172 Dashboard Cleaning?

[Stumpy]

What's everyone using to clean and protect/dress the dash on their 172?

The soft plastics around the click and door handles doesn't seem to take too well to being cleaned with APC then dressed with AG Trim stuff.

Any better suggestions?

 

[Gally]

You're better with a matt spray of some kind mate. And after dressing you should always re-wipe the excess product off. AG isn't the greatest trim product anyway. When pre-cleaning I spray the apc on the cloth and just give it a light wipe over and then dress.

Something like these...

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/werkstat-satin-prot.html

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/303-aerospace-protectant.html

Plenty of decent products out there but stay away from the greasy gloopy ones. They usually don't last well.

 

[Stumpy]

Cheers. I might give the new G-Techniq matt dash stuff. Can't be any worse than the AG!

 

[Gally]

It's crap mate. My friend on here. RenClio got some on offer and it was pretty pants iirc.

 

[Yellow Dave]

are you talking about the GT stuff Kev? what was it like?

My interior gets a regular wipe down with those big interior wipe things so as ling as it's clean I don't pay too much attention to it

 

[Yellow Dave]

Going on the rest of their products, AF spritz may be worth a look

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6685544123/

 

[Gally]

Sounds good Dave. Looking forward to more products.

 

[JD]

How do you 'like' posts...

 

[Gally]

I like You.

 

[Yellow Dave]

JD your posts are like something from sherlock homes. I can very rarely follow them. Took me weeks to catch on to BWAB

 

[Gally]

He's mental. Online for 30 seconds at a time!!!

 

[Yellow Dave]

something to do with living in the big smoke. Moving down south has had its affect

 

[Gally]

He's changed iirc.

 

[Rhino172]

any good products for covering up scratches? In particular the face of the glove box. Seems to be the OHs favourite trick to scratch it with her bloody bags when getting in/out

 

[Gally]

You'll need a gel based coating mate, they can hide them well. The simple wipe down products won't do anything.

 

[Rhino172]

any recomendations? I've never used any products on the dash, just a quick wipe over with a cloth to clear the dust and thats about it.

 

[Kane.]

I really rate meguairs protectant dash and trim restorer. Top it up with a QD.

 

[Gally]

I really rate meguairs protectant dash and trim restorer. Top it up with a QD.

Sounds decent. Google dashboard restorer and see what comes up. Check ebay aswell.