Aerospace 303 vs. Armorall

[LandRvr Convert]

OK, so yesterday, after I read many threads on this forum, I went out and bought a spray bottle of Aerospace 303 to try out as an interior detailer, and mainly for my dashboard.

I liked it, BUT, I noticed, it smells and looks exactly like Armorall!!
The only difference I noticed is is doesn't leave the shiny greasy film behind like Armorall does (I do like that about it).

Does anyone know if 303 is all that different than Armorall?? The bottle didn't have any "list of ingredients" on the back. It does claim to have good UV protection, but I think Armorall makes the same claim.

Just courios. :

 

[wolfgang]

Years ago ArmorAll got some bad press in that it caused dashes to crack - they paid out many claims at $500 a pop. Supposedly it has been reformulated. From what I're read NO silicones or petroleum products should be used on plastic or rubber parts. I read too that ArmorAll causes tire side walls to develop cracks. I put it in the same snake oil cures as Slick50. Shame Consumers Labs hasn't done a lab test on the different products and their values.

 

[Dbone]

In all honesty I think the answer is neither...I am not a big fanatic when it comes to keeping the outside of my car spotless but the inside does need to stay relatively clean for me to keep happy

Literally all I do is wipe down the surfaces with a damp cloth (usually micro fiber) once a week (occasionally once every two weeks)...If you end up with some abundance of dust build up I find that canned compressed air is your friend just to move the dust off the area a bit before wiping with the damp cloth...this is, of course, for the periods where you get lazy and let it go for a month or month and a half

Any excess dust that gets blown around gets picked up by the vacuum...

I have done this for years with various cars and my interiors have always looked like new...

As I posted in another thread on here recenty, the compressed air is perfect for avoiding scratches on your gauge lenses...just moves it off the lenses so you don't need to make direct contact with them...

Cheers

 

[LandRvr Convert]

Hey Dbone,

That's a good idea about the compressed air to clean the lenses over the gauges. I'll have to try that.

I also will use a very soft brush like women use to apply makup, and it does a good job too without scratching and good for your AC vents and the little nooks and crannies around your shifter too.

 

[Even Steven]

303 is known for it's matte finish...not a shiny finish like AA. But you have to apply it and buff it off to get the best results. Otherwise, it will look a bit shiny like AA.

 

[robsrunner]

303 is great for everything inside and out but on our matte dashes you really have to put it on even or you get streaks. I've noticed with maguiers (sp) interior detailer you get a good matte finsih and it does not streak and dries even. I think I like it better then 303 but I use both. 303 for more of the outside stuff IMO.

I've used AA in the past on previous cars and never had a problem. It seems my more recent cars have the matte finish dash which to me AA doesn't do so well with. I think our newer cars have softer dashboards. My T-100 and older 4 Runner dash was like hard plastic. Way more scratch resistant and easy to clean.