303 Ftw!!!!!

 

I didn't use it on the glass, only on the dash but for some odd reason it makes the glass all hazy...must be the vapors or something...anyway crap product!

 

Totally, same thing happened to my wife and I when we used it once or twice on our old cars... made it hazy for months, and it was a pain to get it off of the windshield. We never sprayed it on the window, and I even sprayed it on a cloth first before doing the dash so it wouldn't coat everything. Nasty product!

 

i did the same thing to install my sirius radio. made such a nasty stain. just following directions. i am very upset about this and dont know how to fix it. i could blast a bomb on my civics dash board and it would still be black.

 

Just curious.
When I had a ford escort I used vaseline on my dash once a month. I coated it on and rubbed it in until it wasn't greasy anymore to keep the dash moisturized. It worked great! Is this a bad idea for the fit? .
(after the escort I had a malibu and since I hated that car I left it as it was! wasn't even 5 yrs old and it needed to be junked. Dex-cool is EVIL!)

 

Ive never heard of doing that.. iam sure it would take awhile since the Fit's dash has all these little bumps on it though..

 

It's perfectly fine, except that vaseline offers no protection from the elements and UV. If anything, its like applying saddle soap onto leather to keep it from drying up. The petroleum is keeping it from drying out, although you may start to get discoloration or what we call "bronzing" if you don't give it some form of UV protectant. At walmart you can pick up a small bottle of cheap protectant from anyone.. Some is better than none. Even simoniz protectant will work. I'd personally go for Turtle F21 as it has done well for me in the past. The coat lasts a month or more before it loses it's shine.

 

I read an article by a chemist some time ago who went through a lengthy discussion that totally turned me against AA product (unfortunately I can't give the scientific reason, but their product actually accelerated the effects of the sun). His recommendation was for the 303 product as well.

Later on, I bought a Can-back cover for my Tundra. It strongly recomended 303 for UV protection for the 'Sunbrella' fabric it was constructed of.

I have had very good results with it, but it is not always easy to find and it does not like glass for some reason.

I was looking for some the other day and decided to try Eagle One Nano-Protectant in its absence. I applied it with a micro-cloth and got very good results on both a very Dirty suburban as well as my Tacoma. It proports to have UV protection and does not have the greasy feel/sheen that I dislike from other products. It is a cleaner as well.

I plan to stick with it for now...

 

Here is an opinion that follows the chemist's same line of reasoning. The issue was silicone and its adverse affects. It seemed counter-intuitive to me at the time as I always thought that silicone was good for plastic.

http://www.carcareonline.com/viewarticle.aspx?art=12

Apparently, in order to counteract the effects of the sun, there is a need to provide some sort of sacrificial layer that is renewed by the topical application of these products. This seems to apply to paint as well, hence the need for regular application of wax or similar products.

Clearly, it is hard to discern with all the hype from the competing products and the rapid rate of advancements in chemistry. To be fair, _if_ Armorall did have a problem in the past (for what ever reason), they would probably not wish to declare it by announcing a corrective reformulation. They would probably just describe it as "new and improved" and move on..

With all of this said, with the plethora of products available today, most are probably fine. I think it more important that you are maintaining your vehicle in a thoughtful way as opposed to simply letting it decay as many owners do.

IMHO

Chris

 

i'm a nut when it comes to cleaning my car and my routine is this: wipe down all surfaces with the purple bottle of armorall cleaning wipes (it takes out stains in carpet as well), vacuum, clean windows, then swiffer-duster the entire interior to get all the little specks or dust i missed initially. i also use a lint roller on the seats in between cleanings. yes, i am a neat freak

 

I've been using Meguiars Gold Class Rubber and Vinyl Protectant. Read in the Forum that the color can come off the dash, but a light spritz of Meguiars on a soft cloth leaves a nice shine even on the textured portion, with no dirt in between. Also use the Detail spray to take off bugs, which is a daily chore. I bought Turtle Wax's bug removal spray, but it didn't work as well and the sprayer kept clogging.

 

Hmmm... lots of bad advice being thrown around here. Allow me to intervene and inject some knowledge up in this piece:

AVOID Armor All, Turtle Wax, Meguiar's, Mother's and other readily available brand of interior cleaners and treaters. These all do more harm and protect and clean your interior.

Instead... get the Lexol Vinyl and Plastic dressing. It contains nothing acidic or abrasive that will harm your dash. Kinda expensive at 9.99 though, but worth it.

Same thing applies to waxes... AVOID all the aforementioned brands. Spend a little more and go with the Zymol Cleaner Wax ($13.99 at AutoZone). Natural formula smells great and leaves an insane shine.

You may thank me for saving your FITs by sending a monetary contribution to my beer fund. College is great!

 

^ do u work for Lexol ? lol jk
i use armor all for all of my car since 96, never have any trouble

 

On my old car I used amorall on the interior to get off dust, and give it a nice finish.

So I decided to do the same with my new fit. I got some of the wipes (instead of the spray that I used to use) and started going over some of the interior, but stopped when I noticed that when it dried it looks TOTALLY different than how it looked before.

Problem solved....just use a cloth/sponge and some warm water.

 

Armor all is supposed to attract more dust unless you wipe it down with a damp cloth. I recommend using Meguiar's Natural Shine Vinyl & Rubber Protectant.

Natural Shine Vinyl & Rubber Protectant G4110 Product Information

 

I think Lexol and Vinylex are the best products out there.

 

I use vinylex and like it better than meguires... shiny but not too much like meguires, also not as oily

 

I just bought some 303 this weekend based on these posts. I like it much better than Armor-all but it's more $$. No wet looking shine, just a nice beautiful warm glow, and it doesn't seem to show the same slipperiness. Also, Armor-All seemed to attract lots of dust for some reason. Haven't had any yet with the 303, but it's only been a few days.

Reccomended product in my book!

 

The Meguire's Natural Shine Vinyl & Rubber Protectant is pretty good. That's what I use.

 

If the stuff gets on glass, either directly or from the fumes, what is a good product to use to clean the glass?