Proper dash care??

[bigoak]

Great post Carl.

Now I'm scared to drive my cars...

[bobc]

Several years ago I switched from Armor All to something called 303 Aerospace Protectant. The label says SPF 40 for your stuff!

It probably has silicone in it, I don't know. Anyway, I've used it for several years now and no cracks....

Carl doesn't your web site say something about using vaseline on the dash? Sounded really nasty to me!!!

Bob

[Z train]

Silicone dries out plastic.Period.

[Carl Beck]

Hi Bob:

We had some discussion on the Z Car List about using Vaseline Petroleum Jelly on the dash. The idea was to rub the dash down, let it set for some period of time to soak in - - then wipe it dry. The people that use it say it leaves the dash looking like new. Others said they used it to store the dash, and keep it from drying out.

It seems to me that vinyls once they are chemically stable (after being molded/formed) would be unlikely to actually absorb anything, but they are porous enough to retain a top coating of some type. Kind of like putting wax on a painted surface... So there might be some preservative value there, in terms of retaining the plastizes within the vinyl - I don' know...

FWIW,

Carl B.