I do not like Armor-All (sp?) anymore - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Dads72 · 04-23-2003, 08:25 PM

I have a soft bed cover. Used AA on it a few days ago. Washed the truck today. The AA stuff ran off the cover and got all over the side of the truck. Got on it quickly with a towel, so no harm done.
Don't want that to happen again.
What's a good "dressing" for a soft bed cover? (tonneau)
Thanks

*Randy70C-10* · 04-23-2003, 08:30 PM

Have you tried STP Son of a Gun?

Dads72 · 04-23-2003, 08:38 PM

Yes, I've tried STP - you son of a gun.
It REALLY smeared up the paint.

mtdave2 · 04-23-2003, 08:52 PM

Maguire tire dressing. works great on plasitc... armor all sucks ass, i stopped using it years ago.

the best stuff ever was a called bumper magic. hard to find the stuff, but well worth it.. the Maguires is almost as good.

70c10 · 04-23-2003, 09:12 PM

If your truck spends any time in the weather, you will constantly be applying Armor-all, STP,etc. I had a soft tonneau on one of my trucks and I gave up on that stuff. The problem is the surface is horizontal and it doesn't last very long.

Brad · 04-23-2003, 09:22 PM

I agree with 70c10, however I do like Meguire's #40 for interior stuff and occasionally use it for the tonneau.

jef5150 · 04-25-2003, 11:59 PM

dont laugh,,,,but i use baby oil on my tires,and on my dash,DO NOT PUT IT ON YOUR SEATS

**67sss** · 04-26-2003, 02:21 PM

Try it it works good, taste good too! Really, if you apply it it looks great until you wash your vehicle and then it comes off without wrecking anything. Try it on your tires first if you don't believe me. It works real good on the plastics of newer cars since that black plastic turns to grey real quick.

knucklebuster · 04-26-2003, 10:09 PM

Creamy or Crunchy,JIffy or Peter Pan?

Solarus1981 · 04-27-2003, 12:47 AM

Skippy

68CST327 · 04-27-2003, 12:53 AM

I heard from the place that re-upolstered the seats in my Cadillac that Armor All is some of the worst stuff that you can put on vinyl, or rubber, leather, etc. because it contains chemicals that actually dry out the material and cause it to age faster.

oldcarbuff · 04-28-2003, 03:06 PM

I use a stuff called Nu-Vinyl on the interior and tires. I like it better than ARmor All, but don't know how it would do on a tonneau. Smells a lot better than AA or son of a gun though.

OCB

Dads72 · 04-28-2003, 06:48 PM

Anybody ever try using saddle soap?
Wonder how it would work.

04-23-2003, 08:25 PM	#1
Dads72 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 427	I do not like Armor-All (sp?) anymore I have a soft bed cover. Used AA on it a few days ago. Washed the truck today. The AA stuff ran off the cover and got all over the side of the truck. Got on it quickly with a towel, so no harm done. Don't want that to happen again. What's a good "dressing" for a soft bed cover? (tonneau) Thanks

04-23-2003, 09:12 PM	#5
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,856	If your truck spends any time in the weather, you will constantly be applying Armor-all, STP,etc. I had a soft tonneau on one of my trucks and I gave up on that stuff. The problem is the surface is horizontal and it doesn't last very long. __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads

04-23-2003, 09:22 PM	#6
Brad Out of the carpool lane. Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Clark Co, WA Posts: 5,672	I agree with 70c10, however I do like Meguire's #40 for interior stuff and occasionally use it for the tonneau. __________________ 1968 C-10 SWB, 5.7 Vortec/700R4/3.73 posi, Torch Red 1968 Camaro, 250/Powerglide, all original (No, I'm not gonna drop a 350 in it!...Jeez!) 2000 Honda VFR in the faster yellow! 2008 Husqvarna TE-610 1967 C-10 SWB 'Six Appeal'-Gone but not forgotten...

04-26-2003, 02:21 PM	#8
67sss Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mt. Vernon, WA.. Posts: 2,325	PEANUT BUTTER Try it it works good, taste good too! Really, if you apply it it looks great until you wash your vehicle and then it comes off without wrecking anything. Try it on your tires first if you don't believe me. It works real good on the plastics of newer cars since that black plastic turns to grey real quick.

04-26-2003, 10:09 PM	#9
knucklebuster Failure is NOT an option! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: greenwood s.c. Posts: 811	Creamy or Crunchy,JIffy or Peter Pan? __________________ House payment or truck parts?????.........why does life have to be so complicated? 1969 Chevy Shortbed Fleetside 1969 Camaro ps pb a/c(drove in high school now it's just a yard ornament,but it's next on the list for resto) 1990 Ni$$an hardbody( daily beater that has been really beaten!) 1999 Grand Am GT(wifes ride...never buy a pontiac!!Trust Me)

04-23-2003, 08:30 PM	#2
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	Have you tried STP Son of a Gun?

04-23-2003, 08:38 PM	#3
Dads72 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 427	Yes, I've tried STP - you son of a gun. It REALLY smeared up the paint.

04-23-2003, 08:52 PM	#4
mtdave2 newly minted old timer Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Hudson WI Posts: 3,521	Maguire tire dressing. works great on plasitc... armor all sucks ass, i stopped using it years ago. the best stuff ever was a called bumper magic. hard to find the stuff, but well worth it.. the Maguires is almost as good. __________________ ____________________________________________ 72 c20 longhorn 65k org miles and counting! 69 k10 Suburban

04-25-2003, 11:59 PM	#7
jef5150 Inline 69 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: valleysprings,california Posts: 1,018	dont laugh,,,,but i use baby oil on my tires,and on my dash,DO NOT PUT IT ON YOUR SEATS

04-27-2003, 12:47 AM	#10
Solarus1981 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Federal Way, wa Posts: 84	Skippy __________________ '67 LWB C-10, 406 cid th350, dunno what rear end Looking to rent a house in Puget Sound area, anyone have one?

04-27-2003, 12:53 AM	#11
68CST327 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 443	I heard from the place that re-upolstered the seats in my Cadillac that Armor All is some of the worst stuff that you can put on vinyl, or rubber, leather, etc. because it contains chemicals that actually dry out the material and cause it to age faster.

04-28-2003, 03:06 PM	#12
oldcarbuff Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Muncie, IN U.S.A. Posts: 60	I use a stuff called Nu-Vinyl on the interior and tires. I like it better than ARmor All, but don't know how it would do on a tonneau. Smells a lot better than AA or son of a gun though. OCB

04-28-2003, 06:48 PM	#13
Dads72 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 427	Anybody ever try using saddle soap? Wonder how it would work.



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