Restore dashboard tone

[bombitmd]

Can anyone share any DIY tips for restoring your dashboard's shine? My dash has some parts that are glossy, some are not. Parang may pinang linis at natanggal yung luster. I've been using F1 Protectant; doesn't seem to be doing any good.

[Galactus]

Believe it or not, I use Tire Black (Autogard), on my dashboard (97 Accord).

Medyo oily lang yung labas nung una, pero after napunasan ng ilang beses with a dry, non-abrasive rag, ok na. I like shiny dashboards kasi. All the cars I have and previously owned, (80 Galant, 96 Sentra 3, 97 Accord, excluding the 06 Civic), lahat nagsabi na parang brand new yung dashboard at sidings ko, even if the car is more than 10 years old.

[s_quilicot]

Believe it or not, I use Tire Black (Autogard), on my dashboard (97 Accord).

Medyo oily lang yung labas nung una, pero after napunasan ng ilang beses with a dry, non-abrasive rag, ok na. I like shiny dashboards kasi. All the cars I have and previously owned, (80 Galant, 96 Sentra 3, 97 Accord, excluding the 06 Civic), lahat nagsabi na parang brand new yung dashboard at sidings ko, even if the car is more than 10 years old.

yeah tama si galactus, na try ko na to minsan. pero parang iba ang amoy.

depende kaya sa brand ng tire black?

[bombitmd]

Hmmm...try ko nga yan, pati yung brand na gamit mo. Punasan ko lang ng mabuti kasi nga parang ang oily nga and hindi ba nangingitim kapag hawakan or daanan ng tela? Ganun kasi nangyayari pag nag lilinis ako ng tires na may tire black, nangingitim yung pinampupunas ko. Siguro nga kung interior, kailangan punasan ng mabuti para very thin coating lang, enough to give it that luster.

[thett]

Hmmm...try ko nga yan, pati yung brand na gamit mo. Punasan ko lang ng mabuti kasi nga parang ang oily nga and hindi ba nangingitim kapag hawakan or daanan ng tela? Ganun kasi nangyayari pag nag lilinis ako ng tires na may tire black, nangingitim yung pinampupunas ko. Siguro nga kung interior, kailangan punasan ng mabuti para very thin coating lang, enough to give it that luster.

yung sa stp parang pag nainitan may lumalabas na residue... yung parang map... so when you apply it once parang you need to pply it regularly...

[halimaw]

turtle wax brand vinyl cleaner/restorer, kulay green yung bote.. way better compared with competition ex.armour all, etc.. sa turtle wax brand parang dinilaan ng baka yung dashboard pati vinyl sidings atbp...

[halimaw]

VS1 better than all the products na nasubukan ko, dami na nun.
Di nakaka-fade at nakakasira ng surface, ultimate restore/protect back to brandnew, bango pa di na kelangan mag air freshner hehe. Hirap lang maghanap, sa mga motorcycle shops sa 10th ave calookan ko nakakabili.


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[cokezero]

sir kahit faded yung dashboard? yung akin kasi gray original tapos parang naninilaw na kulay

[Kawawang Koboy]

Try Mother's Back to Black... ;)

[baludoy]

Try Mother's Back to Black... ;)

more on pang exterior plastics ata iyan sir (pero effective 'to sa cowlings and the like)

try mo mother's protectant. or for more added juice try their vlr variant just wipe them off w/ paper towels to reduce the sheen and further clean the applied material

[yourman_2nd]

sir kahit faded yung dashboard? yung akin kasi gray original tapos parang naninilaw na kulay

para sa gray na naninilaw na, you have to clean it first with wipe out or someother cleaner to restore the gray color. then you have to apply the protector for shine and smell like new. if you dont clean it, then it will only shine the yellowish gray..

[oj88]

I actually dislike glossy dashboards. When driving at a certain angle and direction relative to the sun, it actually adds glare and discomfort to front passengers. Many cars nowadays comes with non-reflective dashboard to prevent this. However, I've seen car owners, as well as some detailing shops, destroy the finish by applying Armor All or similar 'protectant' trying to force a non-reflective surface to shine and look clean and new.

I learned my lesson the hard way when I, like most teens of the day, didn't know better than to wipe the dashboard of our then new '92 Sentra ECCS with Armor All. It looked great at first but in just under a year, the grey dashboard got discolored (yellowed). The finish developed splotches and the glossiness became uneven. The dashboard ended up looking much more older than the car really was.

Since then, I never applied any chemical in car interiors. I just wipe it off with a damp chamois or a lint-free microfiber cloth. The most I've used is baby wipes to clean stains. But even that, I use sparingly. Now, the interior of my '07 Civic still looks fresh with its dashboard retaining its original color and finish after almost 5 years.

I only had experience with Armor All. But most other products in this category uses almost the same ingredients so I imagine that the end results would probably be about the same. But if you're bent on applying any sort of protectant on your interior, test it out first on a hidden or inconspicuous part before committing.

[shadow]

Armor all now has the gel type, that's what I'm using and it's not glossy


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