cleaning dash

Not sure - hopefully others have suggestions.

But may I add "and does not attract dust'. Or better yet "repels dust". Seems as if I'm wiping dust / lint away from the dash top or audio / HVAC screens every other day. Perhaps it gets pulled in by the ventilation/AC system.... moreso than any other car I've owned.

 

California mini duster for the entire interior--I've used them for decades on my dark colored interiors and they work great--see here:
http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-iii...ing/62907-my-favorite-detailing-products.html

 

Swiffer

 

I used a California dash duster on mine almost 3 weeks ago, and it's still as clean as it was then. It stays cleaner than any other car I've owned, including the Camry Hybrid with Plasmacluster.

 

Another vote for the California mini duster. I've used mine for the past 5 years with excellent success.

Alan

 

Thanks much for the CA Duster tip. Actually I have one in the garage, but it's very old and a knockoff. Didn't know the CA was coated with paraffin wax. That's why it works well no doubt.

I'm currently using a micro fiber cloth and every day, more dust. So I ordered a CA set on Amazon yesterday. A large size and the dash duster. $22. The large one can be used inside the house too. Yuck, I'm a bachelor and dislike the domestic stuff.


http://www.amazon.com/Original-California-Home-Auto-Detailing/dp/B000FFF3GG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1247239346&sr=8-1

 

I use a CA car duster for the dash then every once in awhile I follow up with Meguiar's Quick Detailer Interior. It is non-greasy and doesn't leave any nasty residue.

 

I used a Swiffer duster today, and think I like it better than my California dash duster. I've had the dash duster for a few years, and every now and then it'll leave loose orange fibers behind.

No such issues with the Swiffer duster.

 

I've always used Windex, or Windex diluted 50/50 with rubbing alcohol, for all my other cars. Would that hurt anything?

 

I would never intentionally put Windex or any solution with rubbing alcohol on the dash, especially the rubbing alcohol.

 

Agreed.

Unless you had some sort of accident in the car, a duster is all you need on the dash. I've never used anything more than a duster on any of my cars--except my Fiat 124 Spider in high school / college.

 

I had a Honda Pilot where some of the dash trim was painted silver like our door handles and steering wheel, and discovered that sun screen on my knees caused the paint where my knee was resting to slough off. All it took was a bit of rubbing alcohol to clean all the paint off that piece (which luckily was only $13 to replace).

I've also used a little rubbing alcohol to blot up a small ink stain in leather seats, but you risk leaching the dye out of the leather.

No alcohol in the car for me, rubbing or otherwise.

 

+1 on he Meguiar's Interior cleaner

 

Yesterday I saw that Walmart is selling the Mini California Dash Duster for $6.76.

 

I used alcohol to prime for my Garmin dash mount and it dulls the plastic DRASTICALLY. I would not use alcohol on any of the plastic other than to help mount something using an adhesive.

 

303 aerospace product ftw!