cleaning

We have now started our summer season in earnest and our old W202 needs a clean up. We pick our guests up at the airport so we want the car looking spic and span. Sadly, due to a 4 year old daughter, dogs, bags of cement, a cat giving birth and other nasties the seats are looking a bit...

Gents, I have a neglected Roof to my otherwise perfect CLK, its been left in London Streets under trees and has all sorts of marks. I have bought an Autoglym cleaning kit that didnt seem to touch the marks. So I wondered if there are any hot tips on what I should Do??? Many thanks Chris

I have read somewhere that there is a cloth you can buy specifically for cleaning scuff marks from interior door panels. Does anyone know what name they go under, as I have googled without much success.

Is it possible to clean the EGR on w210 e320 cdi or do you just have to replace it ? I took the egr off today but it seems to be a closed valve dont know how to open it ?

What is the best way to make my cloth roof look like new? It has a few mould/mildew spots that won't come off plus it appears to be lightened by the sun in some places. Rear edges have some mould marks too. So far I've tried normal washing, scrubbing with nailbrush and toothbrush, car shampoo...

Guys I want give my coupe a full sorting on the interior, i have cream leather that is starting to show its age (drivers bolster and arm rest in particular). Can anyone advise on what would be best used to rejuvenate the leather. i see all these before and after pics on cleaning products...

Just a quick plug I was told about 3M's range of car cleaning products, Bought some of the car shampoo and quick wax and I have to say that they really are very good for the price. I am not into car detailing but like a clean car and I have to say that these are the business for the cost. Oh...

Hi, I believe I need to clean the lens on the boot CD changer, as the 6 CD's are all skipping each track after 8 seconds!! I've done some research online and there seems to be an overriding opinion that you shouldn't use the typical CD cleaning kits - ie the ones with discs that have little...

Morning, On Saturday I spent 3+ hours cleaning the car...I had a 700+ mile trip last weekend so it was in need of a clean. Here's what I did - powerwashed - washed with washing up liquid (2 bucked method) - rinsed - washed with Autoglym Shampoo - dried - Clayed using Bilthamber Soft Auto...

so i've cleaned the car (pics later) but the wheels were heavily caked with brake dust. i tried turtle wax tyre cleaner, and Mr Muscle Oven Cleaner. Both shifted some dirt but required A LOT of scrubbing. I've heard Wonder Wheels is good for this sort of stuff. But is it something i can...

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i decided to clean out the throttle body today and found alot of sticky oil in the inlet manifold! anyone cleaned one without removing the manifold? or just leave it alone?

I need to clean up some rubber seals, is there something i can dip them in whic will aid getting all the old sealant off as well as softening the rubber a bit, of course without damaging it?

Hi guys, I've seen a few guides on how to clean the maf sensor for the clk 430 but non for the clk 230k :(, the clk 430 has an airbox whereas the clk 230k doesn't where can I find the maf air flow in my car? As I want to clean it so I can fix the issues below. My car is currently causing...

Was looking at my headlight on the clk the other day and thought the main headlight plastic casing looks a little dull and not nice and smooth as they did before :( hope that explains it ok. Is there any cleaning tips or thing i could do to make them look better? Thanks :)

Hi, Want to clean my car mats tonight, but i don't want them to get soaking wet as I'll need to use them quite promtly. Was thinking just a hoover, and then using a bit of Arial Washing Liquid/or Flash All Purpose to get out stubborn stains? Don't have time to buy any fancy detailing...

So I spent a few hours today cleaning my W220. The bonnet and front bumper is really chippy so I'm going to have to have a proper go at that next saturday I think. Other than that it came up really well. Does anyone know what wheels mine are supposed to be off? Is it a W211 or something? Does...

Brake dust has kinda baked onto the rims and hardened with the icey weather we've had of late. Whats the best stuff to get it off with and polish the rim with? I use autosol and that normally gets the stuff off but i need something stronger this time! Any recommendations?

The alloy's on my 300E are clean but have a lot of crud build up in the corners/edges of the "holes". I have tried normal wheel cleaning products but cant seem to get rid of the last remnents.Can anyone offer some advice?

Is it acceptable to clean the Mass Air Sensor element with aerosol carburettor cleaner,just to blast away any unseen deposits on it ?