Howdy Earth creatures,
For your general info regarding goop to use upon thine plastic, vinyl, etc. parts of your beloved mechanical contraption(s), allow this humble writer to relate today's happening.
2004 Silverado pick-em-up. A blemish upon the top of the dashboard where the charcoal-colored colored paint or whatever atop the black-colored plastic base had worn away.
Under warranty, the local Chevy dealer made an appointment and had an outside contractor come in to make the repair.
Talked to the guy before he started the repair. Said he has been in business over 20 years and repairs plastics, vinyl, all sorts of stuff and has contracts across the city. Said he keeps busy and the business does well.
The gent appeared to be intelligent and knowledgeable so asked some basic detailing questions. He advised against the stuff that rhymes with "Farmer Fall" due to the petroleum part of the concoction. I asked about stuff without petroleum (I believe 303 is water-based and the label says it is "non-toxic") such as 303 Protectant, if it could have caused the "blemish" on the dash. He didn't think a protectant-type product alone would cause the paint o come off the dash (why didn't Chevy mold the color in?) then he mentioned he had never heard of 303 protectant but that if it did not contain petroleum-based ingredients it should be okay.
I ambled off then, to let the chap get to work.
An hour later he entered the waiting area of the dealership to tell me he was done. He then asked about the product I had mentioned using. He wrote the name down and then enthusiastically told me he was impressed with the product. He mentioned that for a two-year-old truck the vinyl seats were soft and wrinkle/crack-free to an extent he rarely saw. He also pointed out how the areas on my inside vinyl trim was the same color in places where the sun regularly beats down on the trim and places that are not hit by the sun's rays. He said he has a trained eye and can detect small differences in tint/hue/color/etc. and that my vinyl trim was not what he typically saw, even on a truck only two years old.
The guy hd no reason to ** me and appeared to be genuinely surprised at how well the 303 stuff had protected my vinyl interior, seats, trim, etc.
I'm not trying to convert folks to 303. Just passing along a true event. Different formulations etc. are used by different manufacturers so a product that works well on my vehicle may not be best for you. If you have a product that already does what it should, by all means, stick with it!!!!!! There are few products with no decent competition.
But, for those using 303 PROTECTANT (vice cleaner etc. of which I have no experience with)I thought you might enjoy hearing about an unbiased opinion by a chap who regularly works with vinyls and plastics, etc.
I think I'll keep on using the stuff
For your general info regarding goop to use upon thine plastic, vinyl, etc. parts of your beloved mechanical contraption(s), allow this humble writer to relate today's happening.
2004 Silverado pick-em-up. A blemish upon the top of the dashboard where the charcoal-colored colored paint or whatever atop the black-colored plastic base had worn away.
Under warranty, the local Chevy dealer made an appointment and had an outside contractor come in to make the repair.
Talked to the guy before he started the repair. Said he has been in business over 20 years and repairs plastics, vinyl, all sorts of stuff and has contracts across the city. Said he keeps busy and the business does well.
The gent appeared to be intelligent and knowledgeable so asked some basic detailing questions. He advised against the stuff that rhymes with "Farmer Fall" due to the petroleum part of the concoction. I asked about stuff without petroleum (I believe 303 is water-based and the label says it is "non-toxic") such as 303 Protectant, if it could have caused the "blemish" on the dash. He didn't think a protectant-type product alone would cause the paint o come off the dash (why didn't Chevy mold the color in?) then he mentioned he had never heard of 303 protectant but that if it did not contain petroleum-based ingredients it should be okay.
I ambled off then, to let the chap get to work.
An hour later he entered the waiting area of the dealership to tell me he was done. He then asked about the product I had mentioned using. He wrote the name down and then enthusiastically told me he was impressed with the product. He mentioned that for a two-year-old truck the vinyl seats were soft and wrinkle/crack-free to an extent he rarely saw. He also pointed out how the areas on my inside vinyl trim was the same color in places where the sun regularly beats down on the trim and places that are not hit by the sun's rays. He said he has a trained eye and can detect small differences in tint/hue/color/etc. and that my vinyl trim was not what he typically saw, even on a truck only two years old.
The guy hd no reason to ** me and appeared to be genuinely surprised at how well the 303 stuff had protected my vinyl interior, seats, trim, etc.
I'm not trying to convert folks to 303. Just passing along a true event. Different formulations etc. are used by different manufacturers so a product that works well on my vehicle may not be best for you. If you have a product that already does what it should, by all means, stick with it!!!!!! There are few products with no decent competition.
But, for those using 303 PROTECTANT (vice cleaner etc. of which I have no experience with)I thought you might enjoy hearing about an unbiased opinion by a chap who regularly works with vinyls and plastics, etc.
I think I'll keep on using the stuff
