Honda Car Forum

#1 (**permalink**) 05 Nov 2006, 06:48 pm

My car has close to 200K miles, although I have kept my interior in
great condition.
The only problem is a film stain of grime/dirt that won't seem to come
off with armor-all cleaner on the textured vinyl door handle and other
surfaces. Any recommendations on some stronger stuff to try removing
this? Thanks

#2 (**permalink**) 05 Nov 2006, 09:08 pm

techman41973@yahoo.com wrote:
> My car has close to 200K miles, although I have kept my interior in
> great condition.
> The only problem is a film stain of grime/dirt that won't seem to come
> off with armor-all cleaner on the textured vinyl door handle and other
> surfaces. Any recommendations on some stronger stuff to try removing
> this? Thanks

If windex won't take it off, it's probably there for good.
MK

#3 (**permalink**) 05 Nov 2006, 10:14 pm

In article <1162770486.152607.288410@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups. com>,
techman41973@yahoo.com wrote:

> My car has close to 200K miles, although I have kept my interior in
> great condition.
> The only problem is a film stain of grime/dirt that won't seem to come
> off with armor-all cleaner on the textured vinyl door handle and other
> surfaces. Any recommendations on some stronger stuff to try removing
> this? Thanks

It's dead skin.

70% Rubbing alcohol on a wash cloth usually takes that off. Glass
cleaner sometimes works. Oil-based solvents usually don't work.

#4 (**permalink**) 06 Nov 2006, 04:05 am

techman41973@yahoo.com wrote:
> My car has close to 200K miles, although I have kept my interior in
> great condition.
> The only problem is a film stain of grime/dirt that won't seem to come
> off with armor-all cleaner on the textured vinyl door handle and other
> surfaces. Any recommendations on some stronger stuff to try removing
> this? Thanks

Try brake cleaner. It's typically the same chemical used for dry-cleaning, only
more concentrated. It'll lift out most kinds of dirt, crud and grime, and dries
residue-free. Works great for cloth interiors, but should work on vinyl as well
(test first on a non-visible area to make sure it won't damage the surface, but
I'm pretty sure it won't).

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