Ford Fest

I'm going to lean towards the front seating surface is the only leather in a 2007 GT500. When I used the diluted 1:1 leather cleaner, it really did nothing to the rear seats. I don't think they were dirty to begin with. They kept their satin look and feel. When I used the same diluted cleaner on the fronts seats, they dulled down a lot, almost looked like they were stripped. There was a fair amount of dirt or color transfer on the MF towels that I used. Makes me wonder if I should dilute the cleaner with more water. Once I applied conditioner to them, they bounced back. I truly don't think they were that dirty. I use interior detailer every few months. I may stick with the detailer. Maybe Ford's leather can't handle the leather cleaner? Thoughts?

I did a quick test spot on the rear seat that has only been sat in once in the last 6 years. I didn't see any dirt or color transfer. Still hard to believe the other seats are that dirty.

Funny, I was thinking about that yesterday. I thought the passenger seat wouldn't be too bad. Guess I was wrong

Hey thanks Tate for validating this. Our cars were parked next to the building. I've seen where the shop was dumping whatever powder residue out in a field behind the shop. It didn't take long for the pile to grow. I would think they are required to clean and dispose of the wasted/spent product.

I decided to dilute it after watching one of the videos. I was concerned it might be to strong using straight. I thought my seats were not very dirty, now I'm second guessing myself. I'm going to do the rest of the car and cross my fingers this is dirt and not transfer.

Thank you for the feedback. I'll check out the mitt. How bad is that marring? I have no idea how bad the paint is under the fallout. If I had a paint thickness gauge I would be curious to see how thick the fallout is. Sounds like I need to make a few purchases before starting this project.

The powder coat fallout on my car was a pita to remove. After working a small section, the clay was completely black. It took hours to remove the fallout. Again, my car was only there for a couple of hours. My friend's car has been subjected to it for a pcouple of years. I wondered if one of the Nanoskin type pads would be more effective. I've not used anything other than clay. Someone said there is a pad for our orbitals to decontaminate paint as well.

I have a friend that owns a business next to a powder coating company. In their process some of their product becomes airborn and settles on the surround area including cars. I was parked in their lot for 2 hours and realized I had a substantial build up on my car when I hand washed it the following weekend. It had enought grit that the will mitt wouldn't alide on the horizontal panels or glass. I used Megs Clay bar (2 pucks) to remove the build up. Today, my friend has asked that I work on their car that has been exposed to the fallout for the past two years. I think the clay bar might work, but it will be a slow process. Anyone have a better idea to remove the fallout? BTW it is a newer car

I have been using Interior Detailing spray for a couple of years every couple of months On my 2007 Mustang that is a garage queen. Today, I used Leather & Interior cleaner diluted 1:1 (distilled water). I have either a lot of dirt or I'm getting color transfer from the black seats. This was the passenger seat that is seldom used. Thoughts?

After reading a few threads, I thought I better dilute it. Glad I did, as it performed very well.

I clean the interior on my DD at least once or twice per month. Typically wipe the seats with a damp MF or Meg's two step cleaner/conditioner. I finally depleted my bottle and cracked open my Adam's L&I today. I diluted it 1:1 with distilled water, sprayed down the seats and used the Adam's cockpit brush. Wow, it worked great! I'm a little embarrassed to share the photo.

Thanks for all of the tips! The Raptor thread was a great write up. The grill I'm cleaning has never had anything applied to it other than shampoo and water. I've previously used MF gloves and it was okay at best. I'll pickup a couple of brushes. Why use a solution of rinseless and shampoo? Why not just shampoo? Some mentioned using a 50/50 mix of VRT and water. How does it differ from in/out spray? I like the now shine look on plastic. Does that change the suggestion on finishing the plastic?

What would you recommend to clean this grill? The best I have found so far is a MF glove. However, it doesn't get into the corners of each opening. I considered a small wheel woolie, but not sure they are small enough, not to mention they aren't cheap.

I used a rinseless wash with favorable results. I used VRT for the first time. It worked well on some of the parts under the hood. I appreciate all of the suggestions. I plan to spray the areas I couldn't reach later this spring with APC.

What did you use to strip wash it?