Well, after reading reviews on these things, I finally tried them out last night and... AMAZING!!! I've got the light grey interior, and even though I keep it very clean, no matter what I tried the armrests and door panels still were dirty from sweat and grime over six years of use. The Magic Eraser took all of that right off with no effort... my light grey armrests look as clean as the day I bought the truck!!! Same with my light grey plastic door sills... as much as I had tried to clean them, there was still ground in dirt and grime in the Ford logo and in the grooves, but some light rubbing with the Magic Eraser got rid of everything and they are perfectly clean now.

A MUST HAVE for your detailing arsenal!!!

 

Thanks for the info...always wondered how well that worked. Gonna have to get me some!!

 

You have 100% of my agreement with you on this one. I recently utilized one to clean the 'ground in grime' on my running boards. It removed nearly all of it and made them look new again.

I can't precisely say how this product works but, I believe that 99%+ of it is by abrasion. Simply put, it removes a VERY thin layer of whatever you're rubbing it against. In turn, that removes the grime along with a very thin layer. This is a very common cleaning technique that has slowly been 'somewhat' perfected within the auto industry in that any polish that you use that contains mechanical or chemical abrasivness will remove a very thin layer of clear coat to remove surface imperfections such as swirls or spider marks.

I would recommend that you follow up after the M.E. with a good protectant so that you re-add a layer of protection (both UV and other) to the product that you clean.

RP

 

Yeah, I agree with you that abrasion is most likely the method of cleaning with those things, but they're still pretty amazing. I still can't believe how clean my door panels and plastic door sills are. And I did follow up with a good protectant on all areas that I hit with the ME.

 

Tried these out on my wife's car and made her black trim all white and chalky...still trying to figure out a way to undo the damage!!!!

 

Hey Guys,
Just wondering if you use the ME dry or are you wetting it like they say to do in the directions

 

As directed: Wet.

 

Thanks Dude.

 

No problem bud! Glad to help!

Here's another thread that I started up in General Care concerning the Magic Eraser... It's definately an item that I will keep in my car care arsenal!

https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...hreadid=156322

RP

 

i had a friend try them yesterday. he said he used a very scrubbing motion to clean, came back with a longer stroke to blend, and dried it right away. as soon as he finished it looked real sharp. he also used a protectant as soon as it was done.

i think i'm going to give it a shot over the weekend if i have time.