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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 03:28 PM
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ArmorAll Protectant Wipes - WTF?

Anyone use these? I bought a container of them and tried 'em out on my dash and door panels yesterday and am left with smear marks that are still there today. Is it possible to achieve an even layer with the wipes or are they worthless?

TIA
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 03:39 PM
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i'd say worthless. i tried them and hated them. go with the bottled stuff on a diaper cloth.
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 04:32 PM
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IT IS POSSIBLE, IT JUST TAKES A WHILE. tHATS WHAT i AM DOING UNTIL I RUN OUT OF THEM
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 06:09 PM
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k, thanks for the replies. they're getting trashed.

how long does it take for it to wear off? it's a bit more dull today than yesterday but still very noticeable.
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 07:21 PM
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i use the cleaner first then the protectant. Always a clean shiny gloss to them. Last about 3weeks for me. wait a minute u bought the liquid.
buy the value pack wipes.
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 07:23 PM
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Worked fine for me...did you use the right type?
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 07:27 PM
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dude....Armor All Wipes SUCK!!!!!

i used them on my 99 Prelude dash....and it only took one sheet...and i dumped the rest of it....streaks, cloth residue.....YUCKS!!!!!


try Mother's "Back to Black"......it's a pretty good protectant....if used correctly...it'll make the black on the dash and door panels 'richer', and no streak marks if applied with a nice buffer pad.....Plus, it won't look crazy shiny and dust won't collect on it.....
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 07:31 PM
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They work fine for me you just gotta take ur time, it leaves an excellent shine for weeks and my dash dosnt atract as much dust.
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 08:12 PM
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I haven't had any problems with em.
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 08:13 PM
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every wipe sucks. use a damp cloth.
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 08:23 PM
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dust will collect everywhere unfortunately
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 08:36 PM
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cool. thanks for the replies. i'm gonna give the back to black a shot. the wipes are ****. definitely not to be bothered with.
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 09:03 PM
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I use them...as someone else said above you just go slow with them and its ok not good if you just want to clean up the car quick (happened to me when i did it the first time...the 2nd time i did it slow and no smears )
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 08:34 AM
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work for me very excellent just got to be patient
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by bugula
Anyone use these? I bought a container of them and tried 'em out on my dash and door panels yesterday and am left with smear marks that are still there today. Is it possible to achieve an even layer with the wipes or are they worthless?

TIA
you used it wrong buddy.... let me guess you used that lil towelette and hoped to cover the dash and all door panels? lol.... dude just buy the armor all spray..... armor-all is meant to moisture the vinyl so unless you cover the whole area equally (which you didnt), you will just have streaks.... you gotta cover the whole area with armor-all until the whole surface looks wet and even

if you rather just use the armor all wipes, one towelette may cover one door at best or you'll need 2 or 3 to cover the whole dash
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