IIRC Armor-All acts more like a solvent than adds oil. It draws oils to the surface from deeper in the plastic and posibly adds a little as well, but the end result is unless you keep applying it the pastic will crack. This topic comes up from time to time when people are wondering why the dash is faded/cracked. I've used a product called 303 Protectant by Innova. It was originally created as a plastic/vinyl protectant for Boeing and had to meet their specs. I've used it on Kayaks and on vinyls and plastics in the car and it works great. An added bonus is it doesn't leave that hideous shine that Armor-All does. Expensive, but nice. You can find it at some parts places or most outfitters. Googling turned up pages of places selling online. john > Armor-All is a cleaner designed to add oils, and works on vinyls, etc, > but can make a mess on tint. Adding oil back to tint doesn't really > work. It will streak up and make a miss. To test this try putting > Armor-all on a mirror in your house and check the results. |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.