Armor All on Engine Plastic
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From: ~The DARKSIDE Group~
Armor All on Engine Plastic
Had a dude at oil change shop advise against using Armor All under the hood on any components, says it makes them brittle an prone to crack. I've known guys to use AA for years, never heard this before.
What have you heard? What do you use to make it shine? :grouphug:
What have you heard? What do you use to make it shine? :grouphug:
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From: Atlantis
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Re: Armor All on Engine Plastic (Beautiful Beast)
I used it before I discovered something better.
It never hurt any of my plastic. Just doesn't last long enough.
SO don't worry, if you've used it already you haven't done any damage.
Get yourself some "Back to Black".
Put it in a spray bottle and you can get it down into areas you can't reach.
Plastic and rubber stuff seems to just love it.
Another good one for plastic and rubber under the hood is Mequiars Tire Shine. It makes rubber hoses look like new AND it last a long time.
It never hurt any of my plastic. Just doesn't last long enough.
SO don't worry, if you've used it already you haven't done any damage.
Get yourself some "Back to Black".
Put it in a spray bottle and you can get it down into areas you can't reach.
Plastic and rubber stuff seems to just love it.
Another good one for plastic and rubber under the hood is Mequiars Tire Shine. It makes rubber hoses look like new AND it last a long time.
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From: Schererville IN
Re: Armor All on Engine Plastic (Beautiful Beast)
Have seen several warnings lately to be careful what you use under the hood of the newer cars. Seems like the fumes can supposedly do nasty things to your electronics. Even the newer silicone sealers are advertising "sensor safe".
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From: Clearwater FL
St. Jude Donor '06
Re: Armor All on Engine Plastic (Beautiful Beast)
I switched from AA to 2001 a while ago for the underhood stuff, I still use low gloss AA for the dash, because I haven't found anything else that is low gloss...
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From: Ashford CT
Re: Armor All on Engine Plastic (C4DC)
I use Tire Wet and Black. You can get it at WalMart. I don't know if it's bad for the plastic or not but it shines like a mother umm, errr, you know. Just be careful you don't get it on your garage floor while you're doing your tires with it or you may go for a ride on your backside. The stuff is extremely slippery.
[Modified by Hamert, 2:08 PM 3/7/2003]
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Re: Armor All on Engine Plastic (Hamert)
I have also heard these reports on AA. I tried Meguire's Tire Shine (or whatever it is called) for a while and really liked it as it left no greasy residue and it had a nice flat black look to it--I personally don't like the wet look. Currently, I use all Griot's Garage products and their vinyl and rubber care product is fantastic. No residue, nice flat finish. Seems to last quite a while also.
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From: Hanger 18 Taxachusetts
Re: Armor All on Engine Plastic (lani's 93)
I have long since gone away from Armour All. These stories have gone around for years and it isn't worth it to me. So I am using up any left over stuff on my fender wells :D
Based on info gained here I bought some Aerospace 303 protectant. It isn't shinny or greasy. Go to their web site and if what they say is true it is the best stuff I have found to protect vinyl/rubber/gaskets/seals ect
Based on info gained here I bought some Aerospace 303 protectant. It isn't shinny or greasy. Go to their web site and if what they say is true it is the best stuff I have found to protect vinyl/rubber/gaskets/seals ect
