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Old 11-22-07 | 11:49 AM
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A few weeks ago, I was cleaning my new IS250 for the first time. I had some scuff marks on the inside of the driver's side door so I figured I would clean them off using some armorall. I never had a new car before and never really cleaned a car before.... I immediately realized the armorall darkened the leather or whatever material is on the door panel and now I have a few dark streaks. Will that armorall eventually wear off? I don't want to mess anything up further so i figured I'd ask here before I do anything else. I've been driving old crappy cars for the past 11 years so this is all new to me....

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Old 11-22-07 | 12:06 PM
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armorall usually will lighten with time when its on leather, or vinyal or plastic. How ever if it gets on cloth its a grease/oil stain. I would not recommend using armorall at all on a car. I used Griots interior cleaner and their leather conditioner and scrubbin bubbles to clean my interior. these products are very safe.

If you wipe the door panel with a little bit of scrubbin bubbles on a soft mirco fiber towel it should cut the armorall.
Old 11-22-07 | 12:11 PM
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Use DAWN dishwashing soap to get the black marks off, believe me you'll be surprise

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Old 11-22-07 | 10:29 PM
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Anything you have with "Armor All" on the label, throw it away. Plain junk.
Old 11-23-07 | 05:08 AM
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For me it's Protectant 303 on all interior vinyl and Zaino leather conditioner on the leather seating area.
Old 11-23-07 | 07:36 AM
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Buy this stuff to clean everything in the interiror execpt for the leather.

http://www.303products.com/tech/inde...TOKEN=97023129
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