As promised, I contacted the company about ArmorAll Original Protectant. I
received the following today.

"The protectant is a water based silicone emulsion, however, it does contain
detergents also.  The product has only been tested on rubber, colored
plastic, and vinyl so we do not know what the long term effects on the
shells would be."

If the dashboard problem is entirely due to the removal of plasticizers, we
may be okay as the objects of our concern are free of them.
I'll stay with my "mix" of ethanol and silicon oil, but I don't think
ArmorAll is a big risk.

Phil


----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Grebneff" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 05:57
Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] oil and alcohol (Armor-All)


>> So what happened to the dashboard? Was the culprit ArmorAll Original
>> Protectant or a cleaning version? Leather, plastic? Did heat and and
>> sunshine contribute?
>
> Protectant. It removes the original plasticizers from the plastics,
> and if after that you don't keep treating the dash with Armor All the
> dash will shrink and crack.
>
> Motor Up? It's an industrial high-pressure chlorine-based lubricant
> designed for use on machinery in which the moving parts are replaced
> regularly. It was NOT intended for engine or gearbox use. The chlorine
> in it eats metals... and consider it criminal that a) it is marketed
> and b) is ALLOWED to be marketed.
>
>
> --
> Andrew Grebneff
> Dunedin, New Zealand
> Fossil preparator
> Mollusc, Toyota & VW van nut
>
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