Interior Plastic Deterioration

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Old June 30th, 2016, 06:20 PM
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Interior Plastic Deterioration

I have a '72 Convertible. While cleaning the black interior dash with amor-all I noticed a lot of black coming off on the rag. At first I thought it was dirt but I now think the plastic is breaking down.

HAs anyone experienced this? Is there a better product to clean and shine the interior plastic?
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Old June 30th, 2016, 07:12 PM
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Is it possible your dash was originally a different color and was repainted black, and it is the paint color that is coming off?
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Old July 1st, 2016, 07:12 PM
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No, it is black originally. It is almost like the Amor-all wipes are deteriorating the plastic.
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Old July 1st, 2016, 08:32 PM
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It's more likely that the plastic has deteriorated already and the armor-all wipes are just picking up the "dead" plastic .
Armor-all will help to slow deterioration.
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Old July 9th, 2016, 01:05 PM
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I would clean the dash really well, in my cars I use a 1:10 dilution of Simple green in a spray bottle and a nylon brush like you might use to clean the kitchen or bathroom, then wipe down with a microfiber. Then I spray with water and wipe down again with a clean cloth.
Once it is dry I spray on 303 aerospace protectant and wipe/buff.

I would first only clean a very small inconspicuous area to check in case too much color comes off or something, but I think you might be OK.
303 aerospace is great stuff and will serve you better than armor all; granted, while people like to hate on armor all, they have been improving their product.
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Don't use armorall.

The best dash treatment is vinyl-x
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