SONAX PROFILINE SensitiveSurface Detailer interior cleaner 1000ml

Clean sensitive interior surfaces the gentle way — SONAX PROFILINE SensitiveSurface Detailer

What does the SONAX PROFILINE SensitiveSurface Detailer do? This mild interior cleaner cleans sensitive car surfaces like displays, soft-touch plastics, Alcantara and leather with no residue and no streaks — no harsh solvents, nothing left behind.

Modern car interiors ask a lot of a cleaner: big touchscreens and display surfaces, coated soft-touch plastics, Alcantara trim and satin-matte finishes all react badly to standard interior cleaners built on alkaline or solvent-heavy formulas. The SONAX PROFILINE SensitiveSurface Detailer is built for exactly these delicate materials — a mild, alcohol-free formula that lifts fingerprints, skin oils, dust and light grime without attacking display coatings, damaging Alcantara fibres or leaving smears on soft-touch surfaces.

• Gentle cleaning for displays and touchscreens. Infotainment screens and instrument clusters in modern cars carry anti-glare coatings, an oleophobic touchscreen layer and UV-absorbing top coats. Standard cleaners with alcohol or aggressive surfactants can damage these delicate coatings, throw up smears or permanently kill the anti-reflective finish. The SensitiveSurface Detailer is formulated to pull fingerprints and greasy marks off display surfaces without touching the protective layers — you get a clear, streak-free screen with nothing left behind.
• Safe on Alcantara, velour and sensitive fabrics. Alcantara is a high-performance material built on polyester microfibres, used across many premium cars for steering wheels, seats and headliners. It's moisture-sensitive and reacts to too much solvent with discolouration, shiny spots or matted fibres. The SensitiveSurface Detailer holds no free alcohol and is mild enough in its dosing to clean Alcantara without damaging the fibres or leaving drying marks — as long as you keep it sparing, the way the instructions say.
• Antistatic action cuts down on fresh dust. One thing people often miss about interior cleaners is how they behave with static charge: interior plastics build up a static charge through friction and pull in dust. The SensitiveSurface Detailer carries antistatic agents that knock that charge back after cleaning — so the surface stays dust-free noticeably longer than after a standard cleaner without that extra function.

Detailing1's tip from the shop: Never spray the SensitiveSurface Detailer straight onto display surfaces — the mist can creep into vents or under the display bezel and damage the electronics. Instead, spray it onto a clean, soft microfibre cloth and wipe the screen in light circular passes. For Alcantara, only dampen the cloth — don't soak it — and always work in the direction of the fibres so you don't create shiny patches. For stubborn dirt on fabric and Alcantara we'd point you to the SONAX PROFILINE LeatherCleaner for leather surfaces as a specialised follow-up. After cleaning, let it buff out briefly until the surface dries matte — that's when the antistatic film has done its job.

Mild cleaning chemistry — how the SensitiveSurface Detailer protects delicate surfaces

The hard part in building an interior cleaner for sensitive surfaces is the balance between enough cleaning power and minimal load on the surface. Standard alkaline cleaners run a pH of 9–12 with strong surfactants that dissolve organic soils (fats, oils, proteins) effectively — but attack coatings, dyes and plasticisers at the same time. Solvent-based cleaners shift stubborn stains, but leave dissolution artefacts on delicate surfaces and can go after the polyester microfibres in Alcantara.

The SONAX PROFILINE SensitiveSurface Detailer works with a mild surfactant technology in the neutral pH range: the cleaning molecules wrap around dirt particles (finger grease, dust, light colour marks) and lift them off the substrate without chemically stressing the surface. The formula holds neither alcohol nor strongly alkaline buffers — both classes are known for attacking display coatings and greasing up matte paint finishes. Instead the detailer runs on gentle-acting surfactants picked specifically for cleaning delicate plastics and fabrics.

The detailer's antistatic component is another technical detail: quaternary ammonium compounds or polymer-based antistatic additives settle after cleaning as an ultra-thin film on the cleaned surface and stop the static charge from building back up. This effect works best in dry environments (heated cabins, low humidity) and measurably extends the dust-free window after cleaning. For detailing businesses that's a commercial edge: cars stay longer in the state they were handed over in, which lifts satisfaction and cuts complaints.

The SensitiveSurface Detailer's recipe is also tuned to leave no streaks or whitish residue after cleaning — the kind alkaline cleaners can leave through carbonate deposits. On glass, in dark plastic areas and on high-gloss displays a streak-free drying formula is essential — any drying with visible residue has to be reworked with an extra wipe, which costs time and loads the surface more than it needs to be.

Using the SensitiveSurface Detailer properly — step by step in the interior

Using the interior cleaner correctly starts with prepping the surface you're about to clean. Loose dust and dry dirt should come off first with a soft brush or a microfibre duster — if those particles get dragged around by a damp cloth, they can leave fine scratches on delicate surfaces. That goes double for display surfaces, where even the finest sand can create microscopic scratches that permanently spoil the reflection on the screen.

Application: spray the detailer onto a clean, soft microfibre cloth — not straight onto the surface. Use just enough that the cloth is lightly damp but there's no free film of liquid on it that could drip onto delicate surfaces. Wipe the surface with the damp cloth using light, even pressure — circular passes suit displays, on Alcantara and velour always work in the direction of the fibres. Shift stubborn stains with a short dwell time: lay the cloth on the spot, let it sit 15–30 seconds, then wipe. Don't scrub — the detailer loosens the dirt so you can lift it off, you don't need to force it off mechanically.

Finishing step: go over it with the dry side of the same cloth or a second dry microfibre to pull off the last traces of moisture and get an even, matte finish. On high-gloss displays this step really matters, since even slight moisture traces show up as streaks in raking light. The detailer's antistatic finish is active once it's dry — no extra treatment needed.

For professional use we'd work the interior in sections: displays and instruments first, then centre console and door cards, then seats and fabrics — clean to dirty, top to bottom, so no dirt particles get carried from areas you've already done onto cleaned surfaces. That order is a pro standard that lifts cleaning quality and cuts the total working time.

Where the SensitiveSurface Detailer earns its keep — which surfaces gain the most

The interior cleaner really pays off on cars with a mix of sensitive materials, the way it's now standard in modern premium cars. Modern high-performance cars with big touchscreen integrations (current Mercedes, BMW and Audi models with integrated display bands) carry a whole range of display surfaces, all of which react badly to alcohol and alkaline cleaners. The SensitiveSurface Detailer can go on all of them — from OLED screens to capacitive touch controls — with no risk to the protective layers.

Alcantara surfaces are a classic use case: steering wheels with Alcantara trim, seat surfaces in Alcantara/leather combination and Alcantara headliners are widespread in sports cars and premium cars, and a regular headache for detailers. Most all-purpose cleaners are too aggressive for Alcantara or leave drying marks — the SensitiveSurface Detailer, in its mildness, suits this material, though on heavily soiled Alcantara a specialised fabric cleaner can be more effective. For leather surfaces in the same car the SONAX PROFILINE LeatherCleaner makes a good specialised companion, built for the particular demands of aniline and natural leather.

Soft-touch plastics (STC) are another important field: many dashboards, door handles and centre consoles in modern cars carry a rubbery soft-touch coating that gives the interior a quality feel. These coatings react extremely badly to solvents (coating breaks down, goes tacky) and to silicones (softening, shine on matte areas). The SensitiveSurface Detailer holds neither silicones nor solvents in any relevant amount, which makes it a safe choice for STC surfaces. Matte films on trim strips and matte paint on interior elements also gain from the mild formula, which throws up no grease marks or shiny patches.

The SensitiveSurface Detailer in the line-up — when each interior cleaner makes sense

The SONAX PROFILINE interior range has several products for different jobs. The SONAX PROFILINE Interior Detailer Concentrate is a concentrate for general interior cleaning — more powerful and economical on heavily soiled or robust surfaces like hard-plastic dashboards, carpets and rubber seals. For heavy grime on standard plastics the concentrate is more efficient than the SensitiveSurface Detailer, which is milder than you need for that kind of job.

The SensitiveSurface Detailer sits as a specialised premium product for tightly defined jobs: sensitive, high-quality interior materials that shouldn't be cleaned with standard interior cleaners. In a professional detailing business we'd therefore say keep both in use — the Interior Detailer Concentrate for base cleaning and heavy grime, the SensitiveSurface Detailer for fine work on delicate surfaces and the final detail clean before handover. Splitting the interior cleaning workflow in two like this is a pro standard that lifts both efficiency and quality.

Against all-purpose cleaners from the household aisle or non-specialised car care products, the decisive edge of the SensitiveSurface Detailer lies in its targeted formulation for car interiors: display coatings in a car differ from household screens, Alcantara fibres react differently to home fabrics, and soft-touch plastics in cars have different chemical make-ups than household items. A cleaner built for car interiors accounts for these specific material compositions — generic household alternatives mostly don't and raise the risk of surface damage. The SONAX PROFILINE CleanStar "Ecocert" is another interesting alternative for businesses that value certified eco-friendly ingredients.

Buy SONAX PROFILINE SensitiveSurface Detailer — pack sizes and recommendation

The SONAX PROFILINE SensitiveSurface Detailer comes in 1 litre plus a 2-pack and a 3-pack. The 1-litre bottle is a ready-to-use spray built for direct use — no dilution, no pre-mixing, which makes it very efficient to handle in day-to-day work. Per car interior at normal soiling you'll typically need 20–40 ml, so the 1-litre pack is good for 25–50 full interior cleans. The 3-pack is the most economical option for businesses that regularly detail premium cars and run the detailer as a fixed part of their interior workflow.

The product especially earns its place for detailers and reconditioning businesses that regularly work on premium cars with Alcantara trim, big infotainment displays or soft-touch panels. These are often high-end cars where cleaning damage from the wrong product gets expensive fast — a specialised cleaner like the SensitiveSurface Detailer is an investment in backing up the quality guarantee you give the customer. And for the keen private owner who looks after a premium car themselves and wants to treat sensitive materials gently, the product is the safest bet next to cheap all-purpose cleaners.

For a complete interior care workflow we'd suggest: SensitiveSurface Detailer for displays, Alcantara and soft-touch → LeatherCleaner for leather surfaces → Interior Detailer Concentrate for carpets and coarse plastics. This three-stage approach makes sure every surface category gets treated with the product best suited to it, which maximises the cleaning results and minimises the risk of material damage — the mark of a truly professional interior detail.