Armor All

Jay72 · Post by **Jay72** » May 26th, 2006, 1:42 am

I heard Armor All causes cracks in vinyl. Anyone have a better alternative?

Grants · Post by **Grants** » May 26th, 2006, 6:50 am

You kidding? Armor all doesn't cause cracks in vinyl. They woulda been out of business before they started....

93-Spec-Edn · Post by **93-Spec-Edn** » May 26th, 2006, 6:55 am

I've been using it since 1998 on 3 of my mx-3's and never had any cracks. Infact it prevents cracking cause it lubricates the vinyl and prevents it from drying and cracking in teh sun!!

Grants · Post by **Grants** » May 26th, 2006, 8:22 am

Yes, such a blantant accusation against such a well established product is suspicious.

I don't think we need to be Einstiens to work out why he made such an outlandish accusation. Wonder if this site will let it stand?

Hoodzy · Post by **Hoodzy** » May 26th, 2006, 9:34 am

i have heard this rumour from quite a few people... i dont really believe it though... how could they be in business if this were true>?

mr1in6billion · Post by **mr1in6billion** » May 26th, 2006, 12:07 pm

Their bottle of Cleaning Wipes says "Cleans Dash, Vinyl & Fabric", so I sure hope it doesn't hurt Vinyl.

I use their stuff and it works great. It cleans up spots, stains & dirt instantly and leaves a nice finish.

Grants · Post by **Grants** » May 26th, 2006, 12:16 pm

Hoodzy, you've heard Armorall cracks vinyl too? Who were these "quite a few people"? Give us the proof. Your gonna have to put up now mate with such an accusation.

Armorall serves millions of people every day and you're saying it does the EXACT OPPOSITE of what its meant to??? It actually wrecks your car? Put Armorall on vinyl and it will crack?

Oh please. What crap.

Jay72 · Post by **Jay72** » May 26th, 2006, 12:39 pm

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait a sec. I'm not making the accusation. I actually read it in this forum somewhere while browsing through some older threads. I searched for it last night but couldn't find it, so that's why I asked this question. I love using this stuff but, I jus t wanted to make sure that they were wrong.
I actually experimented using Armor All "fierce shine" tire spray on my interior because the regular stuff didn't quite shine the interior as well as I liked and it shines my tires like glass. I know some of you might laugh but, it darkened the black of everything (interior) so deep and shined it like the regular stuff never did before. Almost two months later, it's still dark as I've ever had it. I hope to find this old thread to show you that it isn't me making these accusations.

cjthor · Post by **cjthor** » May 26th, 2006, 12:49 pm

Grants wrote:Hoodzy, you've heard Armorall cracks vinyl too? Who were these "quite a few people"? Give us the proof. Your gonna have to put up now mate with such an accusation.

Armorall serves millions of people every day and you're saying it does the EXACT OPPOSITE of what its meant to??? It actually wrecks your car? Put Armorall on vinyl and it will crack?

Oh please. What crap.

I have heard this cracking statement as well. From what I recall it has to do with the alcohol content in Armorall. Contiunous use helps prevent cracking. When used once and then not again for quite sometime it supposedly dries out the material you protect it with. I would reccomend either 303 protectant or a product from turtle wax called finish 2001.

mitmaks · Post by **mitmaks** » May 26th, 2006, 2:21 pm

Most reputable shops wont use it. it wont crack vinyl after a few applications, I mean dont expect it to crack vinyl like in a month. It WILL though after a while using it. What it does is it raises vinyl protectants/oils that are in vinyl to the top and dries out vinyl over the time. This causes vinyl to crack. Been working for body shops and any experienced body shop guy will tell you armor all is crap.

cjthor · Post by **cjthor** » May 26th, 2006, 2:51 pm

mitmaks wrote:Most reputable shops wont use it. it wont crack vinyl after a few applications, I mean dont expect it to crack vinyl like in a month. It WILL though after a while using it. What it does is it raises vinyl protectants/oils that are in vinyl to the top and dries out vinyl over the time. This causes vinyl to crack. Been working for body shops and any experienced body shop guy will tell you armor all is crap.

I agree. I worked at an auto supply store for a few years and never sold the armor all..just 303 protectant. Good shiznit!!

JWMX3 · Post by **JWMX3** » May 26th, 2006, 4:40 pm

I use the turtle wax dash spray..... i find the shine lasts longer then armorall