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Originally Posted by gaterose
Wait so you want to mess up the deployment of your airbag?
I wouldn't think plastidip would keep the bag from deploying but I'm also not sure it would seal the cracks.
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Now you got me thinking! is anyone with a badly cracked dash willing to try an over spray or a filler and plastidip combo?
I know MoMo is anal about his vehicle but I see he doesn't recommend any cleaners (me and Him have identical trucks)
Where as I do use cleaners...I agree with MoMo that heat is mostly not the issue, but I do think that using a high quality cleaner will help preserve the chemical balances and help keep the dash moist without making it greasy...
I usually use a mild Dawn soap and water washrag to scrub the surfaces and then a second quick pass with a pure water soaked rag... a quick dry towel and then apply the cleaner (I do not recommend any petroleum biased products)
I found and really like the "Smart" cleaning products (available at my Toyota Dealer)
Its Ph balanced, UV A&B protection, non-greasy (no joke it is), can be used on any plastic or vinyl surface (inside or outside) including plastic trim bumpers and exterior trim...its also very cheap and has a nice new car smell...I have also noticed that it helps restore the color of the trim on my doors (where you rest your elbow with window down) I will try and take a picture and get a conformation on the brand name tonight... my $0.2.
I used to use the armor-all F1 with sun stop & IT worked well for the Bonneville but its too greasy for my Toyota.
I really recommend using protection against sun rays (as you by now have noticed you still get sun burned if you are dowsed in water; or on a cloudy day) its not about moisture or the amount of sun (not that it help or anything) but the nature of radiation and its relation to materials and half-life of covalent bonds of the item itself; keeping the suns rays from penetrating the dash can keep it from aging as quickly. (correct me if I am wrong)
IE: Think; beer in clear bottles gets skunky when left in the sun at a faster rate (that's why they do it in the first place) and a dark tinted beer keeps a little longer? the sun (also** this year the sun has been spitting out a lot more Coronal Mass Ejection then normal (last 26,000Years) be aware!)