Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 12:18:41 -0500
Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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From: Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject: Re: Any detailing tips?
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I'm going to stick my neck out again.
On the 65- up Porsche most of the Porsche owners I've communicated with
simply use Baby Shampoo at a solution strength of 1 teaspoon per quart of
water for almost everything on the interior of their cars
They use a near pure glycerin salve on their rubber parts. (Get it at the
pharmacy).
I don't know of any plastic that can stand up to 180 + car interior temps
and constant full bore direct UV exposure forever.
Strange thing though.
My 1969 Chevy work truck that was totally neglected had a good plastic dash
in 1992 and my 84 Chevy truck that was kinda spoiled and had at least
monthly armorall rub downs had split door arm rests and split dash plastic
cover, not to mention the milky obscuration on the clear instrument lenses
in 1992.
On the 1969 it could have been the generous covering of dirt and dust that
fended off the UVs.
Stan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Kennedy" <JK@PROJECTDESIGN.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: Any detailing tips?
> So what is the best thing to use in its place?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stan Wilder [mailto:wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET]
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 9:41 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Any detailing tips?
>
>
> I'm sticking my neck out here because I can't supply a link to my
> information source but I'll quote it as best I can.
> Armorall accelerates the failures of plastics.
> Initial statements regarding this were submitted by a fleet truck operator
> that had one employee that maintained the interior of the vehicle he drove
> daily with Armorall.
> The balance of the much neglected fleet still had very good plastic parts
> after five years of same type service but the Armoralled vehicle had
> shrinkage and cracks in the plastic as well as some gummy surface areas.
>
> Stan Wilder
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Runberg" <jrunberg@MAC.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 9:29 AM
> Subject: Re: Any detailing tips?
>
>
> > There's a nice long thread in the archives about Armor All. IIRC, it
> mostly brings the oils in your plastic to the surface and doesn't really
add
> anything back in. Eventually there are no more oils and things begin
> cracking. Go to an hiking/kayaking shop and ask for 303 Protectant
> (www.303products.com/)- this stuff was spec'd by Boeing for maintaining
> plastic surfaces. It adds oils back into the material instead of leaching
it
> out (also adds UV inhibitors, IIRC). Not cheap, but a it works well and a
> little goes a long way.
> >
> > john
> >
> > > I've been trying to learn this too... I do recall a somewhat recent
> > > thread about how Armor-All is detrimental to plastics over time. I
> > > don't remember this being verified, but I haven't used it yet.
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