More car cleaning...I just don't get it. Why am I starting to do this stuff now? Anyway, I bought some Armor All Oxi Magic the other day hoping to attack my headliner and center armrest, both of which are thoroughly disgusting.
This is the point at which I deserve severe ridicule for not taking before and after pics. You really have to have seen them to see how terrible they were. Carrying on...
It took some scrubbing, but both the headliner and armrest turned out really well. Before, the armrest was actually somewhat sticky to the tough, kind of a gummy consistency. So much dirt and sweat had been on that armrest over the years, it just all built up. Now you can actually see the original pattern, it's fairly soft, and looks nearly good as new (just a little worn, given the frequent use). The headliner was equally bad, with a measureable buildup of gummy stuff right above where my head was. A lot of this came from the days of (a) using hair gel in combination with (b) being fatter. (b) made me sit up higher, and (a) ended up getting on the headliner. :-P Numerous applications of the oxi magic removed almost all of the dirt and stain, but I don't think it'll ever be 100% gone. The area that was dirty is a bit wrinkled now, and I'm sure that won't go away. :-\ Still, it looks a million times better than it did before. I'm liking this product a lot so far.
That was about all I had time to clean before it got too dark in my garage to continue, but I'll continue on another day.
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