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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / General Car Topics / February 2007

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a clean car?

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loriann - 09 Feb 2007 03:26 GMT
Hey guys...  this may sound like a stupid question, but here goes.  

I clean my car about once a week, inside and out.  But try as I might
my car never looks "new" on the inside! :(  I clean it with warm
soapy water and finish off with that stuff in a green bottle...2001 I
think it’s called.  But it never looks "new".  

Recently I got the car back from an auto body shop and low and behold
it was sparkling clean!  That brand new look.  

HOW DO YOU GUYS DO THAT???????????????

A clean freak wants to know!
Jeff DeWitt - 09 Feb 2007 04:25 GMT
They probably used something like Armor All.

Jeff DeWitt

> Hey guys...  this may sound like a stupid question, but here goes.  
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> A clean freak wants to know!
jcr - 10 Feb 2007 02:21 GMT
> They probably used something like Armor All.
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>> A clean freak wants to know!

Armor all makes the vinyl look shiny...which is NOT how it looks new (or
should look)
Jeff DeWitt - 10 Feb 2007 02:33 GMT
It depends on the vinyl, some it just gives a rich, deep look, others it
does make it look shiny.  However there is more than one kind of Armor
All, on some surfaces the low shine version looks better.

Jeff DeWitt

>> They probably used something like Armor All.
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> Armor all makes the vinyl look shiny...which is NOT how it looks new (or
> should look)
jcr - 10 Feb 2007 02:41 GMT
> It depends on the vinyl, some it just gives a rich, deep look, others it
> does make it look shiny.  However there is more than one kind of Armor
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>> Armor all makes the vinyl look shiny...which is NOT how it looks new
>> (or should look)

Perhaps.  I haven't used the stuff in 12+ years.  And since I stopped
using it I don't have the vinyl cracking problem that I always had back
when I did use it.  Perhaps it's is a better product today.  I use only
plain warm water (no soap) now.
Jeff DeWitt - 10 Feb 2007 02:47 GMT
The vinyl is better too.

Jeff DeWitt

>> It depends on the vinyl, some it just gives a rich, deep look, others
>> it does make it look shiny.  However there is more than one kind of
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> when I did use it.  Perhaps it's is a better product today.  I use only
> plain warm water (no soap) now.
Jeff - 10 Feb 2007 15:35 GMT
> Hey guys...  this may sound like a stupid question, but here goes.
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> HOW DO YOU GUYS DO THAT???????????????

Why not ask the people at the auto body shop?

We didn't make it look brand new, they did.

Jeff

> A clean freak wants to know!
 
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