Interior Cleaner Test

March 2009

Even if you simply leave your car parked up, you’ll find that the interior will soon be covered in dust. Add in a few meals eaten while on the move, messy trips to the local dump or carrying around your children and their friends, and the grime will rapidly start to build up. A trim cleaner is the perfect answer, and we tried 18 to find the right one to put a sparkle back in your car’s cabin.

Test
We took chocolate, margarine and fruit juice and spread each on a test plastic interior trim panel. Minimal amounts of each product were then used to tackle the stains, with as little wiping as possible. We wanted them to deliver an as-new finish, and also looked for value for money.

Verdict

A foaming dash cleaner is unconventional, but the Simoniz newcomer certainly made the most progress on all our self-inflicted stains, and left a great matt finish. CarPlan’s Flash Dash spray takes second, with reigning champion Halfords Advanced Interior Trim Shine in third.

We also tested...

AA
Trim Cleaner
Rating: 3/5

Alaska Cockpit and Interior Trim Care
Rating: 3/5

Armor All Multi-Purpose
Rating: 4/5

Autoglym Vinyl & Rubber Care
Rating: 3/5

Comma Interior Cleaner
Rating: 3/5

Ecover Car Glass & Interior Cleaner
Rating: 3/5

Halfords Advanced Interior Trim Shine
Rating: 4/5

Meguiar’s Quik Interior Detailer
Rating: 3/5

Mer PVC & Vinyl Interior Cleaner
Rating: 3/5

Nielsen Interior Trim
Rating: 3/5

Pearl Complete Clean
Rating: 3/5

Sonax Interior Cleaner
Rating: 3/5

Turtle Wax Ice Total Interior Care
Rating: 3/5

Turtle Wax Platinum Cockpit Shine
Rating: 3/5

Wynn’s Cabin Cleaner
Rating: 3/5

Wynn’s Cockpit Shine
Rating: 4/5

Top 3

1. Simoniz Foaming Dash Cleaner
2. CarPlan Flash Dash

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