Meguires Interior Spray detail. Just about everything else available on shelves provides too much gloss.

 

I'm using it too, and one of the most important reason why I using this products is because provides shine just as much as I prefer. Any other product that I tried before, or is too glossy, or too much oily, or somehow sticky...

 

Armor All is known to dry out plastics. That's why you need to keep adding more and more over time to "moisturize" the plastic or bring back the color. I use Meguiar's Natural Shine Vinyl & Rubber Protectant. Nice, natural low luster shine, uv protectant, that wipes off clean with no greasy effect. Great product imo.

 

Its only Cheap Plastic---I just use a Damp cloth....Comes up great!!

 

I use 3M Leather and Vinyl Cleaner/Protectant. Low gloss, long lasting and does not cause off-gassing fog on the inside of your windows (like Armor-all and many others do). It also works great on the exterior black trim pieces. Meguiars is a close 2nd (3M actually owns Meguiars). You can get it at NAPA or on-line:
http://www.autogeek.net/3mautapprod.html
http://www.meguiars.com/

 

Armor All sucks!!! It dries it out and collects dusts. Little known secreat, @ the M. Benz factory they use Pledge. YUP house hold pledge!!! I have a family worker who used to there and thats what they use. I have used it ever since.
Side note..... the dust cloths you use around the house are GREAT for cleaning the dust off the dash board.

 

Thanks for the the answers. What about the Lexol vynil stuff? I've used the Lexol leather treatment for a long time and have been real satisfied with it. After the heads up on Armor All its history.... Ric

 

Excellent choice on the Liquid Glass.

I have used this. I really can't say I have found it to be any better than the Meguiars interior detailer (mentioned by Gaze and what I presently use) or a simple damp cloth (as mentioned by Tiptronic and others). The Lexol does seem to leave a "greasy feeling" film behind so I stopped using it. It's not a feeling that is as bad as some of the Armor All products but it is noticeable IMO. It also has a bit of sheen but it is not a gloss. A very light odor can be detected but it goes away real quick and it is not bad at all. I would say that maybe the sheen it leave and the feel may be comparable to Pledge. Lexol is great on leather so I do not doubt it would do a good job on plastics.

To avoid oversprays, always spray on cloth first, then rub/wipe.

 

I heard this too...I have used pledge on all my cars since 1977 with no problems.

 

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I have used pledge on the interior and tires for many years.

A guy i used to work with turned me on to this little secret. They guy was literally crazy about keeping his little toyota pickup clean. He would spray it with meguires spray detail evey night after driving home from work. I never saw a spec of dust on the truck, even in the winter with the salt on the roads.

 

How about a damp cloth?

Not sure why one would use anything else.

 

Old school, damp cloth user here as well. I don't have worry about smearing up the glass with "protectant" overspray. I'm sure Pledge would work good too, I use it on my "good" shoes when my wife says "You're wearing those?". Does a nice, quick job.:smiley_thumbs_up:

 

I aagree that armor all dries things out. Have used it before and it dry rots anything it is used on. Damp cloth is the way to go.

 

303 Aerospace Protectant

 

I agree with APT 303 aerospace protectant has sun block in it- was made for boat seats--read the reviews.

 

Meguiars and 303 aerospace has got some great reviews, and my friend used to used them both and has been great.

 

Thanks for all the input. Tried the Meguiares and it was pretty good. Read some about the Poorboy's Natural Look and how great it smelled so I tried it too. Looks like its the Poorboy's. Performance and smell really did it for me. Really like the finish & if ya want more shine all ya do is wipe it down after it drys. Goes on easy and evenly too. Ric

 

Is this the product you used?

 

Sure is. Good stuff! Ric

 

Wanted to add that while this is my choise for the plastics I still intend to stay with the Lexol leather cleaner and care for the leather interior on my Town & Country. After 8 years of Lexol it still looks like new and smells great. Ric

 

As far as leather is concerned... Lexol is one of the better products in my opinion.

 

use 303! Its great for the jeep!

 

I've taken the problem of cleaning the plastic interior to its final conclusion (at least for the dash) and bought a dash carpet. Now I don't have to worry about cleaning in the hard to get areas between the dash and the windshield. Moreover, it does an excellent job in keeping the interior cooler in summer by not re-radiating heat in my face which was a problem even with the ac on full blast. Looks good too.

 

Where did you get it? Cost? Must be a simple thing to clean... Hadn't thought about it.

 

Plastics

Just a little update on my previous posts. Poorboys Natural Look smells great. Have done a couple interior cleanups and reapplications of the Poorboys Narural Look on my Patriot. Couple things have struck me, besides that great smell:banana:. The reapplication showed no signs of blotching or change in finish appearence due to double coverage. Finish remains fairly satin and even. The best part is there is NO tendency to draw dust. In fact it actually seems to repel dust accumulation. Did I mention it smells good too?epper: Ric

 

I use F21, by Turtle wax, works great. But, if you want the ultimate protectant and color restore product...Porsche uses palm oil. I'm not even sure where to get it, but a friend who works for the Porsche dealer in the detail shop let me use some on my motorcycle. It made the side covers and seat on my old Triumph look like new.

 

As a long time boater, I recommend a vinyl and plastic protectant from a marine supply store. They all have sun blocker in them because boats take a beating from the sun and weather. The sun will make plastic hard and brittle over time and make cause cracking from the vibrations when moving. A wet rag will remove grime, but offer no sun protection. I have seen 20 year old boats looking great with proper care.

 

I'm all about using Windex and paper towels. No gloss/film/residue after being done. Dries real fast too. What about the lint from the papertowels you might ask? Swiffer Dusters is my solution.

I like Turtle Wax as well - but only for shows and when you want the shine. Never been a fan of Armor All. After prolonged use it starts to cloud and crack the plastics in newer cars - and you have to use it all the time - something in the formula...

 

The poorboys is excellent but the 303 is too.

I prefer just a damp microfibre wipe.

 

I tried 303 protectant today, I was a little underwhelmed by it. It looked great on the dash, but on the insides of the doors and the plastic moulding on the outsides of the doors it looked really uneven.

 

Give it some time, more applications.
I also don't spray it on the plastic and then wipe, I wet my cloth and then wipe it on.

303 actually repairs the surface of the plastic, it causes the little microscopic shards of roughness to lay back down over time.

So, soon enough your interior begins to look better. You may not notice as you are the one doing it but someone who saw your vehicle last year, went away to college, got drunk at Spring Break and served a short jail sentence for public indecency, then came back and bummed a ride from you to her probation officer would notice.

"Hey, this interior looks better than before my life fell of the rails!" she would say.

Just give it some time, don't give up.