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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 03:58 PM
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303 Aerospace Protectant

Anyone have an opinion on this stuff for dash, door seals, etc...Good or bad? Thanks!
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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 04:16 PM
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Good stuff. Works great on dash and not greasy at all.
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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 04:39 PM
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Excellent product. Has sunscreen properties for plastics and rubber that most protectants lack. No downsides in over 15 years of use...
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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 05:19 PM
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Great stuff. I used it on the top of my 350ZR (the vinyl roof kit). The cleaner then the protector worked great.
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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 09:04 PM
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Excellent product. Cost a bit more but well worth it.

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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 09:24 PM
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Love it. Used it for 10+ years with excellent results in all applications. Rubber, plastic, dashes, seats, door and hood/trunk seals. Unless something else comes along that blows me away, I'll be sticking with 303 for good.
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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 10:31 PM
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Never heard of it before, but some quick research comes up overwhelmingly positive.

So... there's a retailer who sells it not 2 miles from my house, and I'm going to pick some up tomorrow.
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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 10:44 PM
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Yup, 303 is good stuff, I've been using it for a number of years myself. I haven't applied it to my seats as I use Lexol, but for the dash and any plastic/rubber pieces it works well.
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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Adam West
Yup, 303 is good stuff, I've been using it for a number of years myself. I haven't applied it to my seats as I use Lexol, but for the dash and any plastic/rubber pieces it works well.
I also use Lexol on leather, Amour All for plastics, and silicon spray wiped into the rubber weather strips. It's been decades since I've been actually happy with Amour All, but I've not found anything else that wows me enough to matter... so I'm looking forward to trying this stuff.

BTW, after 10 years in my last car, the rubber weather-stripping was supple and perfect as the day I bought the car. I think treating it with silicon a few times a year was credited for that. Kind of a tedious effort on the G37, however, because there like 2 freaking miles of it.
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Old Jul 11, 2013 | 01:21 PM
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Purchased a bottle just now at the boating store down the street. $26 for 32 ounces... for that price, this stuff better be impressive. Suppose I'll find out later when I can spend some time with it.
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Old Jul 11, 2013 | 02:41 PM
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^ ha ha, yeah it's not cheap. use it sparingly and don't expect a greasy glossy shine. it produces a nice, rich matte finish.
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Old Jul 11, 2013 | 11:57 PM
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I bought a gallon of this stuff at Detailed Image when it was on sale. Very good stuff. I used it throughout the interior, except on the leather (I use leather stuff for that). It is good on the tires too, and on the plastic parts in the engine bay. Highly recommended!
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Old Jul 12, 2013 | 10:18 AM
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Last night I applied this to half of my dashboard plastics, while applying Armor All "Natural Finish Detailer" to the other half. At the time I didn't see or feel like there was any perceivable difference between the two. So this morning I reviewed the dashboard plastics again... and still don't see any difference one way or the other.

It seems the proper response to this little venture is "Meh".

4X the money for no apparent added value.
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Old Jul 12, 2013 | 10:24 AM
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Rochester, what type or brand of silicon spray do you use for your rubber/vinyl weather stripping parts?
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Old Jul 12, 2013 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by hinomura
Rochester, what type or brand of silicon spray do you use for your rubber/vinyl weather stripping parts?
I'm on my last can of Jig-a-Loo... but they stopped selling their stuff in the States a few years ago. (Canadian company)

I bought 3 cans of Jig-a-Loo a few years ago, although any silicon spray would be fine. It doesn't really matter which, IMO.

Just spray it into a rag and wipe it on the weather stripping.

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