My car's too clean :(

[MiataGirl]

Last night, for the first time ever, I used some of those Armor All pad things on my dashboard, and they worked really well! I never knew the inside could be so clean and shiny..a little too shiny though.

This morning as I was driving though, I found that the dashboard would reflect on to my windshield, creating a big glare there, essentially making anything at my 1 o'clock invisible....

 

[NetworkDad]

Stay away from that armor-all...looks nice but causes all sorts of problems like glare. Or the idiot who put it on his steering wheel.

 

[crab]

Originally posted by: NetworkDad
Stay away from that armor-all...looks nice but causes all sorts of problems like glare. Or the idiot who put it on his steering wheel.

Or the idiot who put it on his tires, including the treads.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

I read that armorall is bad for the leather. It breaks it up and rebuilds it.

 

[ThisIsMatt]

Originally posted by: crab453

Originally posted by: NetworkDad
Stay away from that armor-all...looks nice but causes all sorts of problems like glare. Or the idiot who put it on his steering wheel.

Or the idiot who put it on his tires, including the treads.

The armor-all would add negligible traction loss for the first 3 seconds...I think the guy was just a moron driving moronically in moronic-driving-weather.

 

[ThisIsMatt]

Originally posted by: Jellomancer
I read that armorall is bad for the leather. It breaks it up and rebuilds it.

When was the last time you saw a car with a leather dashboard?

 

[manly]

The Armor All wipes work pretty well.

They aren't nearly as slick as the spray bottle, so if you're careful it works out fine. Use it first on more conspicuous areas, and then apply to the dash.

 

[white]

now how about washing the outside?

 

[amdskip]

My car needs a cleaning really bad, in and out.

 

[Spoooon]

Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt

Originally posted by: Jellomancer
I read that armorall is bad for the leather. It breaks it up and rebuilds it.

When was the last time you saw a car with a leather dashboard?

Armor All Leather Wipes

 

[Mill]

I use meguiars most of the time to clean the interior and it needs to be cleaned right now!

Yeah armor all on the dash makes a glare and if you aren't careful it will get on the windshield.

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: amdskip
My car needs a cleaning really bad, in and out.

Mine too.

 

[Paulson]

I went mud boggin... I gotta clean my truck

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: NetworkDad
Or the idiot who put it on his steering wheel.

Um, and armor all does what to a steering wheel, exactly?

 

[MiataGirl]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: NetworkDad
Or the idiot who put it on his steering wheel.

Um, and armor all does what to a steering wheel, exactly?

Makes it slippery I guess?

 

[DrumminBoy]

The car cleaning place in town used that crap on my interior before i bought my car. That was 3 months ago, and everything is still greasy on the inside, including the seats. its nasty, and it wont come off for anything. Looked good at first, now all it does is make dirt and dust stick to everything. grrr

 

[yllus]

Good thing I read this. So what IS a good idea to use on the soft plastics of a car's dash?

 

[stev0]

use the armor all grease free formula, i don't seem to have any problems with that reflecting on my windows.

 

[white]

vinylex won't harm the plastic and doesn't (from what i heard) leave a bright shine. it should be available at regular auto parts stores

 

[HappyPuppy]

I thought Armor All was a sexual aid to make you, you know, kind of, like really long lasting.