Interior Maintenance and Dust

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MexicanFiestaST

Discussion Starter · Jan 16, 2014

DreamDetail, what technique do you recommend for cleaning the dust that accumulates in the interior? My FiestaST has only 600 miles on it, and I'm seeing the same thing I've see in my other vehicles: dust, especially particles smaller than, but resembling, grains of sand or salt. In particular, they get into the little crevices in the center console.

In my other vehicles, I used to vacuum(or wipe and let them fall deeper into the crevices) and just live with it. But this won't be good enough for my FiST...

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level42

· #2 · Feb 5, 2014

Why not pick up a pack of cheap art paint brushes to brush the dust into a more manageable area?

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aborbs87

· #3 · Feb 5, 2014

level42 said:
Why not pick up a pack of cheap art paint brushes to brush the dust into a more manageable area?

+1 What a great idea! I know I'm giving this a shot.

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LuvfiestaST

· #4 · Feb 5, 2014

I keep a mini paint brush in the glove compartment..

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MexicanFiestaST

Discussion Starter · #5 · Feb 5, 2014

Never thought of that!:headbang: I have even cheaper ones on hand, the plain metal bodied ones I use to mix epoxy when working on my RC planes. This dust bugs the crap out of me when sitting at a stop light!

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level42

· #6 · Feb 5, 2014

I suppose you could even dampen the tip of the brush with a tiny dot of water (or even some proper automotive polish) to help collect the stubborn dust ...

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stuntdoogie

· #7 · Feb 5, 2014

Get a swifer duster. The dust clings to it instead of it being shoved out to another location.

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MexicanFiestaST

Discussion Starter · #8 · Feb 5, 2014

stuntdoogie said:
Get a swifer duster. The dust clings to it instead of it being shoved out to another location.

I like that idea even better.

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Firesail

· #9 · Feb 5, 2014

stuntdoogie said:
Get a swifer duster. The dust clings to it instead of it being shoved out to another location.

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I keep one in mine!

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LuvfiestaST

· #10 · Feb 6, 2014

stuntdoogie said:
Get a swifer duster. The dust clings to it instead of it being shoved out to another location.

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Brush first swiffer second

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Zormecteon

· #11 · Feb 6, 2014

Easier, but more expensive would be Griots "Dust Extractor"
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/cyber+clean+dust+extractor.do?sortby=ourPicks
It's a putty that you shove into crevices, especially the air vents..

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capt4inslow

· #12 · Feb 6, 2014

I keep microfiber towels in the car,

in varying fluffiness for maximum crevice reach.

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FiSTpump

· #13 · Apr 14, 2014

I picked up an Armor All branded car vac that has a detailing brush that works GREAT. The vacuum and brush remove all the dust from the hard to reach spots like cup holders, CD tray, radio buttons, bottom of MFT screen etc. Here is a link to it on Northern Tool http://www.northerntool.com/shop/to...i_sku=132500&gclid=COiy9r6U4L0CFenm7AodOSoAjA

It's 29.00 at Walmart

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DreamDetail

· #14 · Apr 14, 2014

I'm not sure how I missed this when it was first posted. If your looking for brushes to get into vents and gaps, these work great:

http://www.polishangel.us/collections/brushes/products/interior-brush-s

As is recommended above, I keep a microfiber towel in the car for wiping off dust in between washes. I swap it with a clean microfiber when I wash the car or if it gets too dirty beforehand. I also coat my interior plastics with Snowcake which leaves a dry film of UV protection and makes for easier cleaning.

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0249/1426/products/SNOWCAKE1_1024x1024.jpg?v=1380654816

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