My wife and I recently took a roadtrip with our dog in her kennel in the back of the car. She got drool all over the back black plastic on the 5th door and their are white spots all over the plastic. what does everyone use to clean plastics...i wont go near armorall. It looks like salt water spots and i want to get it cleaned

 

I've tried a lot of stuff through the years and 303 products are my favorite for interior plastics 303 Products, Inc.: 303 Aerospace Protectant They leave the plastic clean, protected, but not greasy or shiny.

 

303 or p21s..

 

Vinyl and plastic love 303.

Detailer's Pro: Total Interior Cleaner is a great all around cleaner too.

 

Damp cloth (usually the microfiber towel used to dry it after a wash). I'm afraid of discoloring the plastic with anything stronger than water. I'd probably use a mild detergent on dog drool though.

 

I tried the soap and water method because no one local carried the 303. Worked like a dream. It also cleaned off the baby forumla spots on the back interior pieces from my son. I used the baby type dish soap because its dye and fragrance free

It seems like the plastic is really easy to clean with mild dish soap and water

 

I have two Boxers. They leave lots of drool and hair, in the Fit. A damp microfiber cloth is all I need to clean the plastic. It also helps remove the fur from the seats. I usually fold the rear seats down, and put a Duluth seat cover, on top of the seat. When the seats are folded back up the cover keeps the cargo area tidy.

http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/m...ear/32006.aspx

 

Hey thanks for the link! Fortunately the dog wont be riding in the fit again until next year so i wont need that. She usually rides in my wife's TSX but since we had to haul all of our stuff + baby back home on a 15 hour road trip for christmas we took the fit instead to have more cargo space and not let her climb all over the baby in the back seat. Good tip with the damp microfiber and dog hair. I actually had a damp microfiber towel from wiping off the plastic and i wiped off some dog hair with it and it worked great. The fit interior sucks for light colored dog hair, the black mesh cloth is really hard to vacuum dog hair out of so i had to vacuum then wipe it. but all is well.

On a side note my 2012 fit now has over 3k on the odometer and i haven't even owned it a month yet.

 

I know exactly what you mean. We use the Fit to haul around our white greyhound from time to time. I've given up trying to get his white wirey hair out of the seats. Long hair comes out with the microfiber trick, but it doesn't touch the wirey short hair.

His hair wipes right off my trucks fabric, but it isn't near as sticky as the Fit's upholstery.

 

I use my home vacume with a bristle attachment on the hose. It will loosen the hairs, while vacuuming . Looped pieces of duct tape work too.

 

Meguire's natural shine protectant and a microfiber towel.

 

Another vote for 303 here.

 

I just ordered the 32ounce bottle of 303 off amazon for 22.70 shipped. I was reading an acura forum where they talked about thier TL cars with the black dashes fading to a different color after only 2 years when they would use the water and microfiber to clean with No treatment. 303 is expensive but from a video I watched with these chinese guys cleaning a hyundai, you hardly use any and it goes a long way. Shelf live is stated at 5 years or longer if kept at room temperature. They say a dash treatment keeps its uv protection for 2months or more. I figure the one bottle should last 5 years so its well worth the price if it keeps the dash and outside trim black for all those years. If you have a garage this stuff might not matter as much.

 

matt, you will love the 303. It doesn't smell great or leave you with a shiny dash. It is truly a protectant with UV inhibitors and chemicals that add moisture back into the plastic.