Originally Posted by KAdams4458

Years of funk, eh?

Murphy's Oil Soap works pretty well, and won't harm the finish of anything. Dawn dish soap also works well on parts you can actually saturate with water. Unfortunately, there's not a quick solution if the dirt is really ground in.
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Murphy's is a vegetable oil -based cleaner so it won't harm cloth or synthetics. Simple Green does not have the power needed, I have found.

But here's something that will freak you out regarding dirt in VINYL or LEATHER ONLY. PAM spray cooking oil. Spray the PAM on, the alcohol used to emulsify the oil and provide propellant is just enough to dissolve dirt, then mix it with the oil. This can then be wiped off after sitting and soaking for maybe 2-3 minutes. Then wipe with a paper towel and reclean with Murphy's or Mr Clean or whatever.

If you use this on leather, after cleaning follow it up with Connolly's Hide conditioner or neat's foot oil.

And your whole car can smell like an Italian salad instead of other things
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