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Originally Posted by white_wolf ^^^THIS BEFORE AND AFTER is CRAZY!!!!!!! Very impressive!

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Old 02-12-2013, 10:39 AM   #16 (permalink)
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^^^THIS BEFORE AND AFTER is CRAZY!!!!!!! Very impressive!
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awesome, thanks !
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NICE, wow I can't believe the previous owner let that happen. At first I didn't notice how black it looked WTf....
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For the alcantara portions I used a 1:6 Woolite solution, and for the leather I used Leatherique.

I cleaned the alcantara and leather on seperate days. This is how I cleaned my interior...

Alcantara:
- 3 terry cloth rags; 1 for drying, 1 for warm water, 1 for woolite solution
- 1:6 Woolite solution (I used woolite for dark clothes... if that matters)
- Spray bottle for woolite
- 2 Buckets with warm water (changed when it got too dirty)

1) I wringed out the warm water rag and began wiping/light scrubbing the alcantara
*rinse rag in bucket 1*
2) Spray woolite solution onto 2nd rag and began light scrubbing the alcantara
*rinse rag in bucket 2*
3) ^ repeat steps until your rag doesn't pick up dirt... but always ending with the water rag... not sure if leaving woolite residue is a good idea
4) I dried the seats with the 3rd rag whenever I felt the seat got to saturated

Leather:
- Leatherique Rejuvenator Oil
- Leatherique Pristine Clean
- Blue painters tape
*Our seats don't need a lot. I bought an 8oz set from eBay for $36*

1) Taped off all the alcantara on the seats
2) Followed instructions that came with Leatherique
- Rubbed Rejuvenator Oil generously onto seats
- Left my car out on in the hot Hawaiian sun for 5hrs *you can use a hair dryer to warm up your cabin as well*
- Wiped oil and dirt off the seats with Pristine clean
- Stare in amazement at how the leather now looks
Wow!!!! Thats amazing. Did you remove the door inserts or just clean it all while it was in the car?
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Wow!!!! Thats amazing. Did you remove the door inserts or just clean it all while it was in the car?
I cleaned it attached to the car. It would have been too much of a pain to remove the door panels...but I guess you could do it that way too.
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Awesome ******* job !! I'm gonna do it my self now. Bass gonna buy the sheet new from Nissan lol
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I had my seat repaired in October and while that was being done, the door panel was cleaned with a product called Whip-It (as seen on TV). The solution was mixed at an 8:1 ratio and then applied to the arm rest area. He said that the dirt came right off and then he dried it with a heat gun to speed up the process. I have attached an after picture for your viewing pleasure...
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I had my seat repaired in October and while that was being done, the door panel was cleaned with a product called Whip-It (as seen on TV). The solution was mixed at an 8:1 ratio and then applied to the arm rest area. He said that the dirt came right off and then he dried it with a heat gun to speed up the process. I have attached an after picture for your viewing pleasure...
Oh, cool! I will have to check that (Whip-It) out when I get home...work has YouTube blocked

Hmm... having one of those "duh" moments.... why in the heck didn't I think of using a heat gun/hair dryer to hasten the drying process!? That's brilliant!
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Bringing this back from the dead... tried these exact steps today (using woolite) and it worked like magic. I didn't have the same amount of nastiness all over the surface as the OP did but my alcantara was definitely black near the door handle from repeated opening/closing of the door. Using only one "cycle" of scrubbing with water, woolite solution and then water again to rinse it cleaned everything perfectly. Instead of using a heat gun or hair dryer I used a dry cloth to get out any excess moisture and then left the doors open to sit in the sun for ~10 mins. Awesome write up thanks!

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I also did mine over the offseason but no before photos to share…… I could take after but they were not as bad as either of your to begin with

Basically my point is people don't be scared to clean the Alcantara!
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i use this to protect it after cleaning- http://www.detailersdomain.com/Leath...or_p_1022.html
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Lol I've gotta admit that's exactly why I waited so long and it got so dirty... I was scared that I'd mess up the alcantara. Looking at it you'd think it's delicate but after scrubbing for a while turns out it's actually pretty durable and easy to clean.

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I also did mine over the offseason but no before photos to share…… I could take after but they were not as bad as either of your to begin with

Basically my point is people don't be scared to clean the Alcantara!
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Lol I've gotta admit that's exactly why I waited so long and it got so dirty... I was scared that I'd mess up the alcantara. Looking at it you'd think it's delicate but after scrubbing for a while turns out it's actually pretty durable and easy to clean.



"Don't be scared it's only pussy alcantara"

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