How do I get this clean?

[vollychief]

The radio screen in my son's 2015 Ford Fusion doesn't work.  I went to a local salvage yard and picked up the screen and the outside face plate.  The face plate is a tad dirty.  How do I get it clean without ruining it?

Thank you!!!

[falcaineer]

Treat it like a normal interior part of the dash, granted one that's pretty dirty. I'd use either Total Interior Cleaner or All Purpose Interior Cleaning Gel and tools like the cockpit brush, Interior Detailing Brush, and an Edgeless Utility towel. The TIC will also clean the screen if that's what you choose, the Gel will not. If there's embedded dirt between the buttons or those steps aren't quite getting the job done, which I think they will, a steamer could also be a good option, just keep it moving and wipe away the dirt. When done, dress the faceplate to match the rest of the interior.

 

Let us know how it goes and post some pictures when you're done 🙂

 

[vollychief]

Thank you for the advice!
 

I started brushing off the face plate with a dry detailing brush.  A lot of the big dirt came off, I was surprised.  For some reason, I looked at a picture of the original face plate and noticed a difference.  The new face plate doesn't have the buttons for heated seats. 

 

No big deal.  I was more after the screen for the radio.  Got that in and it worked!  And I didn't have any extra parts!!!