Re: Save my Dash!

[T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>]

Aaron Ness wrote:
> 
> I also recently bought a bottle, not for my Scirocco (you could get lost if
> you fell into one of my dash cracks), but for my BMW, which has a crack on
> the dash I want to stop.
> 
> BTW, the Lexol (same company that makes Vinylex) leather cleaner and
> protector are both recommended by lots of BMW folks.  Incidentally, if you
> have a product that claims to work for both leather and vinyl, throw it away
> because it will probably be detrimental to both.  Also, the comment Joe
> makes about silicone (not silicon) is a good one - silicone, I'm told, will
> actually amplify the sun's rays, so if you put Armor All on your dash,
> you're probably making the situation worse.  Silicone also generates a lot
> of static, and if you use it on your dash it will drive you crazy.
> 
> Aaron


Silicone leaches the plastisizers out of the vinyl, leaving the other,
more durable but brittle, plastics behind. Leads to less flexibility
and, you know.

TBErk

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