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Old 05-18-2018, 09:41 PM
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I noticed my dashboard collects a lot of dust and lint, and simply wiping is not helping much, could be static, or other reasons, it just doesn't look as nice as it used to, and I only have about 4k miles.
While I am not a fan of armor all type of glossy products, I am searching for suggestions on how to clean it best and keep it looking uniform. Any suggestions? The dashboard's surface feels tackier than rest of the interior, so I am hesitant to use a random cleaner or "interior" cleaner type of products.
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I use Einszett Cockpit Premium on my vehicles with a microfiber towel. It works well.

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Audi's Cockpit Cleaner seems to work pretty well:

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Originally Posted by hayde_bre
I noticed my dashboard collects a lot of dust and lint, and simply wiping is not helping much, could be static, or other reasons, it just doesn't look as nice as it used to, and I only have about 4k miles.
While I am not a fan of armor all type of glossy products, I am searching for suggestions on how to clean it best and keep it looking uniform. Any suggestions? The dashboard's surface feels tackier than rest of the interior, so I am hesitant to use a random cleaner or "interior" cleaner type of products.
I use CarPro Perl dilute it 5:1 in a spray bottle and do the whole interior (except leather) with a microfibre towel. Looks great.

The great thing about CarPro Perl is that I use is as is on the tires and it leaves a satin look on the tire.
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I’ve used both einszette and Audi’s cockpit cleaner. Both are excellent, with anti static properties. I like Audi’s a little better, as it ‘evaporates’ to a nice streak free matte finish with very little effort. Pricy, but lasts a long time.
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Thank you for the suggestions.
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I live near a WeatherTech factory so when I went to pick up the cargo mat for the Q7, I also picked up a leather conditioner and interior detailer spray.

https://www.weathertech.com/techcare/

Seems to be working and protecting well enough. We don't see as much dust because it's garage-parked but maybe that changes when the weather gets a bit warmer.

Otherwise, on our other cars, I bought those Meguiar's canisters of wipes for leather and another for the plastic/console material and those worked well too.
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Goat hair brush or microfiber towel.
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Take a microfiber cloth, and dampen one end. Use damp end to gently wipe away dust, use the other dry end right away to gently dry. I do this for all my cars and the materials remain nice and clean
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Just a thought, if the dashboard material does actually have a static issue and it is indeed collecting more dust due to that, would running a dryer sheet across it help??


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