chilly
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Good analogy
AutoFiber Scrub Ninja - Anyone use it -long term-
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Good analogy
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herein lies the question of clean, or what you think is clean until you have tried something else...
My cars are maintained since day 1 from dealer showroom so they're always at a certain level of clean already....
Anyhow, as a bad example, our wood floors. I thought they were pretty clean in itself.
I used our Dupray steamer on it. While the mop head or the media was not extra dirty afterwards, when I walked ontop of it with socks on and almost -slid-, the steamer defiantly cleaned the floors cleaner than what I had already perceived was clean already.
Hence, I'm open to trying new media to clean....albit with all things car, I just want to err on careful as well, cause sometimes you can't reverse what you might have done
My cars are maintained since day 1 from dealer showroom so they're always at a certain level of clean already....
Anyhow, as a bad example, our wood floors. I thought they were pretty clean in itself.
I used our Dupray steamer on it. While the mop head or the media was not extra dirty afterwards, when I walked ontop of it with socks on and almost -slid-, the steamer defiantly cleaned the floors cleaner than what I had already perceived was clean already.
Hence, I'm open to trying new media to clean....albit with all things car, I just want to err on careful as well, cause sometimes you can't reverse what you might have done
Eldorado2k
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Maybe look at it as a once or twice per year deep cleaning. Using it once shouldn’t have irreversible effects. You want to avoid using it dry. Think Magic Eraser and how it needs liquid to prevent dry rubbing.
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I know this thread was from months ago but I was wiping down the interior of the new car a few minutes ago and had just about started on the steering wheel and thought about this and other threads about the Scrub Ninja
It is a very polarizing product if past threads are any indication
I had promised to clean my Daughters Subaru steering wheel for science and stuffs but they haven’t driven it over here since they bought their new Rav 4
I will still do that if I get a chance but in the meantime I decided to put my money where my mouth was and possibly sacrifice my new baby
New Scrub Ninja, clean cotton wash cloth, P&S Express at 1:1, new washed Kirkland towel
2024 Lexus with 1,316 miles on the clock
Essentially pristine section of the steering wheel
Scrub Ninja with a normal amount of P&S
I started gently rubbing the rear of the section shown and went at it for about 30 seconds and checked the SN pad and it looked pristine
I put in a bit more PS and hit it a bit harder for another 30 seconds and no change
I finally got as aggressive as I remember getting with my 4Runner wheel and after looking at the SN pad I saw absolutely nothing but white foamy PS
I wiped the wheel down with the white cotton cloth and got nothing, ditto the microfiber
I know that picture looks a bit gray but it’s the lighting, the cloth looks no different than before
I didn’t expect to see any dirt, I did this to see if it would strip dye since that seems to be a fairly common fear or observation when a picture of a SN that is black and gross gets posted
The section of the wheel that I beat on feels just as pristine and smooth as the surrounding leather
This has been my experience on the 2020 Lexus as well as the 2017 Tacoma
The 4Runner had close to 180,000 miles on it when I cleaned it with the SN, although it had been maintained with “normal” interior detailing methods, so I remain convinced the black nasty crap I got off it was embedded gunk and not dye
I know this isn’t a definitive test but I am convinced that at least on a cross section of Toyota products the SN doesn’t break down the leather and strip it of dye
YMMV
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It is a very polarizing product if past threads are any indication
I had promised to clean my Daughters Subaru steering wheel for science and stuffs but they haven’t driven it over here since they bought their new Rav 4
I will still do that if I get a chance but in the meantime I decided to put my money where my mouth was and possibly sacrifice my new baby
New Scrub Ninja, clean cotton wash cloth, P&S Express at 1:1, new washed Kirkland towel
2024 Lexus with 1,316 miles on the clock
Essentially pristine section of the steering wheel
Scrub Ninja with a normal amount of P&S
I started gently rubbing the rear of the section shown and went at it for about 30 seconds and checked the SN pad and it looked pristine
I put in a bit more PS and hit it a bit harder for another 30 seconds and no change
I finally got as aggressive as I remember getting with my 4Runner wheel and after looking at the SN pad I saw absolutely nothing but white foamy PS
I wiped the wheel down with the white cotton cloth and got nothing, ditto the microfiber
I know that picture looks a bit gray but it’s the lighting, the cloth looks no different than before
I didn’t expect to see any dirt, I did this to see if it would strip dye since that seems to be a fairly common fear or observation when a picture of a SN that is black and gross gets posted
The section of the wheel that I beat on feels just as pristine and smooth as the surrounding leather
This has been my experience on the 2020 Lexus as well as the 2017 Tacoma
The 4Runner had close to 180,000 miles on it when I cleaned it with the SN, although it had been maintained with “normal” interior detailing methods, so I remain convinced the black nasty crap I got off it was embedded gunk and not dye
I know this isn’t a definitive test but I am convinced that at least on a cross section of Toyota products the SN doesn’t break down the leather and strip it of dye
YMMV
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Eldorado2k
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@Chilly. Nice test. You’re pretty brave to scrub thst aggressively on a new vehicle.
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I had enough confidence in my prior use that it wasn't much of a gamble in my mind
Eldorado2k
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You’re a bold man, Chilly. Lol.
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18 months later......I bit the bullet and used my Scrub Ninja on my Steering Wheel and Outer Bolsters for the 1st time.
I did not do a pre-clean of the steering wheel before but with the same interior cleaner on the scrub ninja, it did bring my steering wheel down to *matte* whereas with the same interior cleaner/microfiber/thorough rubbing...it would be a very slight sheen to the steering wheel cover based on my familiarity with this process. **Stronger chems on MF does bring the steering wheel to matte** with less effort.
My steering wheel was not like the ELD's post but more in line with Post #24. How more mechanically abrasive nis the ninja iover MF.....my only query is if I use the ninja once a month...Car get's washed weekly so it would be every 4th wash I suppose.
I suppose this is where the grey area is - chem strength or super-micro-abrasion of the scrub ninja
I still need to revisit-reread this thread and search for others to see if it is safe for *fine finishes*...hey, the leather in all my cars I suppose I look at them as fine finishes.
I did not do a pre-clean of the steering wheel before but with the same interior cleaner on the scrub ninja, it did bring my steering wheel down to *matte* whereas with the same interior cleaner/microfiber/thorough rubbing...it would be a very slight sheen to the steering wheel cover based on my familiarity with this process. **Stronger chems on MF does bring the steering wheel to matte** with less effort.
My steering wheel was not like the ELD's post but more in line with Post #24. How more mechanically abrasive nis the ninja iover MF.....my only query is if I use the ninja once a month...Car get's washed weekly so it would be every 4th wash I suppose.
I suppose this is where the grey area is - chem strength or super-micro-abrasion of the scrub ninja
I still need to revisit-reread this thread and search for others to see if it is safe for *fine finishes*...hey, the leather in all my cars I suppose I look at them as fine finishes.
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My steering wheel is not leather, but at least once a week it gets a wipe down with some ONR or even after i use the car in general.18 months later......I bit the bullet and used my Scrub Ninja on my Steering Wheel and Outer Bolsters for the 1st time.
I did not do a pre-clean of the steering wheel before but with the same interior cleaner on the scrub ninja, it did bring my steering wheel down to *matte* whereas with the same interior cleaner/microfiber/thorough rubbing...it would be a slight sheen to the steering wheel cover based on my familiarity with this process. **Stronger chems on MF does bring the steering wheel to matte** with less effort.
Mine steering wheel was not like the ELD's post but more in line with Post #24. How more mechanically abrasive it is over MF.....my only query is if I use it maybe 1 a month...Car get's washed weekly so it would be every 4th wash I suppose.
I suppose this is where the grey area is - chem strength or super-micro-abrasoion of the scrub ninja
I still need to revisit-reread this thread and search for others to see if it is safe for *fine finishes*...hey, the leather in all my cars I suppose I look at them as fine finishes.
You have to remember what ever you touch out in public then get in the car can spread around.
I have heard of people picking their ass while pumping gas/petrol
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A set of work gloves in the door pocket - is dedicated for this function.
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Your reflection in the service station window?
I avoid a lot of common touch points in public places, hand rails, buttons etc, and if I can't, I use elbows and knuckles.
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Me to, mine are disposable.
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They caught me on CCTV and gave me a warning.Your reflection in the service station window?
I avoid a lot of common touch points in public places, hand rails, buttons etc, and if I can't, I use elbows and knuckles.
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At the service station next to where I used to work, the lady behind the counter used to tell at someone at least once or twice a day, usually because they were on their phone while filling up or filling a fuel can while it was still in the back of a ute. Would have been funny to hear her yell at someone for "digging in the dirt".