well my dash looked fine but was dirty so i wiped it down with some armoral like i always have on all my cars and it was fine till it dried it got super streaky and now it looks like sand paper was rubbed on it lol...i think the rag i used might have had wax or something on it and i didnt notice so my question is there anything i can use to get th dash back to normal with out painting or replacing?

 

I'd spray it black now, the tan is uglyyy

 

im not lookin to paint it cuz i dont wanna change the rest of the interior

 

yeah pretty sure thats not what he asked, but typical to answer with a stupid remark.

I would try some leather conditioner like from meguiars and see if that can recondition the material. or try peanut butter that works for everything else.

 

thanks ...i have some meguiars interior spray but i havent tried it yet...how would i use the penut butter for it? lol

 

WTF..... I have never seen that happen before.


Was it Armor All or something like Armor All?

 

it was armor all

 

Hate to say it but that **** is probably not going to come off. Your best bet is to get some crazy compound that might remove what ever you rubbed on there.

 

^^^ armor all is awful for cars. People who are into detailing never use armor all because it can, in time, lead to dull or craccking on whatever it was used on

 

I don't think there's much you can do, that stuff looks permanent. Look for a replacement dash :X

 

My best advice would be to get some Goo Gone, and try and clean off the dash of the Armor All garbage. Then use a light citrus (1:1 ratio or less with water) cleansing of the dash to pick up any residue. Then, use a proper vinyl protectant, like 303 Aerospace Protectant.

 

thanks for the help guys ill try that

 

One more word of advice, spot test in the most inconspicuous spot you can find before you do the entire thing.

 

^^^ That's what I was about to say too.

Another thing that might help you get some ideas: you may know how black ABS trim or panel pieces on some cars get really ugly if you accidentally get wax on them? Well, take the fender from a first year model Element for example. You get rub on wax on that thing and it's going to leave this really ugly white residue, because the texture has deep spots where concentrated bits of wax gather and you can buff them down like you would wax on a smooth surface.

That might be what happened to your dash. You have deep spots of something that would otherwise be clear if it was applied in a very thin film. I can't see your dash so I'm just guessing and could be all wrong too. Thats for you to decide.

 

LOL! Funny you say that since thats the first step in the Armor-All directions.



I use armor all on my dash and ive never had this problem. Does the Aero Space vinyl protectant leave a shine too?

 

Damn broski, i was there when this happened....
WTF!!!!! lol

 

That sucks samething happen to my Si i had to replace the whole dash it sucked...=/

 

meguires APC or APC+ .......pretty sure it will clean it off then use some mothers rubber +vinyl conditioner

 

I usually just dust my dash and interior plastics off and occasionally wipe it down with a damp cloth. I've also used vinyl and leather cleaners and conditioners by Meguiar's, but never had issues with them. The ones I use aren't greasy, shiny or sticky. It's nothing that leaves a thick residue.

 

Ouch.. An example of why Armor All products are doo doo.

 

Seriously...call Armor-All snapping out and demand they cover the damages. My boy used that thing called the ding-king back in the day. You know, Billy Mays sold it. Well, it removed the "ding", but created two other dings much worse in the process. The company paid to have the whole side of his car repaired professionally. I'd call them snapping out and make them cut a check, at which point I'd buy another color interior.

 

Armor-all is nothing but a joke and all their products are just a bunch of ****. I used it ONCE on my old SAAB I had and it made everything greasy and gross. And if you put the product on to much in one space it was really hard not to notice the giant "shiny" spot and it would just not rub out for the life of me.

OT - NOFX, PM I have a question for you! Not dirty

 

Prob wont because he apparently didnt use a clean rag. When I clean interior, if I dont have aero 303 I just use a damp rag. works great.

 

Then PM me. Durp.

 

No, it's usually a semi-gloss to satin finish, when applied properly. It's wonderful for a black dash, so you don't get copious amounts of glare on your windshield.