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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 09:08 PM
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How to clean air vents & seats

Wonderful site, other day I cleaned headlights on my 95 max and they come out so much nicer.

Coming weekend I am planning to clean interior completely, can any one suggest how to clean Air/AC vents, on my car there is tonz of dust in them, I can't really use AC.

Other question is any tips to clean leather seats ? On google lot of people claim that dove does wonders on leather has anyone actually used dove to clean leather seats
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 02:58 AM
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for the vents try something like this. if that wont take care of it, you might need an air gun, or as an alternative 'air in a can' used on keyboards, etc.

as far as leather seats go any of the mild cleaners (lexol, leatherique, mothers, etc) will work well. use a clean wax pad to apply and a clean microfiber to buff off. isopropyl alcohol will take care of any tough stains, but be careful not to overuse it as it may remove the dye.
Old Sep 16, 2006 | 05:06 PM
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1 part Woolite and 3 parts water sprayed on a MF will clean leather very well. After that use a conditioner.
Old Sep 16, 2006 | 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Bluesbrekr
1 part Woolite and 3 parts water sprayed on a MF will clean leather very well. After that use a conditioner.
Ah thats a great tip. I'm going to try that next time. Wonder how well it will do against my Mr. Clean eraser.
Old Sep 17, 2006 | 03:15 PM
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Ah thats a great tip. I'm going to try that next time. Wonder how well it will do against my Mr. Clean eraser.
Believe it or not, Lexus recommends the Woolite/water mixture for leather. It also works great on the fabric headliner.
Old Sep 17, 2006 | 04:14 PM
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Meguir's Gold Glass Leather Cleaner/Conditioner+Terry clothe is what I use for my car! And it shines that stuff right up, and leaves a pleasant smell in the car as well!
Old Sep 17, 2006 | 08:31 PM
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I used a Q-Tip to clean my vents. Because when I bought the car the previous owner was a smoker.
Old Sep 18, 2006 | 10:14 AM
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Thanks all for the tip.
Leather & all trims have comeout very nicely with dove cleaning and lexol tratment.

but no luck with vents, I tried brush and compressed air can but its almost same, seems like dust & water formed a stiff layer.
Old Sep 18, 2006 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by nitink
Thanks all for the tip.
Leather & all trims have comeout very nicely with dove cleaning and lexol tratment.

but no luck with vents, I tried brush and compressed air can but its almost same, seems like dust & water formed a stiff layer.
The brush shouldnt be wet. It should be dry

You are just dusting the vents
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