Decided to have a go at cleaning the interior this morning and thought I'd share a few tips.

If you have an electric toothbrush and have an old brush head it's amazing how effective this can be on the door panels, especially the tops along by the window operators. With some patience, fairy liquid or leather cleaner and a small bowl of luke warm water, a clean towel or kitchen paper the results have been amazing.

My panels are parchment and so the difference from dirty to clean is quite striking. I did the same with my Bentley a few years back and did the entire interior little by little and the end result was an interior that looked like new. When I first bought the Bentley the interior already looked pristine, but if you're one for detail and want to return the interior to the factory loom then over time amazing results can be achieved.

The trick with doing this with a tootbrush or nail brush is that its essential to keep wiping over the surface with a clean cloth and to rinse the brush in the bowl, changing the water every now and again. Especially so if you're using a cleaning solution on the leather which needs to be kept dry and should never be flooded. I used Connolly leather cleaner, 12 parts to 1 of water for this.

I toyed with the idea of swapping the existing steering wheel with a brand new one as many have done on here, but thought I'd try the leather cleaner and spent about 45 minutes on it and again the wheel now looks really fresh although it could never look like the new ones, but isn't far off.

You only have to look a the kitchen paper when you wipe the dirt away to see how much grime accumulates over the years.

I was reading a post about cleaning the headlining and depending on the types of mark on it you might get away with some duct tape which you will need to press firmly over the dirty area and remove quickly. Repeat a few times and without making the area at all bare the mark may come off and you could be pleasantly surprised.

Cracking advice. Will give that a go this weekend on my ivory door cards.

Re the headlining, I've always used Vanish on a damp cloth.......perfect every time.

 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

good tip, i'm of to buy an electric toothbrush and a bentley..  ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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 Tom

Current Drive
2011 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography - Santorini Black - Ivory Leather

Previous Drives
2004 Model Vogue Td6 (Touchscreen) - Java Black - Parchment Leather
1994 RR Classic 3.9 V8 Soft dash - Niagara Grey - Grey Leather
1972 Series III SWB Safari - Green (Hand Painted) - Black Plastic

. . . . I carried a small paint brush in mine for the dash area

Got that tip from James May off the telly !

 Where do you go after one of these . . . ?

Even better if you have a car attachment for your vacuum cleaner which has a small brush that will get rid of the dust and suck it away. Miele do a good one.

I can just hear my wifes comments if I told her I was going to clean my car with a tooth brush!!!  Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

Well it depends what results you want at the end of the day.

However you need to just wait tip she's at the hairdressers then she'll never know...

Well, until the evening when she cleans her teeth  2007 Zermatt Silver TDV8 Vogue SE - now sold but was a great car!

Yeah, that's when she tells me she's been using mine to clean the bog!  Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

Could be worse. She might not do any cleaning!