I agree on the 303 product.  Used it for years.  Glossy finish, but not slippery like Armor-All, doesn’t attract dust and it last a while too.

-Dick-
87 Syncro (Blaze)

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Marc Perdue
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 10:21 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Dash improvement?

Um, my dash is not cracked. Glad you had a good laugh at my expense though. I have tried all kinds of cleaners on my dash once, including Windex, but none of them has performed very well. Hence my question to the list.

Thanks, Rich, I think I will try the Aerospace 303.
Marc

On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 12:47 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Aerospace 303 protectant....excellent product.  Expensive.  Worth it.  
> Not glossy and greasy like Armor All.  Seems to "heal" things sorta, 
> will fix that fade.
> http://www.amazon.com/303-Products-30350-Aerospace-Protectant/dp/B000X
> BCURW
> Shop around though.
>
> Just right for dashboard and instrument cluster (too expensive for tires).
>
> Rich
> San Diego
>
> ________________________________
> From: Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 9:30 AM
> Subject: Re: Dash improvement?
>
> I don't really have a problem with glare; to the contrary, my dash is 
> faded and dirty looking no matter how much I try to clean it with 
> soapy water or Windex. I'm trying to figure out how to make it look 
> like new again without actually being new.
>
> Marc
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 12:23 PM, Chris S. <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:
>> You can use a dash toup   to hide/protect yours. It's also good at 
>> eliminating glare.
>>
>> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_category.php?id=60
>>
>> Chris.
>>
>> Wyslane z iPhone'a
>>
>> Dnia Nov 17, 2014 o godz. 12:29 Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM>
>> napisal(a):
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I should be getting my van back from the painter next week and I've 
>>> been thinking of all those parts that are going to look so drab 
>>> against the new paint. The dash is, of course, the biggest and most 
>>> visible. Does anybody know a way to get the dash to look like new 
>>> again, and to hopefully stay that way for a while? I'm not really 
>>> interested in that high-gloss Armor-All look . . .
>>>
>>> The funny thing is, I was thinking about this and wondered if 
>>> anybody had ever put liquid shoe polish on their dash? Would this 
>>> work, or be bad for the dash? My gut's telling me that it should go 
>>> the way of all crazy ideas, but I just don't know what the dash 
>>> material is and what chemicals could hurt it or not. Oh, I also want 
>>> to treat the instrument panel cover.
>>>
>>> Open to ideas . . .
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Marc Perdue, in central VA
>
>
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