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Originally Posted by biglexass
a friend was telling me not to use armarol on the black pices in my car he said it will fade them is this true.
I personally use ArmorAll to dress wheel wells because it's cheap.
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Originally Posted by Tammy
The "Areospace 303" and "Vinylex" seem to be the preferred vinyl protectants. I use both.
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Picus is correct.
Armor All isn't the same Armor All that got such a bad reputation back in the 70's and 80's, because they were forced to reformulate the product due to many tire manufacturer lawsuits, due to premature cracking. That formula contained an oil based silicone, called dimethyl, and promoted cracking, and was also greasy because of the type of oil-based silicone in it..
Today's formula is water based (PDMS) and not the same. The problem is, once you have a bad rep, it's difficult to remove that stigma from the minds of consumers. Remember how Audi almost went bankrupt because of the "unintended acceleration" debacle? Today, there are better protectants out there (303 & Vinylex to name 2) but they're also more $$$.
It won't hurt your car now like the old formula, but old news dies hard.
Armor All isn't the same Armor All that got such a bad reputation back in the 70's and 80's, because they were forced to reformulate the product due to many tire manufacturer lawsuits, due to premature cracking. That formula contained an oil based silicone, called dimethyl, and promoted cracking, and was also greasy because of the type of oil-based silicone in it..
Today's formula is water based (PDMS) and not the same. The problem is, once you have a bad rep, it's difficult to remove that stigma from the minds of consumers. Remember how Audi almost went bankrupt because of the "unintended acceleration" debacle? Today, there are better protectants out there (303 & Vinylex to name 2) but they're also more $$$.
It won't hurt your car now like the old formula, but old news dies hard.
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