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what products are recommended to help rejuvenate the dash on my r32 ?

ive read any cleaning products with silicone in them are bad and will dry the dash out and will speed up the process of the dash cracking..

im looking for some kind of product to rub the dash down in to stop it from cracking, effectively add moisture into it..

any helps appreciated

cheers

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I'm interested in this too. Mostly for my older Datsuns. I've found that leather wipes (I used Meguiar's Gold Class Leather Wipes) work better than ArmorAll which seems to dry the plastic out after awhile. I've also herd baby oil works well. But haven't tried that yet.

I have the same problem too, I need a product to penetrate the plastic to make it supple again. I know brake fluid works temporarily, but it makes a big mess, smells, and shortens the life of the plastic in the long run.

Jeff

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armourall or mothers dash and trim.

it is good but if the dash is old you will perhaps need to do it weekly for a month or 2 to really bring it up.

it doesn't dry it out but if your dash is that old and element damaged it might seem this way.

Try not to put it on extra extra thick as this will mean it will dry with some sheeny or chalky looking spots. It wipes away but you might be confusing this with dried out.

I brought up the dash on my 75 celica back to perfection as easily as multiple applications of this stuff.

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