Valet PRO

Valet PRO Interior Revived 500 ml – £4.43

An aerosol spray. We found this stuff to be excellent and it really does do exactly what it says on the can. This isn’t a cleaner though, so make sure your door panels etc have any ingrained dirt removed first. After lightly misting the product onto the car’s interior trim, we used a microfibre cloth to polish it up. The finish on both flat and textured plastics looks very classy and gave a good shine without being overly glossy (which a lot of silicone sprays are guilty of). Any plastics that looked tired or even faded were refreshed and perked up again and a rich lustre was added to them. The Interior Revived spray also neutralises bad smells well too. We used it on an interior that smelled strongly of dog and the bad odour was halved a couple of days later after the initial nice scent of the spray had gone. When used again the bad odour all but disappeared. A small negative is the slightly overpowering scent when the spray is being used (we recommend opening all the car doors and and use it in a well ventilated area if possible).

8/10 Good price, leaves a very classy and crisp finish on interior trim and also revives it excellently too.

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Armor All Protectant (Semi-Matt and Gloss)

300 ml – £3.99

16oz – $6.49

A spray. We were highly impressed with these. They cleaned very well, removing the majority of stubborn stains from the car’s plastic surfaces and not much of the product is needed either. They left a good quality finish, with the Gloss not being overly-shiny and the Semi-Matt leaving a nice silky finish. They were non-greasy and also seemed to restore faded plastics well too. Use a good microfibre cloth to get best results.

9/10 Worked excellently and left a great finish. Priced well as not much is needed for a decent job.

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Armor All Dashboard Wipes (Matt and Gloss) 15 wipes – £2.99/25 wipes – £3.99

Armor All 25 wipes Combo Pack – $13.99

After seeing the Armor All wipes around in the shops for a while now, we were eager to see how they performed. We were happy with the result. They picked up dust and grime well, and didn’t just push it around. They had plenty of moisture in them and you could get at least a full dash and a door card wiped over with one wipe. They did leave some slight streak marks on some of the flat plastics, but the streaks weren’t overly obvious. The Matt and Gloss finishes were very obviously different visually, especially the day after using them.

7/10 Cleaned well, left a nice finish and smell. More expensive than the competition.

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CarPlan Interior Valet 400 ml – £3.90

An aerosol spray foam with cleaning brush for car upholstery and carpets. We tested this product on some fairly dirty seats and carpets which had ingrained dirt and stains within the material. We recommend spraying an area of only about 20 cm x 20 cm at a time as the foam disperses quite quickly. After spraying the area and using the removable plastic brush provided with the can, we were able to get some impressive results. The product worked quickly and effectively to remove the stains, and cleaned away any dust and dirt that had collected in the seams of the seats. It left the materials looking refreshed and very clean. Really dirty sections needed a couple of goes with it. It left a nice citrus smell behind. We’d recommend leaving the seats for at least an hour after as they do get slightly damp in the process.

8/10 Cleaned carpets and seats well and left behind a nice smell. Easy to use product.

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CarPlan EcoCar Dash Cleaner 500 ml – £4.99

A pump action spray. We were highly impressed with this as a cleaner. It doesn’t leave any shine behind, but rather does what it says on the bottle and cleans. Cleans very well too as it happens. It cut through dust and grime easily and removed any marks that were present on the door panels. It left a neutral and non-sticky finish which we liked. It brought up plastics and rubber trim up nicely and also smelt really good too (Ginger and Lime?). It’s also eco-friendly so any of you that worry about environmental issues can rest as it ‘contains coconut derived detergents; vegetable based glossing agents and natural fragrances’. A slight negative is that the spray came out too fast and covered too much of a large area, getting onto the glass and upholstery.

9/10 An excellent interior cleaner. Well priced, smells great and is eco-friendly too.

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CarPlan Flash Dash Wipes (Matt & Glossy) 15 Wipes – £1.49/25 Wipes £2.99

We weren’t overly impressed with either the Glossy or Matt versions of the wipes. Although they had plenty of moisture, they didn’t pick up dirt very well, and tended to push it around instead. They also left a lot of streaking on both textured and flat surfaces, and even after using a soft cloth afterwards to buff them out, they were quite stubborn to remove. The whole point of interior wipes is to be able to do it all in one go, and these just didn’t come up to standard. They are available in several different scents including Citrus Orange and Apple.

5/10 Didn’t pick up dirt well enough and left behind a lot of streaks.

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CarPlan Flash Dash Citrus 500 ml – £3.99

An aerosol spray. If you like a nice shine to your cars plastic, then this product should be rather suitable for you. It can be sprayed directly onto the surface or applied onto a cloth first, preventing overspray onto glass or car seats etc. Worked well on both flat and textures surfaces, leaving a shiny but non-greasy finish. The finish wasn’t overly shiny and had a nice silky look to it. At 500 ml, the can should last as while as not too much is needed to cover large areas. It smells nice too and also comes in 4 other scents (Wild Fruit, Vanilla, Orange, Apple). The only slight negative is that when spraying it can be slightly overpowering and chemically, but fine after its on the surface. Our tip: make sure you use it in a well ventilated area!

8/10 Does a good job, leaves a nice finish and smells pretty good too.

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BIG WIPES Automotive Interior Protectant Wipes 40 wipes – £4.99

We found these to work as well as the Interior Wipes on the dash, doors and centre console. They went a long way and have plenty of moisture packed into them and getting into the more annoying dusty gaps was easy work. It picked up all the dust well and didn’t just spread it around the surfaces. Again, they leave a nice Matt finish. They have UV protectant in them which will protect your interior plastics in the long run. However, we found that the Interior Wipes did as good a job, but did many more jobs than these wipes.

8/10 Good at what they do, and well priced, but the Interior Wipes do more. Buy them if you want to UV protect your car’s plastics.

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BIG WIPES

BIG WIPES Automotive Interior Wipes 40 wipes – £4.99

Now these were pleasantly surprising to us. They worked excellently and did far more than we expected they would. They promise to remove not only dust from the dash and doors, but also grime from carpets and upholstery too. And they did. Very well. They cleared up an extremely dusty dash with no fuss at all, and left no lint behind either. We liked the fact they got into all the little gaps where dust gathers, like around the gear-gaiter holder. They also cleaned up some rather bad stains from the seats and head-lining with ease. One wipe goes a long way and will clean up all the dash, the front doors and centre console. They leave a natural Matt finish. One slight negative – they left a slightly streaky finish to ‘flat’ plastics. However, we found that once the wipe is dry you can use it to polish off the streaks. The wipes leave no stickiness on hands either, in fact you can use them to keep you hands clean as they are dermatologically tested.

9/10 Superb product. Great value and handy to keep in the car too.

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Proshine Spray and Clean Carpet and Upholstery Stain Destroyer 8 fl oz (240ml) – £6.95, 32 fl oz (909ml) – £14.99

A spray. Does what it says on the bottle. And does it very well indeed! It promises to remove most stains, including oil and grease, from just about any type of upholstery (except suede). We tried it on a cream coloured cloth interior that was water stained and generally dirty and the results were excellent. It got rid of the stains very quickly and also dried out fast too. It left no residue and no unpleasant chemical smell either and the interior was left looking almost new.

10/10 We really can’t fault it. Works well every time and the amount you get makes it a real bargain.

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