i am going to clean and "armor all" my dashboard today, and i was wondering if i can just use something like windex or maybe just a diluted pail of dishsoap and water?
There are a lot of interior cleaners (including Meg's wipes). I've never used any of them, but I do use a diluted APC sprayed on the towel, not directly on the surface.
I personally would not use Windex on the interior plastic.
I would not recommend Windex. I highly recommend you buy a bottle of DP Total Interior Cleaner followed by a protecting product. My favorite is Poorboy's Natural Look. I also like Meg's Quick Interior and 303.
damp towel with a spritz of APC always worked for me in a pinch. I like the NTS7 Interior Cleaner now as light clean smell, no residue, and no gloss or glow.