Hi all, I leave my car out in the hot sun all day and I am wondering what should I do to take care of the dash? I know to clean it with just soap and water, but should I also use some product to keep it from cracking? I have heard that Armor All is not good to use for longterm care so is there a product that will keep it from cracking and be good for it? Thanks.

 

The best dashboard butter I've found so far is Adam's VRT. Its thick like a lotion and if you buy one of their kits it comes with foam wedges which applies it soooo nice. Leaves a low gloss shine, gets into contours easily and lasts for months.

It looks like this: http://www.stage3motorsports.com/product/AD003

 

I use the Armor All cleaning wipes but not the protectant wipes.

 

303 Protectant or Meguiar's Natural Shine Protectant. Several of the over the counter brands offer a low gloss sheen as a selling point; just look for those. Otherwise, just use any available protectant spray or wipe and that'll be all you need.

Don't forget to clean the dash first, before you protect it, unless you buy a cleaner/protectant all in one.

 

Meguiar's Quick Interior Detailer

 

I just tinted my window 50 %. Hardly any sun now. lol.

 

I like the idea about the SunShade or even the ratty carpet. It wouldnt hurt just to leave them up when you are parking

 

I use a Sunshade for my front window and the rest are 15% tinted so Im not to worried about the rest.. It keeps my car alot more cool even in this georgia heat

 

i use a sunshade too, but our windshield is too far inwards and it doesnt cover the very front, so i'm worried that part is going to get messed up.

 

Dont use anything that is petroleum based (like amorall).. worse thing you can do.

Any chemicals you use can create more of that haze on the inside of your windshield, which means more cleaning for you. Armorall is the worst I have seen for this, not to mention being worse for your dash than using nothing at all.

The best answer is to use water to clean it and nothing else on it at all if you can keep it out of the sun most of the time. However, I use Meguires interior detailer in sparing amounts.. and only every couple of months.

 

well i just found out about 303 products it has SPF 30 that protects from sun damage i sent in $5 to get a free trial worked great im gonna be buying the bigger spray OMG and i used it on my paint worked wonders

 

For the cleaning the dash I use ArmorAll cleaner, or sometimes my moist chamois after I am done washing the car.

For Protecting I use Satin Prot from Jeffs Werkstatt.

 

x2!!!

 

I don't see the problem everyone seems to have with using a dash protectant--Other than Armor-all--that has a sunscreen in it.

If you use a quality product like Meguiar's, it will not damage your dash, and it will keep it from fading or drying out.

If you're still paranoid about it, use 303 Aerospace protectant.

 

^^ yea thats 303 aerospace protectant works wonders i used the spot cleaner that worked wonders on my seats too

 

Thank you all for the responses. I think I will try the 303 stuff. I will use soap and water to clean it and use the 303 stuff every now and then to make sure the sun does not damage the dash.