I know Armor All is crack for your interior plastics... it looks good at first but over time it causes your plastics to pick up dirt much more easily, turn faded\dingy colors, and so on because it contains silicone.

So my question is, is there such a thing as interior plastic protectant\shine chemical that actually does GOOD for your plastics and does no harm? Or is it best to just leave them alone and never use any chemicals on them at all?

I saw some Meguirs product for interior plastics, rubber, and vinyl, and I know their "Endurance" product for tire dressing is silicone-free and does an exceptional job at lasting for a long time and never causing my tires to turn brown, sticky, or leave residue on my quarter panels like most of its competitors do.

So I was wondering if maybe their interior dressing product is of a similar composition? I looked inside the bottle and it felt and smelled very similar to their Endurance tire product... but you never know these days.

So if Meguirs is no good, then what is?

 

I used some of Meguiar's pro level interior protectants for quite a while and was pleased with them overall. Seemed to provide good UV protection and left a natural sheen. Some folks don't use anyhting but a towel and water to clean up the interior plastics, but I prefer a low-sheen dressing with UV protection. Probably the best for protection would be 303 Aerospace,,,, http://www.autogeek.net/303aerprot.html
and http://www.properautocare.com/303-16.html

However I've used this too from Meguiar's and never had a problem.... http://www.autogeek.net/meg40vinrubc.html

Other great choices..... http://www.properautocare.com/lex1215.html

Although I have not used this one, it sounds interesting.... http://www.properautocare.com/blinpr.html

Overall my pick for best protection is 303, but all of these are of wayyyy higher quality than ArmorAll or the cheap silicone garbage with no protection.

 

303 is the way to go. I use back to black my self. The main thing that a lot of people dont seem to realize is that you have clean the plastic panels so their free of dirt before you shine them. These products are protectants and not cleaners. This is why the build up occurs. I clean the dash before i shine it about every 3rd time i shine it.

 

303 is good for plastic and vinyl.

 

I agree with you, however that's what I like about the Meguiar's #40 or Vinylex dressings as they contain cleaners and protectants and do a great job. The other products that are strictly protectants, like 303, you're right, you need to use a precleaner to remove any buildup of dirt on the interior panels. So, you might like to "clean" the interior with something like #40 then finish it up with 303......this makes for very good protection IMO...without too much glaring shine.