Boots dried overnight and reinstalled (except I did not have the right size zip-tie for the e-brake boot so it is still loose on the handle for now). Painted the black shift plate, cleaned shift knob and installed new cupholder, coinholder and leather armrest cover. Cleaned everything else while apart with Meguiars Vinyl and Rubber Cleaner #40, switches look like new. Also pictured is the used alcantara wheel that I installed last week. I bought it thinking it needed to be recovered. It was so dirty and matted down it looked like worn leather. Since it wasn't torn I tried cleaning it with Sonax Alcantara cleaner. Started coming back to life so I gave it about 5 treatments. I applied the sonax to the wheel and lightly rubbed it in with a soft brush and white tee shirt. Then once saturated I squeezed the sonax (& dirt) out with cotton shirts. Took about 5 passes around the perimeter over 2 days, reapplying sonax after each squeeze out until the shirt was not pulling out much dirt. After it dried I hit it with a sweater shaver and a soft brush. Amazed with the results. It is not perfect, but pretty acceptable for a driver. Next up, re-dye the e-brake handle and clean the seats when the car can sit for a couple of days to dry.Originally Posted by 704sw
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