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If you ever want to clean your interior like no other, I highly suggest the use of a few Mr. Clean Magic Erasers. From interior trim pieces to leather seats there is nothing that cleans like the erasers do. I generally use mine with some type of cleaner like Windex or if its a really grimy or dirty part I might shoot it with some Simple Green.

You dont want to use it on your paint as it will scratch it. I use the eraser mainly on the interior. But if a wheel has some persistent brake dust or something I'll use the eraser lightly to knock it off there.

My wifes Cherokee that I bought her was in dire need of an interior cleaning and we bought a couple of boxes of magic erasers and went to town and compared to what it was, it is infinitely better.

On my last vehicle it had black trim along the bumper and doors and it though it was supposed to be black, it was nearly white from all the wax build up when I bought it. I tried every product there was including Mothers Back to Black and everything was a temporary fix. But a few minutes with a magic eraser and you could never tell it was so messed up.

They do tend to disintegrate on textured surfaces fairly quickly but the results are well worth it.

Anyway, thought I would pass that along as I have found them to be a great product to use for interior cleaning.

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Scotty Hall
2001 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP
It whines a lot, but I like it.

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Great tip, I am going to have to try this.

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Steven Oliver
2004 GTP comp-g WS6. Gator and suede all around interior.
Advanced MECP certified installer, custom upholsterer.

those things are great I keep a couple in my tool bag for doing home theaters to clean up any marks I make on walls (they will remove sharpie from drywall)

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Steve
'97 GTP VS cam, ZZP PCM, and not much else yet

these are awsome, we use them at work a lot and really work against the tough stuff..

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I LOVE 'em.
Shhhh don't tell my husband! One day, he parked up close at the mall, where I told him not too. When we came out, there was a dent and white paint on our New Black truck. He pissed and moaned for about 10 mins. (I was right!!) Anyways, later on, I used a Mr. Clean eraser on the white spot. (It works so good on the wheels) It took off the white and our clear coat! I panicked! I went inside and got out the black wax! You cant tell really. (I can) He cant. He still don't know.
The dent is still there

I love them! As a teacher they come in handy for marks on desks, etc.

I've never trusted them on my leather seats but they work great on shoe scuff marks on hard plastic like the bottom of the doors or carpet sills.

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Ive used them twice on my leather seats now. Now mind you, I dont do it all the time, just when they get noticeably dirty. I pull them out of the car, clean them and then treat them with some mink oil and re-install. I would say once maybe every 6 - 8 months if that often.

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Scotty Hall
2001 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP
It whines a lot, but I like it.

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Yes Scotty, great suggestion. I use them and they are great. Amazing how well they work on interior parts.

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1999 GTP
1979 Trans Am
2009 Avenger
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2619487

dont ever ever ever make the mistake of using it on your paint lol. my gf bought one without me knowing and used it on her 99 oz edition eclipse and ROYALLY screwed the paint on her hood. i mean that sucker took off ALOT of clear coat. took me almost two years to get it back to normal lol.

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All that work and all those mods mean nothing if your ride isnt clean

Exactly, it is by no means paint safe. Id even be leery using it on wheels.

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Scotty Hall
2001 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP
It whines a lot, but I like it.

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds.

These things again work great on plastic panels and dirty leather seats!

For the plastic panels, mix a little bucket of water and a mild Windex solution, for extra cleaning and a pleasant scent. Afterwards, I like to dress with Meguiars Quick Interior detail spray and a microfibre towel.

For the seats, I mix up a spray bottle of Johnson's Baby Shampoo and water, for cleaning and also to help lubricate so the eraser sponge isn't too abrasive. The baby shampoo is free of alkalines and is very mild, works well on the seats. Wipe down afterwards with a water damp cloth to get off excess soap. Dress with leather conditioner (Lexol fan myself, but I have some Leatherique on the way to try). Afterwards, use Meguiars Quick Interior spray to remove the greasey residue of the leather seats and leave them satin and clean feeling again.

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Awesome Will. Also thanks for the tips on the solution for clean the seats, thats great information right there.

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Scotty Hall
2001 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP
It whines a lot, but I like it.

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Thank you for suggesting the use of the erasers to begin with! You should see what they did to the seats in my father's Tahoe, they were filthy, bright as new now.

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Get Your 3800 Overkilled @ http://www.getoverkilled.ca

It would seem to me they are too harsh for leather seats?

I personally like the Blue Coral leather and vinyl cleaner to clean, since really our "leather" seats are both. Then I follow up with Meguiar's conditioner. I realize that's two steps, but the quality I have not been able to beat with this process.

Well its not something I would use every week. But every few months or so should be fine. Furthermore, the concoction that Will mentioned above is a fantastic idea and should compliment the use of the erasers very nicely.

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Scotty Hall
2001 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP
It whines a lot, but I like it.

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds.

I can see where the idea of Windex is fabulous cleaning your entire house, but truthfully, the concept of an ammonia-based product with a dye on leather disturbs me. JMO of course. Once the porous leather pieces absorb that you can pretty much count on a chemical breakdown of the leather over time. Me I kinda' like my nearly-new looking seats at 188K miles. I grew up in the country and no way did we ever put ammonia anything on the horse stuff, so that's what I'm basing my opinion on I guess.

Well I believe you to be on target. As I grew up on a farm of sorts as well and we had horses and I had a saddle to take care of, baled hay, fed the cows and so on. But I highly doubt that our leather seats are any where near genuine leather. That said, Overkills cleaning solution would seem to be the way to go as it avoids those pitfalls.

As well, I also mentioned doing a follow up leather treatment that has mink oil in it that would take care of most of those issues I do believe.

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Scotty Hall
2001 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP
It whines a lot, but I like it.

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Just a very very mild windex solution is all that's required, like 10:1. And I don't use the Windex solution on the leather, I use the Johnson's Baby Shampoo solution as mentioned.

If you do a mild enough solution with the Johnson's Baby Shampoo, you can use that instead on the door panels, which is what I did today in my car.

It's also good for a clay bar lubricating solution.

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Get Your 3800 Overkilled @ http://www.getoverkilled.ca

Now THAT I did not know. And I was looking for something to use for the claybar rather than a detail spray. Thanks for that tip.

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Scotty Hall
2001 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP
It whines a lot, but I like it.

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds.