What is the best protectant product for plastic/rubber etc.?
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What is the best protectant product for plastic/rubber etc.?
What is the best protectant product for plastic/rubber etc.? I have heard good things about 303 Aerospace Protectant. Any other brands ? What is your opinion ?
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Vinyl and plastic
1,009 posts and you have never heard of Armor All? ROTFLMAO - sorry, I couldn't resist.
You're asking a loaded question, and will probably see umteen people recommending umteen different products as "the best".
I think the proper leather care treatment is far more important than plastic care (the last I heard, vinyl is plastic too). USE Leatherique
I use Meguiar's Gold Class Protectant Wipes #G-11500 and like them. The tub contains 25 wipes, and I only had to use two to do everything.
I am still experimenting with plastic/vinyl cleaners, because I have not found one I like that much.
Hope this helps,
M
You're asking a loaded question, and will probably see umteen people recommending umteen different products as "the best".
I think the proper leather care treatment is far more important than plastic care (the last I heard, vinyl is plastic too). USE Leatherique
I use Meguiar's Gold Class Protectant Wipes #G-11500 and like them. The tub contains 25 wipes, and I only had to use two to do everything.
I am still experimenting with plastic/vinyl cleaners, because I have not found one I like that much.
Hope this helps,
M
Last edited by Musikmann; Aug 3, 2006 at 05:29 PM. Reason: addition
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Originally Posted by Musikmann
1,009 posts and you have never heard of Armor All? ROTFLMAO - sorry, I couldn't resist.
You're asking a loaded question, and will probably see umteen people recommending umteen different products as "the best".
I think the proper leather care treatment is far more important than plastic care (the last I heard, vinyl is plastic too). USE Leatherique
I use Meguiar's Gold Class Protectant Wipes #G-11500 and like them. The tub contains 25 wipes, and I only had to use two to do everything.
I am still experimenting with plastic/vinyl cleaners, because I have not found one I like that much.
Hope this helps,
M
You're asking a loaded question, and will probably see umteen people recommending umteen different products as "the best".
I think the proper leather care treatment is far more important than plastic care (the last I heard, vinyl is plastic too). USE Leatherique
I use Meguiar's Gold Class Protectant Wipes #G-11500 and like them. The tub contains 25 wipes, and I only had to use two to do everything.
I am still experimenting with plastic/vinyl cleaners, because I have not found one I like that much.
Hope this helps,
M
Anyways after much research I am going with 303 Aerospace Protectanthttp://www.303products.com/tech/inde...Product_ID=428
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I just found out about Wurth products. I think they are good, and the interior/****pit cleanor is good. By the way, Wurth makes a superb airconditioning cleaning (a sort of car interior "bomb") which kills mold, mildew, etc. from the inside of the air conditioning system. Kind of pricey ($25) but every few years it is worth it.
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Armor All
Originally Posted by ricky.agrawal
ArmorAll may deteriote the product you apply it on 
As far as I know, AA was about all we had in the old days. I'm well aware now how bad it is, and haven't used it for several years.
I wonder if the cleaner is as potentially harmful as the protectant?
Thanks for the tip,
M
Last edited by Musikmann; Aug 13, 2006 at 04:45 PM. Reason: change
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303 aerospace protectant
Originally Posted by benznodubz
Armor All is garbage fool as I was was looking for some real product response other than the obvious. Anyways after much research I am going with 303 Aerospace Protectant
Anyways after much research I am going with 303 Aerospace Protectant
You asked for opinions and I gave you two (Meguiar's & Leatherique) but I wasn't very explicit. George Pavlisko, president of Leatherique, claims that the RO and PC are also good for our MB-Tex. I think he advises against using either product on rubber, but I could be wrong.
It looks like a few of the repondants here agreed with your eventual choice, so I will order their Free Sample Kit and try these products too.
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Rubber Seals:
The seals on most vehicles are no longer made of natural rubber; vehicle manufacturers use a specialized synthetic material called ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM).
Real rubber, or blends containing real rubber, just cannot endure the direct exposure to sunlight (ultraviolet light) and the harmful-to-rubber oxidizing gases in our atmosphere.
The soft seals around doors, windows, sunroof’s, hood and trunk are constantly being flexed and compressed all the while being subjected to a hostile environment.
Use a product that contains glycerine (Iz enzett Gummi Pflege http://www.drivewerks.com or Zymol Seal http://www.zymol.com) a natural plant anti-oxidizing agent, it will prolong the useful life of the seal by restoring the original moisture and resist tearing and sticking
Alternative products- Wurth Rubber Care Gel Stick, is silicone-free, biodegradable, and water repellent. http://www.superiorcarcare.net
The seals on most vehicles are no longer made of natural rubber; vehicle manufacturers use a specialized synthetic material called ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM).
Real rubber, or blends containing real rubber, just cannot endure the direct exposure to sunlight (ultraviolet light) and the harmful-to-rubber oxidizing gases in our atmosphere.
The soft seals around doors, windows, sunroof’s, hood and trunk are constantly being flexed and compressed all the while being subjected to a hostile environment.
Use a product that contains glycerine (Iz enzett Gummi Pflege http://www.drivewerks.com or Zymol Seal http://www.zymol.com) a natural plant anti-oxidizing agent, it will prolong the useful life of the seal by restoring the original moisture and resist tearing and sticking
Alternative products- Wurth Rubber Care Gel Stick, is silicone-free, biodegradable, and water repellent. http://www.superiorcarcare.net
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Stay away from silicone based products. While a waterbased product may not last you 3 months (or as long), it's not worth the added effort to clean and potential damage. Some today even have anti-staticsizors that repel dust build up.
