean with a damp cloth. I know this one sounds strange, but it is a tried, and proven safe process!

One last trick, if nothing else will get it done, or if you decide to use the brush approach, Simple Green is a great APC (All Purpose Cleaner), but for hard stains like scuff marks, you may want to try a small bucket mixed with water, and some dish washing Make sure you just use the suds on the brush as to not splash around too much water splashing around , and into your interior, and try to work in small sections at a time. The dish washing liquid has ingredients that work to dissolve grease, and other related types of stains, and may prove effective in this situation.

WARNING: Though these methods are tested, and proven, you should always try a test patch in a less visible area like the underside of the door panal first, using a white towel to make sure you are not pulling color, or causing damage before you start!

My personal choice to try first would be the Peanut Oil, or Peanut Butter method, and see what happens. Thats a good place to start, and then if that doesn't work,you cn move on to other methods till you find one that works!

If you still run into problems, and need some more help, please feel free to drop me a line, and we can dig a litttle deeper into my bag of tricks, and see what else we can do. Either way, please let me know how it comes out!

Take er easy!

Candyman

[Oldschoolpaulie]

The rubbing alcohol already failed. I'll give the peanut butter a try.
Is the magic eraser something found in supermarkets?

[bobs turbo pt]

i have had the scuffs with my work boots and gotten it off with regular wax