I like to apply liberal amounts of Armorall to my ex-wife ..... keeps her nice and crusty ....

 

Ouch H! I couldn't do that to my ex wife, it would cost too much. Can you get Armorall in 55 gallon drums?

 

My ex seems to soak it up immediately. Not the cheap stuff though, that rolls off like a duck ....

 

Thanks for all of the responses - it's pretty much what I figured. I will get one of those windshield sunvisors ASAP.

 

I always get asked how I keep my interior so nice. Well, it's not magic, really. I just don't drive the car much. It sits in a dark garage most of its life, and if it gets parked in the sun, I put a sun visor on.

No chemicals on my dashboard - I use a damp cloth to wipe it off. And I confess that a few times I cleaned it with glass cleaner, to get some fingerprints or other sticky stuff off. It has robbed me some sleep worrying, but has not negatively affected the condition of my dash...

 

Smart move, during Summer it stays in my car and gets used when not in the garage.

That and the recent window tint really help keep the interior temps down.

Chris

 

This is my first 928 but I use Armorall on all my motorcycles, my 3 Mazda RX-7 and on my BMW 740 without any problems. I did use a sunvisor on my Mazda's but they were never garaged.

The shark is the first car that I put in the garage.

 

The leather dash in my '79 is still looking great. The only thing i do to it is Leatherique it twice a year. I also keep the car covered and i try to park in the shade as much as possible.

 

Was a leather dash a factory option, or are those of you who recommended a leather dash referring to an aftermarket leather covering?

 

Leather dash was a factory option. Lots of them out there. Heck, I've got a leather headliner and leather sun visors!

To keep my interior nice, I purchased a walk-in cigar humidor. The interior is removed from the car and kept in an environment of 52F and 81% relative humidity. My staff then installs the interior when I choose to drive my 928. During daylight hours, they go along with me in a large truck and constantly shield the car from the sun.

Expensive but worth it!

 

Yup, you really need to see Nicole's dash and interior to believe it. It appears to be about 6 months of age. I was driving her shark yesterday and the devil kept wispering in my ear: " Just drive it off somewhere and hide it. She'll never find it". Luckily I didn't listen to that voice, or I'd be back in jail again.

 

Nicole's is beautiful, but remember she says she hardly ever drives it and keeps it garaged. What's the fun in that. I mean if you hardly ever drive it. Might as well sell it.

 

I thought "vinylex" was a good product...heard it from 928ers.

 

Vinylex is outstanding, and it's good for the vinyl, not harmful in any way. It's the silicone-based ones that are bad, like Armor All.

 

I don't know why everybody is so down on Armorall. I have a 83 Celica GTS that I'm the original owner of and have literally soaked its dash with the stuff probably a 100 times in the 22 years I've owned it. Not a crack anywhere. I must admit though that I've never used it on any of the 928's I've owned, but I have used Turtlewax Formula 2001 on them, no cracks on them either. I keep the 928 garaged and use a windshield visor when I take it out.