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Cleaning dirt/dust from new truck interior

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by tacoma805, Sep 18, 2016.

  1. Sep 18, 2016 at 12:00 AM
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    Hey everyone. I have just taken my new tacoma out for a few days on the trail. I wanted to ask if you had any tips for cleaning out all of the dirt and dust that has made it's way onto the dash and into every panel in the car.

    What would be the best way to go about cleaning the fine dirt dust out of the interior?
     
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  2. Sep 18, 2016 at 12:02 AM
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    Get a can of compressed air.. that's how I do my 2nd gen...

    That...and a bottle of simple green and fuck ton of shop towels...
     
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  3. Sep 18, 2016 at 12:10 AM
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    303 cleaner and protectant
     
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    Careful cleaning the odometer/speedometer display. The plastic scratches very easily
     
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    Vacuum. Baby wipes. Portable steam cleaner.
     
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  6. Sep 18, 2016 at 3:56 AM
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    Swifter on the dash and surrounding areas. Seriously. :bananadance:
     
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  7. Sep 18, 2016 at 7:33 AM
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  8. Sep 18, 2016 at 7:43 AM
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    $10 Schneider Industries Micro Vacuum Attachment 7 Piece Kit
    https://www.amazon.com/Micro-Vacuum-Attachment-Kit-Piece/dp/B000BSJCLY

    ^^ Works great on vents and cranny's that a rag cannot reach. ^^
    $8 Turtle Wax T-930 Dash and Glass Protectant with Foaming Trigger - 23 Fl Oz.
    https://www.amazon.com/Turtle-Wax-P...500&sr=8-2&keywords=turtle+wax+dash+and+glass

    Cool! They have it in foam now!

    Turtle Wax 50599 Dash & Glass Foaming Cleaner - 19 Fl Oz.
    https://www.amazon.com/Turtle-Wax-5...500&sr=8-1&keywords=turtle+wax+dash+and+glass

    Scott Products 75230 White Scott Rags 55 Count
    https://www.amazon.com/Kimberly-Cla...1474209676&sr=8-9&keywords=scott+roll+of+rags

    ^^ I like these rags on a roll. I get them at my local farm supply store. ^^

    and the below thread....

    https://www.tacomaworld.com/forums/detailing.32/
     
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  9. Sep 18, 2016 at 7:44 AM
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    Vacuum/compressed air out what you can and then use an interior detailing spray and microfiber cloth for the rest. Finish off with some aerospace 303 protectant.

    Be extremely, extremely careful with the clear plastic over the gauge cluster display. That thing scratches unbelievably easy. I made the mistake and scratched mine to hell, but I'd say the best shot you have is a small can of compressed air first to get what you can off. Then microfiber with interior detailer and dab the surface repeatedly until you don't see any more dust.
     
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  10. Sep 18, 2016 at 7:55 AM
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    https://www.amazon.com/Chinchilla-P...0321&sr=8-2&keywords=chinchilla+buffing+cloth

    I use Chinchillas and Dash and Glass on every interior hard surface, this stuff is great! But my truck is a street princess and never sees a gravel or mud road so she cleans up easy.
     
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    Blow and vacuum as much as you can before getting dirt wet.

    Haven't wheeled in a while, but remember distinctly it's easier to remove dirt dust from cracks and crevices before spraying it with cleaner and turning it into mud.
     
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    swiffer duster
    compressor with a blow gun and a long ass nozzel
    vacuum on the side where you are blowing the dust out to, to suck it all up (try a hepa vac if you have one, standard shop vac will probably just throw it all back out if its really fine dust)

    Last time I did it I used my festool vac

    blowgun like the bottom or middle one.
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    https://www.walmart.com/ip/Shop-Vac-High-Efficiency-Filter-Bag/16778796

    I have a High Efficiency Filter Bag in mine. When I use to burn wood before I built my 1st fire in the fall I would suck the ashes out of the fireplace. No fine ash or dust blows out of these. Get them at Walmart. I like my shop vac so much I use it more than my upright vacuum in the house. With that Micro Vacuum Attachment kit I posted the link to you can suck the dust out of your computer tower fans/keyboard and be done with it. I know a guy that just blows the dust out of his tower right on his desk in his living room. To me that is just plain lazy/nasty.
     
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    my shopvac is bagless lol. just some small rigid vac/blower one. Think its only a 2gal or something.
     
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  18. Sep 18, 2016 at 10:50 AM
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    Totally agree...cleans all the lint/dust off the dash and gauges without leaving a film.
     
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Turtle Wax T-930 Dash and Glass Protectant with Foaming Trigger - 23 Fl Oz.
$7.79
Schneider Industries Micro Vacuum Attachment 7 Piece Kit
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