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Guest		#1 Posted : Monday, 17 May 2004 8:18:51 PM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		And while I'm at it, but on a new thread... Someone has told me recently that using dash sprays such as the popular Armour All may actually be bad (long term) for our dashes. Supposedly the oils get into the dash and encourage cracking? What's the real story? Good, bad, or indifferent? Jason.

Guest		#2 Posted : Monday, 17 May 2004 10:42:40 PM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Quite possibly, however it's also bad for us as it releases toxic chemicals when heated up. I use leather dressing (used on saddles. bridles etc)available from places like Horseland. It's easy to apply, looks fantastic and softens the dash so it's just

Guest		#3 Posted : Tuesday, 18 May 2004 12:09:50 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		ON a black dash - maybe try Shoe polish - sparingly. It will smell odd, but it will put oils in. Maybe ? My old(20yrs back) RA40 celica, got the boot polish treatment to its front & rear bumpers. They came up a treat. KIWI PARADE GLOSS was best. FWI

Guest		#4 Posted : Wednesday, 19 May 2004 1:54:53 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		armour all has alcohol in it, it will actually dry out the plastisizers that are in dashes and such plastic parts and so crack them, its happened to me, use baby oil, smells great and if your hands get dry just rub the dash!

Guest		#5 Posted : Saturday, 13 January 2007 1:07:57 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		does anyone know of a home remedy to repair a single crack across ahq dash? cheers

David		#6 Posted : Thursday, 18 January 2007 8:48:31 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 2/04/2006(UTC) Posts: 171		Many years ago I put a generous layer of Armorall on the black dash of my LC Torana. At that time the dash was about ten years old and had no cracks. After one or two days cracks appeared everywhere. I have no doubt it was the Armorall. I think my mista
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edelbrock1		#7 Posted : Thursday, 18 January 2007 9:16:23 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 22/06/2005(UTC) Posts: 470 Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		I had a bottle of Armour all once. Left it sitting on the wall of the shed. Was there between 5 and 7 years. When I grabbed it to use, the bottle shattered in my hands. Now that got me thinking, if it cant protect the bottle that it comes in, it isnt
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hq ss		#8 Posted : Thursday, 18 January 2007 9:40:59 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 26/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 671 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		The best stuff I have found is GMH vinyl restore.
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Munromad2004		#9 Posted : Thursday, 18 January 2007 10:08:51 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 24/04/2005(UTC) Posts: 718		When I bought my HQ GTS I decided to give it a good detail. It had an immaculate interior so I just gave it a dose of armourall. Within 2 or 3 days my previously mint condition dash pad had developed a couple of reasonably large cracks. It had to be the
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RdS		#10 Posted : Thursday, 18 January 2007 1:49:35 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 23/11/2006(UTC) Posts: 252		anyone know anything about '303' products? there is one like armourall (general cleaner stuff), but twice the price. i havent had any problems with it, but then again, i never did with armourall. i just tried it as i heard bad things about armourall too.
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82vh		#11 Posted : Sunday, 18 March 2007 8:26:19 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 17/03/2007(UTC) Posts: 1		I use 303 for vinyl. I used armor all for twenty years, never liked the grease or the smell. I went to 303 as it has a good reputation, lasts, and has a UV protection For me it's always been about protection not appearance.
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mmazz30		#12 Posted : Sunday, 18 March 2007 8:52:11 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 6/01/2007(UTC) Posts: 282		I've used armour all with no side effects (YET)but have had huge problems with the inside of the windscreen misting or fogging when the car is parked outside on warm-hot days then driving at night is a nightmare with oncoming headlight glare....enuff to p
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