[968gene]

I don't know if the pictures enable you to fully appreciate the change, but I was impressed with how the Mr. Clean Eraser cleaned the tops on my door panels. I used both that I had and I will be getting another box to finish the job.
Take a look at the Before and After shots.

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[PorscheDude]

wow much better

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[stewhatch]

What exactly is this stuff?

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[968gene]

Check out the cleaning section of your local grocery store....

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[Mark]

let me know if stays away, mine actually came back worse.

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[jeff968]

I love the Gray's and think they look great on the cars. If I was purchasing a 968 new back in 92 i would have ordered one of the grays. That said, and now having owned both a classic grey and black interior I would say the Porsche only got the plastic figured out on the black. Not only did i have 5 different shades of classic grey in my previous cab (the sun did it) but the tops of my door panels had started to deteriorate from the sun and probably having one's arm resting there. The black, on the other hand, looks like new.

But, it does look nice...

http://pages.cthome.net/jeff968/968newintr.jpg

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[rhudeboye]

Gray is my top choice as well, linen to be exact. So when I came across my blk on linen I had to make the deal. My door panel tops however are blk as is the top of the dash. It does shine up nicely. The gray being down lower, away from the sun, actually serves as a protection. Outside of the carpeting near the speaker my panels look pretty good. As for the carpet I recommend AutoGlym. Works wonders on stains and leaves a very fresh scent that last for days. not over powering, just clean/fresh.

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[Jamie '92 968]

My interior is "Standard Grey", color code TT.
The door sills and dash have turned brown, and the driver's door sill has started to crack.
It's becoming clear that this is a systemic problem with grey interiors.

My solution was to order a spray-on coloring kit from Leather World Technologies.
They sell color dyes based on factory color code, which is what caught my attention on my web search.
http://www.leatherworldtech.com/AutoColorC...he&catID=14
The color they sent was actually a bit dark and didn't match exactly. Probably due to the age of my interior, rather than any error on their part.
The customer service was great, and they took back the color and made me an exact match based on a sample piece of vinyl that I sent them with the return. No charge. The result was a PERFECT match.

They sell an aerosol spray tool (air brush) that worked great and applied the recoloring beautifully.
Of course, I had to take the door apart and tape things off to do the job right.
For the cracks in the driver's door, I used a leather filler and grain copier that they also sell.
While I was at it, I fixed a couple of worn spots on my driver's seat and sprayed it too.
Then I did my shift boot.

My car's interior now looks 10-15 years younger.

I haven't done the dash yet, because of the time investment I'll need to take it out of the car. Maybe I'll try to tape it off and spary it in place.

Wish I had taken before and after shots.

Jamie

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[rhudeboye]

<!--quoteo(post=70632:date=Apr 21 2009, 10:11 AM:name=Jamie '92 968)-->QUOTE (Jamie '92 968 @ Apr 21 2009, 10:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->My car's interior now looks 10-15 years younger.

Wish I had taken before and after shots.

Jamie<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

PICS PICS PICS

Pictures of the final product will help us appreciate what that little can can do.

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[968Z]

The Mr. Clean "Magic Eraser" may be the best cleaning product invented in the last 30 years. I had a cashier at the local grocery story tell me about them several years ago when they first came out, and have been using them ever since. My suggestion? Use them on everything! Just test them out on some of the more delicate surfaces in an inconspicuous area first.

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[p65356sc]

Ya know my wife swears by that stuff and I use it on my boat water line but never thought of tryinhg it on my gray interior. Thanks for the tip. Even though my door panels are worn looking it can't hurt?
Ross

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[Jamie '92 968]

I'll try to post some pics soon.
The eraser was not an option for me, as the door panels were too far gone - black and cracking.
I may try it on my dash and see how that works.
Thanks for the tip!

Jamie

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[midblu]

"The Mr. Clean "Magic Eraser" may be the best cleaning product invented in the last 30 years."

I wholeheartedly agree!!! I use them for everything in my house.

I have the "classic grey" interior and could kick myself all these years later that I didn't go with my first choice when I ordered my car (which was black). I had the tops of my doors painted a couple years ago....aaaarrrgg! The Magic Eraser was absolutely amazing when I used them recently on my seats....they look brand new again! Use the Eraser and water and you will be surprised by how dirty they are and how clean they will look! Make sure to use a leather conditioner after the seats dry.

Ron
94 coupe/6 speed

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[hot968]

[img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif[/img] Midblu, did it hurt the leather at all that u used the Mr. Clean with water on your leather? I have used leather cleaner but am never happy with the results it never seems to get the real dirt out. Did you have any streaks from the bars? I have the problem of discolored leather on the top of my classic grey doors right along the window plastic, and I was told the only thing I can do is dye it. I dont know if I should try and dye it classic grey or just go for black dye. Any one try either of these doing it themselves?

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[Jamie '92 968]

<!--quoteo(post=73677:date=Jun 10 2009, 09:18 PM:name=hot968)-->QUOTE (hot968 @ Jun 10 2009, 09:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->[img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif[/img] Midblu, did it hurt the leather at all that u used the Mr. Clean with water on your leather? I have used leather cleaner but am never happy with the results it never seems to get the real dirt out. Did you have any streaks from the bars? I have the problem of discolored leather on the top of my classic grey doors right along the window plastic, and I was told the only thing I can do is dye it. I dont know if I should try and dye it classic grey or just go for black dye. Any one try either of these doing it themselves?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Check out Post # 8 above.
Going on a year now, and am still very happy with the results.

Jamie

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[sixspeed]

Just thought I would add that will this product looks as if it cleans great, it may be removing some of the protectants in the material.
After using Mr. Clean - may want to also go over it with Vinylex so that it is isnt prone to cracking - from their site:
Vinylex Protectant cleans and protects with a patented, one-step formula that actually nourishes vinyl, rubber and plastic surfaces. It actually penetrates below the surface layer to nourish and revitalize underlying plasticizers, there by reducing cracking.

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[968Syncro]

Been wanting to try this since 968Gene first suggested the Mr. Clean eraser. Here is the before on passenger side.

   

and after
   

It is of course much better, but didn't get the brown all the way. You can see some remaining in the after picture, but there is more visible in person than in this after pic. It was about 15-20 minutes of rubbing, just this one area. Used up both pads in the box. It seems that more pads and more rubbing might get it all. But the rate of removal goes down, in the beginning it came off much faster than at the end. There is also some browning right next to the window rubber, very hard to get at for cleaning. It remains a problem, really don't want to go the dye route, but I may have to. Any additional suggestions welcome.

Roland

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[968Syncro]

So in follow up, I went out to run some errands, and in the sun I could see that the large amount of rubbing started to polish the panel. Yes, it appeared glossy, the rippled surface of the vinyl was partially gone. So I wouldn't recommend the magic eraser for severe cases of browning.

But now that I know I may have to dye it all, and that there is a Vinyl renewing product, I am going to try some different approaches. I have a variety of solvents which I will try. Not sure of the outcome, but in my case I have a worse problem, the dashboard is also very bad. Not with the same type of browning, but some type of fading and very splotchy. So the work ahead may be more than usual. My car lived in Texas for about 12 years or so, was new in Austin, so I am pretty sure that is where it originated. And the PO didn't have it garaged.

Roland

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[Mark]

pretty much anything your do to get the discoloration off will polish the surface, been there done that. I found several things to get the discoloration off but it just came back so I did not keep track. I'll just be getting mine wrapped in new vinyl or leather at some point.

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[Fox944]

The Mr Clean eraser works really well for small stuff. I used this stuff on one of my old cars to get stains off my door panels that i could not remove with anything else.

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