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    Offline Tropicalcats

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    How to clean.
    « on: January 17, 2007 - 09:02:57 AM »
    My woodgrain is in very good condition but needs a good cleaning. What is best to use without doing any damage to the photo of the woodgrain?
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    Offline Lunchbox

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    Re: How to clean.
    « Reply #1 on: January 17, 2007 - 01:33:35 PM »
    Warm water with mild dish soap. Thats how I did almost all my dash pieces.   :thumbsup:

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    Offline MEK-Dangerfield

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    Re: How to clean.
    « Reply #2 on: January 17, 2007 - 04:33:47 PM »
    It has been ages, but I think I tried Windex. UGH!!  :stomp: It really messed up the aluminum edges around the gauges. Needless to say, I was worse off afterwards.  :pullinghair:


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    Re: How to clean.
    « Reply #3 on: January 17, 2007 - 04:53:24 PM »
    Quote from: MEKrunner on January 17, 2007 - 04:33:47 PM
    It has been ages, but I think I tried Windex. UGH!!  :stomp: It really messed up the aluminum edges around the gauges. Needless to say, I was worse off afterwards.  :pullinghair:


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    Thanks for the warning I would have thought windex would work glad I didn't try it. I'll try the warm water and mild detergent.
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    Offline Bullitt-

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    Re: How to clean.
    « Reply #4 on: January 17, 2007 - 05:47:17 PM »
    My stuff was in pretty good shape but had a dull buildup that just smeared with cleaners, I used Novus Plastic # 2 Polish, sparingly on the woodgrain but aggressively on the lens, console, plastic dash trim & pad.
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    Offline 67vertman

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    Re: How to clean.
    « Reply #5 on: January 17, 2007 - 07:41:11 PM »
    Always start with the mildest detergents first and work your way up from there, as you move up in cleaner strength try it on an small area first to see if it smudges or removes the color. 
    I usually have the best luck with Simple Green, and warm water, it cuts the grease and doesn’t leave any residue. 
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    Offline Tropicalcats

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    Re: How to clean.
    « Reply #6 on: January 17, 2007 - 08:04:11 PM »
    Are we talking mild detergents like an Ivory dish soap?
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    Offline Lunchbox

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    Re: How to clean.
    « Reply #7 on: January 17, 2007 - 10:05:10 PM »
    Quote from: Tropicalcats on January 17, 2007 - 08:04:11 PM
    Are we talking mild detergents like an Ivory dish soap?

    Thats what I used  :2thumbs: Got the crud of my wood grain with out damaging it. Unfortanatly it had scratches on it from rats that I thought I could fix after I cleaned it, but then decided to just get a new one.
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    Offline Stacked440

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    Re: How to clean.
    « Reply #8 on: January 25, 2007 - 11:16:11 PM »
    I just use dish soap with warm water on just about every little piece of trim or...well really anything that will fit in my kitchen sink :rofl: works great on interior stuff :thumbsup:
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