and for some reason it doesn't absorb evenly into the plastic. My door looks terrible now; patchy and ugly. What's the best way to remove this from the door? I tried soap and water and it didn't work. After seeing what it did i'm not using it anywhere else in this car.

 

OOhhh thats ruff. Have you tried going over it maybe with a diff. brand. I use Mothers Preserves Protectant. It for rubber, vinyl, and plastic. I haven't tried it yet on my Z, but it worked well on my Cobra. Stay away from the Armor-all, all I've heard is bad news with it.

 

You can always try asking them directly...
http://www.armorall.com/ask/index.html

 

rub as much off as you can with a dry terry cloth............then just wait it'll go away........i did the same thing.......

 

I did this too when I first got my car. Never again. I used a sponge with water and then a towel to get the stuff off. I had to do it a few times and eventually it came off. I've only used a damp sponge since then to keep the door panels clean and it looks good.

I still do use Meguiar's Vinyl Cleaner for the rest of the car and it works great. Just stay away from the door panels.

 

It is basically grease. MIx some palmolive with hot soapy waterr and it will be clean in no time!

 

My girl uses Griots Garage Interior Cleaner on her Z and I use it on my Audi. It cleans and is safe for every surface, it even works really well on the Z's door panels. Use it with a micro-fiber towel or even a small sponge on the door panels.

 

thanks guys i'll give these suggestions a shot!

 

I did it too; here was their reply:

"Also, the ARMOR ALL Detailer's Advantage Protectant can be removed from rubber, solid plastic and vinyl surfaces by using a mixture of 5 parts warm water, 1 part household ammonia and 1 part dish detergent. Wipe this mixture on with a warm cloth and be sure to turn the cloth frequently; this will ensure that you do not re-apply the protectant after it has been removed. I hope this information proves helpful.

Please feel welcome to contact us if you have additional questions or concerns.

Sincerely

Samuel Serrano
Product Specialist"

HTH

Steve

 

For using ArmorAll on your car you deserve a fate slightly worse than DEATH.

You are ruining your car by using crappy silicone products.

 

I agree that Armor All sucks but I wouldn't blame it in this situation. I've used 303 for awhile and it works great but on those doors it looks blotchy. I just think it's the material of the doors.

 

I learned the hardway also.

The 303 just looks horrible, it's starting to fade where you can't tel. Just use stuff on the rest of the car DON"T do the doors.

 

WTF?

dude...relax

 

I'm half kidding.

Silicone wicks the natural oils out of materials in order ot make them look "wet". It makes them dryer in the long run. You are slowly ruining the interior of your car.

 

Meguiar's Vinyl/Rubber Protectant and Meguiar's Gold Class Leather Finish are economical ways to safely protect your leather and plastic without ruining them longterm. A bottle of either one is only a dollar more than a bottle of ArmorAll.

 

You got part way there on being normal, but still need to simmer down there on the armor all rampage... so he used a wrong product? oh well... personally, I thank him for taking one for the team, as Im trying to find a product I like as well.

As far as slowly ruining the interior of his car? No, he's not... last I checked silicone doesnt absorb, or draw out oils in any material, plus (and I might be wrong here) Im pretty sure that any company that manufactures car interior products would have dealt with any problems like that by adding oils into their products. Just a thought...

 

It eventually makes the rubber and vinyl dry to the point where it becomes faded and cracked. Care to explain to me how that is not considered ruining the door?

 

No way it ruins the interior. I just recently got rid of a 93 240sx with black vinyl dash and 190k miles. I religiously armorall'd it once or twice a week, and no cracks, no fading, and it looked brand new.

Also, what I thik works best on the doorsis to soak a sponge in protectant and then apply to the door and othe faux carbon on the dash, the blotchiness will go away and my interior looks great, I armorall all the time!

 

This tells me two things:

1.) you never read my post.
2.) you enjoy ruining the inside of your car slowly.

 

I did read your post. If it is ruining it so slowly that it still looks new 10 years later and 190k miles. Then I will just keep on keepin on.