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Why do this |
Recommended Products |
Useful Equipment |
Tips |
| 1) Dry brush carpets |
Loosens dirt and makes carpet pile stand up; vacuuming is easier |
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| 2) Use compressed air to blow dirt from cracks, crevices, and between seats |
Moves hard to reach dirt to where it can be easily vacuumed |
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Console and dash crevices and air conditioner ducts |
| 3) Vacuum interior, ashtrays, glove box, trunk carpet, and all trunk compartments |
Removes all loose dirt before attempting to clean carpet and seats |
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Shop vacuum with crevice tool |
Use Chrome Aluminum spray paint to restore interior of ashtray |
| 4) Clean all vinyl surfaces |
Procedures #4 through #7 are done before cleaning seats and carpets; eliminates risk of re-soiling seats and carpets while cleaning and dressing trim and cleaning windows |
Slap Shot diluted 20-to-1 |
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Spray onto towel, not directly onto surface |
| 5) Clean headliner (if needed), sun visors, ashtrays, and glove box |
Slap Shot diluted 20-to-1 |
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Do not use solvents |
| 6) Dress all vinyl areas, except accelerator pedal, brake pedal, and steering wheel |
Fade Away |
Applicator Pad |
Surface should have non-shiny finish |
| 7) Clean interior windows using two towel method; remove unnecessary decals |
Glass Cleaner |
Two towels - one for cleaning and one for buffing |
Do not use ammonia cleaner on window tint |
| 8) Pre-spot trouble areas on carpet, seats, door trim, and trunk carpet |
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Slap Shot diluted 20-to-1 |
Spray bottle and trigger |
Do not over saturate |
| 9) Clean carpet, seats, door trim, and trunk carpet |
Hot water extractor produces cleaner and drier interiors in less time; helps eliminate odors; less drying time |
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If cleaning without extractor, use Game Breaker - 2 oz. into a 5 gal. pail - Suds Only. |
| 10) Dye stains as needed |
Spray dying saves time and covers impossible to remove stains |
Hi-Tech Vinyl, Plastic and Carpet Dye |
Stiff nylon brush |
Brush to apply evenly. After dry, brush to original pile |
| 11) Clean and condition leather surfaces as required |
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| 12) Reinstall spare tire and tighten down all equipment |
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Do not dress spare tire |
