Question, what are people using to get scuff marks off our lovely hard plastic doors on the inside? And are people using armorall on the dash and doors? I must say that is the ONLY thing visually that I miss from my 2000 Si is the soft leather dash and doors. It just looked nicer.

 

I use greased lightening for the cleaning aspect and i believe it's called wet look for the shining aspect. It comes in a clear spray bottle. I just apply it to a sponge and wipe it on the plastic interior.

 

use armor all cleaner (not the protectant) its not greasy, smells better and wont leave the shiny, slimy film on everything

 

I dont use anything but distilled water mixed with a little dawn , the rinse off with distilled water . Im really **** about shiney plastic dash parts , I HATE IT . I basically soak the dash with a microfiber towel ( microfiber doent leave lint ) , or any of the plastic parts and let it air dry . When dry , it looks just like new . I use steam distilled water because normal tap water or drinking water you buy has minerals and additives that leaves a film when dry and the minerals in normal water can actually leave a whitish buildup in the grain of the plastic over time . I do the same for the leather portions of my recaro's .

Unfortunately for the plastic , once its scratched ....theres no way to repair that . The is one thing that would work to hide the scuff mark left though . You would just need to be extremely careful . Take a propane torch , set the flame high ....and "just barely" graze the scuff with the tip of the flame . Do it in REAL qwik sweeping motion . If you do it right , it should hide the lighter mark left by the scuff . We used to do this with plastic parts we made that would come out with a stress mark . Barely heating the plastic turned the white stress mark back to the original color . If you F' up though and get the flame on the plastic to much or to long , it will leave a shiney spot . So try at your own risk

 

i too miss my 00 si was so easy to keep clean. i use shoe cleaner sounds wild but it really works great

 

you both have one??? lets see some pics thats badass, is your mom um taken...

 

This helps alot. I was just gonna ask the same question this morning. Ive been using just a damp rag on the dash but it doesnt quite do the job. Thanks for the tips.

 

McGuire's Tech Protect NXT Generation works very well. It smells really good too and doesn't have that nasty Armor All smell.

 

To make the plastic parts on my 04 Z71 and 01 WS6 look new Ive been using the wax as you dry stuff on a rag and wiping them down and using a dry shop towel to try to get it all off. It comes out with that satiny look the plastic had from the factory with out being sticky or slick and making more dust stick to it. I spray it on the rag because if it runs down a panel it makes a mess. Ill be trading my truck tommorow for a 06 SS supercharged and Ill try to get back to this thread to tell you how well it works on the cobalt.

 

Ditto...I hate armor all...all of their products that i have used suck in my opinion.

I like all of the meguiars stuff ive used...especially the NXT line of cleaners.

I dont have a cobalt but I have detailed cars since I was 13 so thats just my opinion.

 

Just used that armorall cleaner and that is the ****. Scuff marks are still there.