How do you clean the dash on a MK2 Octy

Octygone · 21-04-2008, 06:58

MK2 Octavia
I have some marks on that rough plastic part on the top of the dash near the window air vents .....using a cloth and polish just doesn't work....so how do you clean yours....it's now annoying me and just for the time being the idea of using a flame thrower has been shelved

Any ideas or tips

TIA

gillywibble · 21-04-2008, 08:22

Poorboys trim restorer and a decent microfibre cloth. If the area is difficult to get into, try Back to Black in spray form.

**mannyo** · 21-04-2008, 08:45

For a matt finish, I just use turtle wax interior wipes, they seem to do a good job on both parts of the dash. Just make sure they dont touch the screen because its difficult to remove from the glass.

cheezemonkhai · 21-04-2008, 10:43

Avoid armour all as for some reason this leaves a very nasty coating on the screen after using it on the dash.

The TW wipes are just fine, but I currently prefer to use autoglym interior dash and vinyl cleaner spray with a MF cloth and then using the same MF wipe over a small amount of the leather treatment.

This leaves a nice matt lustre without imparting any silicon on the dash

Johnny50 · 21-04-2008, 12:32

I use my daughters baby wipes !

Tom_vRS · 21-04-2008, 12:53

Even water on an MF should do the trick tbh Rob.

I love the silky finish you get with Aerospace 303 protectant!

smstext · 21-04-2008, 21:48

put a bit of card between the dash and windscreen, spray some ag interior v spray stuff on to a cloth so its damp and wipe it using the card to stop any getting on the windscreen.

dstev2000 · 21-04-2008, 22:39

A damp lint free cloth.

It's only dust that gets on that bit of the dash and it keeps the nice matte finish too.

21-04-2008, 06:58	#1
Octygone Old Git Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 6,682 Thanks: 180 Thanked 107 Times in 67 Posts	How do you clean the dash on a MK2 Octy MK2 Octavia I have some marks on that rough plastic part on the top of the dash near the window air vents .....using a cloth and polish just doesn't work....so how do you clean yours....it's now annoying me and just for the time being the idea of using a flame thrower has been shelved Any ideas or tips TIA __________________

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gillywibble Cuthbert Dibble Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Watching Tom peeping at Lady Godiva. Posts: 6,273 Thanks: 222 Thanked 212 Times in 175 Posts	Re: How do you clean the dash on a MK2 Octy Poorboys trim restorer and a decent microfibre cloth. If the area is difficult to get into, try Back to Black in spray form. __________________ I drink, therefore I spam.

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mannyo BRISKODA Staff Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Stevenage Herts. Posts: 11,091 Thanks: 34 Thanked 303 Times in 283 Posts	Re: How do you clean the dash on a MK2 Octy For a matt finish, I just use turtle wax interior wipes, they seem to do a good job on both parts of the dash. Just make sure they dont touch the screen because its difficult to remove from the glass. __________________ Manny 2005 Octavia 2.0TDi Elegance combi my skoda website http://www.octaviars.co.uk Join the briskoda.net folding team click Here for more info

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cheezemonkhai Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 14,723 Thanks: 91 Thanked 412 Times in 383 Posts	Re: How do you clean the dash on a MK2 Octy Avoid armour all as for some reason this leaves a very nasty coating on the screen after using it on the dash. The TW wipes are just fine, but I currently prefer to use autoglym interior dash and vinyl cleaner spray with a MF cloth and then using the same MF wipe over a small amount of the leather treatment. This leaves a nice matt lustre without imparting any silicon on the dash __________________ Cars make CO2 and trees absorb CO2. By driving your car you're feeding a tree and helping the environment.

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Johnny50 Here's Johnny ! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 5,047 Thanks: 192 Thanked 139 Times in 135 Posts	Re: How do you clean the dash on a MK2 Octy I use my daughters baby wipes !

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smstext 2.0 FSI Sport. Join Date: May 2007 Location: oxon Posts: 8,355 Thanks: 10 Thanked 237 Times in 215 Posts	Re: How do you clean the dash on a MK2 Octy put a bit of card between the dash and windscreen, spray some ag interior v spray stuff on to a cloth so its damp and wipe it using the card to stop any getting on the windscreen. __________________ OXON Meet 5 October 2008 click here for more info Briskoda Summer Camp Meet Click Here Czech Road Trip 2009 Click Here

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dstev2000 Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Back in the Green Posts: 3,842 Thanks: 38 Thanked 152 Times in 138 Posts	Re: How do you clean the dash on a MK2 Octy A damp lint free cloth. It's only dust that gets on that bit of the dash and it keeps the nice matte finish too. __________________ MY08 L&K: Black-Estate-Diesel-Sunset Glass-MFD2-W8 Interior light-Colour coded door strips-LED sidelights and Puddle lights-VAG-COM fettled-Lovely! SWMBO's: MY08 vRS TDI - Standard

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