New Dash Cleaning Method for the IS F
04-01-13, 04:26 PM
#1
New Dash Cleaning Method for the IS F
I was looking around for something new to try this year and read about this on the Honda car forums. It was such a nice day today - I thought I would try this out.
It seems there is a new way to clean your dash without using expensive harsh chemicals and pre-soaked wipes and sprays.
This may seem funny to most of you but the results were spectacular!
I have never seen Meguiars and Amor-All work this well and it cost pennies to do. It uses an everyday item found in most homes.
Firstly…… get a lasagna noodle…..Yes I said Lasagna noodle! – It must be the “Oven Ready” type, as the others are too soft and will fall apart. Mrs. Digger had some in the pantry…….. so perfect!...saves me a trip to the Grocery store.
I boiled the noodle for about 5 minutes, until it was soft (al dente) in texture. Then I cooled it in a cold water bath to stop the cooking.
Next, I patted it dry with a paper towel, folded it and went out to the car. Be sure to bring a small dish of water to activate the noodle just before wiping.
The noodle should be “al dente” this will allow a certain amount of pressure as you wipe it across the dash surface of your car. I folded mine in half and it did not break apart - this demonstrates the stiffness required.
Dip the noodle into a dish of fresh cold water – this will release the starches.
Begin to wipe the noodle across your dash and it will leave a spectacular shine behind. It worked amazing on my IS F dash……..so results may vary for other IS owners.
I do not know how this works (I think it is the starches releasing), but hell!...... it’s organic and I have never had as good results with a product.
Note: Once dry these starches seal in the shine. If the noodle becomes too dry to use…… simply reactivate in the water.
Then simply finish wiping the dash with the noodle and stand back and admire the results!
I let mine sit for about an hour and returned to take this picture! The left side is untreated, the right side is noodletastic!
I hope this helps the next guy.
Let me know if your results are the same as mine and we can all reduce the carbon footprint on this earth!
Digger08
It seems there is a new way to clean your dash without using expensive harsh chemicals and pre-soaked wipes and sprays.
This may seem funny to most of you but the results were spectacular!
I have never seen Meguiars and Amor-All work this well and it cost pennies to do. It uses an everyday item found in most homes.
Firstly…… get a lasagna noodle…..Yes I said Lasagna noodle! – It must be the “Oven Ready” type, as the others are too soft and will fall apart. Mrs. Digger had some in the pantry…….. so perfect!...saves me a trip to the Grocery store.
I boiled the noodle for about 5 minutes, until it was soft (al dente) in texture. Then I cooled it in a cold water bath to stop the cooking.
Next, I patted it dry with a paper towel, folded it and went out to the car. Be sure to bring a small dish of water to activate the noodle just before wiping.
The noodle should be “al dente” this will allow a certain amount of pressure as you wipe it across the dash surface of your car. I folded mine in half and it did not break apart - this demonstrates the stiffness required.
Dip the noodle into a dish of fresh cold water – this will release the starches.
Begin to wipe the noodle across your dash and it will leave a spectacular shine behind. It worked amazing on my IS F dash……..so results may vary for other IS owners.
I do not know how this works (I think it is the starches releasing), but hell!...... it’s organic and I have never had as good results with a product.
Note: Once dry these starches seal in the shine. If the noodle becomes too dry to use…… simply reactivate in the water.
Then simply finish wiping the dash with the noodle and stand back and admire the results!
I let mine sit for about an hour and returned to take this picture! The left side is untreated, the right side is noodletastic!
I hope this helps the next guy.
Let me know if your results are the same as mine and we can all reduce the carbon footprint on this earth!
Digger08
04-01-13, 04:34 PM
#3
Lexus Test Driver
hmm I have never seen this before but I know that you never want your dashboard to be shinny. This is because it will actually cause the inside of your car to get hotter as well as heat up the dash itself. Over the length of a cars life if the dash is kept shinny and hot it will begin to crack and or fade. Just something I learned for an extremely good detailer I talked with at a car show.
Last edited by zapa; 04-01-13 at 04:41 PM.
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