Scuffs on interior plastic

So far I've just been using a bit of water and some elbow grease to get the scuffs of made by my shoes or jeans. By the way, tell the wife not to put her big purse on the dash ...I put mine behind the seat because I don't want scuff marks, to impede my visibility range, or see the purse come flying down off the dash spilling contents all over the inside of the car.

 

I put guards on the door sills and claean the dash and glove compartment doors with plain water.

 

Another flaw is the cloth door handles and center armrest get drity fast...

 

I get scuffs where the seat belt repository.. where it clips into.. rubs on the center console. I guess I tend to rub it against the center console as I shift around. For now, I've put a cardboard folder with work junk inside inbetween it and the console. I may put a piece of the one sided sticky felt, like you have for under furniture or a lamp. Just put it on the backside of the seatbelt thingy.

 

most of the marks that happen on my car (door sills, occasionally seats or carpet) are from someone's greasy work boots.

he brought home a can of throttle body cleaner for me to use at home that works very well to get rid of any spots he doesn't see when he's cleaning up after himself. spray a little bit on a rag, wipe a couple of times, oil disappears. just make sure to leave the windows open for a while to air the car out!

for water soluble things i just use water and a rag. before i put seat covers on i had spilled some chocolate on the seat and it came right out with water and a rag. now with the seat covers i don't really worry that much anymore

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(galaxee @ Apr 10 2006, 07:34 PM) [snapback]237788[/snapback]</div>

UH OH... DH, you're in trouble.. Better bring flowers

 

I just wanted to add my excellent experience with the seat fabric (although I'm interested in how everyone is dealing with scuffs in the plastic, too).

A couple of weeks ago I stopped for groceries and left Albert the Wonderpug in the car. I was in the store about a half-hour and when I got back to my car, there were little bloody pawprints all over the front and back seats. It was apparent that the blood wasn't newly fresh (starting to brown). I got Albert home and checked him out and then went out to deal with the blood stains. They cleaned right up with cold water and a sponge.

I never did figure out what Albert did to himself or even what part of his body he had injured (he's all black).

 

My scuffs come out well enough with Windex. When I tried Magic Eraser the area didn't match.

Gouges through the outer layer sound permanent...

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TonyPSchaefer @ Apr 11 2006, 04:09 PM) [snapback]238201[/snapback]</div>

It's not white that I know of. If you stress it, it may have a whitish appearance, but I've carved on various parts of the dashes of my 04 and 06, and the panels are black plastic.

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(talonts @ Apr 13 2006, 12:31 AM) [snapback]238976[/snapback]</div>

I bet it is obvious I am a rookie at this posting/replying thing.

At any rate, regarding the fabric getting dirty easily and quickly: I got the leather seats and then the Toyota mechanic told me that the fabric arm rests get dirty in a hurry and I should ScotchGard them. Good thinking but instead I went to a local upholstery shop and had them add leather to the front arm rests and console so they would at least wear similarly to the seats. It was relatively inexpensive. (I have no kids and few passengers so I skimped on the rear arm rests). If this car is like my previous ones (Toyota Pick Ups before they were even called Tacomas, Camary) I'll mainly need advice on how to get donut glaze out from between the seats. Someone mentioned, Windex. That will work on the dash?

 

A couple of things. There is a leather cover available for the center armrest on eBay. I have one, and it totally covers the fabric part and looks great. You can also get covers for the armrests, but they are apparently harder to put on, and I haven't gone there yet myself.

For the scuffs on the plastic, I've found that a microfibre cloth and a little water works just fine for cleaning.

-Roger

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(richard schumacher @ Apr 11 2006, 02:25 PM) [snapback]238219[/snapback]</div>

the secret is to wash the area with clean water on a piece of cloth after you clean it with the Magic Eraser. It leaves a slight residue that you need to wash off.

 

I lean my left arm on the door panel when I drive, and apparently the sunscreen I used dissolved a spot (about the size of a dime) in the dark red coating on the door panel. It shows the underlying black plastic color, and looks pretty lousy -- and the car is less than a year old! I'm not sure how to hide this spot, or even if I should care, but it still bothers me that the paint is that fragile.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(nc_driver @ Apr 17 2006, 09:33 PM) [snapback]241233[/snapback]</div>

that's a known issue- bring it in to the dealer and let them know. they'll replace that panel.