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What is the consensus on it?

I always felt it got a bad rap because when it came out in what the 70's? that the cracking of dashes was caused by crappy 70's plastic and not the use of Armorall which got blamed for it. My parents never used Armorall and all our dashes cracked on all our vehicles from the 50's through the 70's.
I have used it in the past and have had good luck with it.

What's the skinny on the Armorall product/formula these days?
 
1flyfisher said:
What is the consensus on it?

I always felt it got a bad rap because when it came out in what the 70's? that the cracking of dashes was caused by crappy 70's plastic and not the use of Armorall which got blamed for it. My parents never used Armorall and all our dashes cracked on all our vehicles from the 50's through the 70's.
I have used it in the past and have had good luck with it.

What's the skinny on the Armorall product/formula these days?
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I like their tire gel.
 
I love using it on my tires. It gives the tires a good shine and it quite cheap.
 
I thought I was but Perhaps I wasn't clear. I wasn't asking about the myriad of products they now offer like their tire gel etc. I was referring to the original and still available Armorall spray.
Armor All® - Product Detail

Do people like it now and use it? Or does it still have a bad rap?
And if you like or don't like the ORIGINAL Armorall what do you like or dislike about it?
I hope that is a little more clear....
Thanks....
 
1flyfisher said:
I thought I was but Perhaps I wasn't clear. I wasn't asking about the myriad of products they now offer like their tire gel etc. I was referring to the original and still available Armorall spray.
Armor All® - Product Detail

Do people like it now and use it? Or does it still have a bad rap?
And if you like or don't like the ORIGINAL Armorall what do you like or dislike about it?
I hope that is a little more clear....
Thanks....
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Too glossy for me.
 
Not long lasting,also turns the tires a funny color once it wears off.
 
I used it a long time ago. Seemed to work well. I switched to Nuvinyl because you didn't have to wipe off the excess like Armorall's instructions. I have since moved on to Vinylex. Personally, I never thought it caused the cracked dashes, but why chance it.
 
I used Armorall in the past, but there were a few things I never liked about it. It's greasy, it attracts dust and it leaves behind a chemical odor. These days I use 303 protectant. It's not greasy, doesn't seem to attract anything and it's odorless. It's more expensive, but I'm happier with the results.
 
Armorall is a good product, but I prefer a matte/low gloss look to my dashboard. Armorall also makes a low gloss protectant but it can be hard to find. I do agree that it is a tad greasy and does attract dust (IMO). But to be honest, I rather have AA on my dash than no protection at all.
 
coldfirejt said:
I used Armorall in the past, but there were a few things I never liked about it. It's greasy, it attracts dust and it leaves behind a chemical odor. These days I use 303 protectant. It's not greasy, doesn't seem to attract anything and it's odorless. It's more expensive, but I'm happier with the results.
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:iagree: It is very greasy and attracts a lot of dust. Also too glossy.

But i like their ammonia-free glass cleaner.
 
coldfirejt said:
I used Armorall in the past, but there were a few things I never liked about it. It's greasy, it attracts dust and it leaves behind a chemical odor. These days I use 303 protectant. It's not greasy, doesn't seem to attract anything and it's odorless. It's more expensive, but I'm happier with the results.
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:iagree: +1 for 303 :props:
 
Does anyone think there was ever any truth to the widespread belief that it would crack your dash?
 
No, I don't believe it. I think as we got more advanced with dash materials, it basically brought down the amount of cracking. AA got a bad rap.
 
That's how I always felt about AA. I never got any cracks in my dash. I used it in the 80's on my vehicles and never had a problem with dash cracks. I do believe the dashes back in the 70's and 60's where made with thinner harder vinyl plastic which was prone to cracking. I have no exact scientific proof of that just my own observations of the materials.. I bought a 1982 Pontiac Gran Prix and it was definitely softer dash plastic. Same for other vehicles I had going forward through 80's....and now of course.\\\
 
Armorall dries out the interior. Im just not into that. I prefer Leatherique. :)
 
The problem with the past formulation of Armor All (I am talking late 70's /early 80's) is that it had a trace amount of alcohol. That Armor All didn't cause cracking, but the plastics in those dashes did not have a proper flexing agent/plasticizer and the early AA formulations did not help the process. It has been a long time since then and many people still shy away from it. Again, the greasy feeling and the potential of dust distract from it for me.
 
For me, it's too glossy, greasy and attracts too much dust. I also wouldn't want to chance the cracking/ drying potential.

I have heard somewhere that the formula has been changed since the original days, but I can't recall where I saw that. I still would stick with 303 or Poorboys Natural Look.
 
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