Annual clean up
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C43 AMG with a tune up
Annual clean up
Recently did my annual clean up of my car.
Vacuumed, wet wiped the interior and finally treated my seats and door card inserts with leather balm.
This is a boring job to do when the sun is shining but has to be done.
Do any of you do this clean up at home or do you take your car to a detail shop and let the pro's do the job?
Vacuumed, wet wiped the interior and finally treated my seats and door card inserts with leather balm.
This is a boring job to do when the sun is shining but has to be done.
Do any of you do this clean up at home or do you take your car to a detail shop and let the pro's do the job?
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Mine is clean 95% of the time. Vacuumed at least once a month, with the leather and other cockpit trim treated with the appropriate Meguires stuff twice a year
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C43 AMG with a tune up
Simpson is funny. 
Top portion of the dash takes a lot of beating from the sun, I always treat my dash with UV plastics/rubber protection chemicals from Meguiars.
Use a soft sponge when you polish the dash.
Leather seats is also a soft spot needing treatment, especially the left side bolster on drivers seat that rubs on your clothes.
Leather also takes lots of beating from sun, I clean and treat my seats once a year, in hot climates it has to be done several times a year.
Top portion of the dash takes a lot of beating from the sun, I always treat my dash with UV plastics/rubber protection chemicals from Meguiars.
Use a soft sponge when you polish the dash.
Leather seats is also a soft spot needing treatment, especially the left side bolster on drivers seat that rubs on your clothes.
Leather also takes lots of beating from sun, I clean and treat my seats once a year, in hot climates it has to be done several times a year.
