Dashboard Polish - Is it worth ?

mithun · 8th March 2006, 10:13

At a car accessory shop I've found lots and lots of Dashboard Polish from different companies with different prices. Some of the so called Dashboard Polishes are multipurpose polishes that they can be used as leather and glass polish according to the company's claims.

Will Dashboard Polish regain the lost shine of dashboards and clean the tough to remove stains ?

And what are your experiences with the Dashboard Polishes ? Is it worth the buy ?

And since there are Dashboard Polishes with different price ranges, which one should I go for ?

2L8uLoose · 8th March 2006, 10:16

IMO, NONE. Just take a dampish cloth and keep wiping down your dash.. thats the best thing you can do..

kb100 · 8th March 2006, 10:27

Ditto!...Tried it once att he dealers insistance (rather they just did it and billed me for it!!... claimed its "STANDARD" ).. I have found these thing to be a dust magnet!!.. more muck seems to stick to it after using these polishes -- unless of course they used the wrong one!

speedsatya · 8th March 2006, 11:36

STP Son of a GUN Vinyl Polish is good .

RX135 · 8th March 2006, 11:36

I beg to differ. I have bought a solution, which is not exactly a polish, but it recovers original color of the plastic. It works on dashboard, mirror body etc.
and it works well. I am sure I had written about it in Rudra's car care thread. Hope, that helps!

rareone · 8th March 2006, 11:48

Hey Mithun

U can check out the collection of MOTOMAX POLISH for interior's & Dashboard.

I have tried it, it works really good.

It shud cost u around Rs.200/- for a Bottle.

Thanx.
Enjoy Revving...

mithun · 11th March 2006, 05:29

Bought a 225 ml Dashboard Spray yesterday for Rs.150 which is made in Turkey. But there is no usage instructions on it. On another polish I've seen the instructions which tells to spray it to the dashboard directly and allow it to dry and after wipe it off with a clean dry cloth.

So what is the correct way of applying Dashboard Polish ?

v12 · 11th March 2006, 08:47

Quote:

STP Son of a GUN Vinyl Polish is good .

Agree with you SS. Its THE best.
The Indian ones are crap. Dont use them. They could leave stains on the dashboard.

nosfreak · 11th March 2006, 12:07

I use Formula 1, no problems, although the shine goes off within a month

dhirajs · 13th March 2006, 12:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2L8uLoose

IMO, NONE. Just take a dampish cloth and keep wiping down your dash.. thats the best thing you can do..

Not really

,my OHC's dash turns grey & white,if i dont polish it once in three months.Wiping it wth a dampish rag all the time,is not the best thing to do.

pingme · 13th March 2006, 13:29

I use colin and a soft cloth and my dash starts glowing

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Is colin okay to use for car plastic parts like dash and panels?

Revvhead · 17th March 2006, 09:39

Dude, pingme, you use colin any longer and you wont have much of a dash left very soon.
That stuff has its active ingerdient as Ammonia. It cleans so well coz it eats through everthing. Its ok to use it on glass and steel surfaces with paint (tho in the long run it removes the gloss of the paint)

Avoid colin at all costs, the top laminate of yr dash will bee peeling off real soon otherwise

S@~+#0$# · 17th March 2006, 11:50

I use Waxpol's "vinyl and leather polish" liquid polish for my dash. It is very good for the dash although not that great on the leather. It is cheaper and almost as good as STP's "Son of a gun".

Cheers
Santhosh

yogi1771 · 17th March 2006, 14:12

how often do u all polish the dash and how often should we polish the leather seats

Revvhead · 18th March 2006, 08:26

Oh and BTW i use turtle wax dash polish. damn good stuff.
But most of the surfaces in my baleno dont hv that smooth finish which
really shine. Used to make my matiz gleam.

8th March 2006, 10:13	#1
mithun BANNED Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cochin Posts: 2,195 Thanked: 268 Times	Dashboard Polish - Is it worth ? At a car accessory shop I've found lots and lots of Dashboard Polish from different companies with different prices. Some of the so called Dashboard Polishes are multipurpose polishes that they can be used as leather and glass polish according to the company's claims. Will Dashboard Polish regain the lost shine of dashboards and clean the tough to remove stains ? And what are your experiences with the Dashboard Polishes ? Is it worth the buy ? And since there are Dashboard Polishes with different price ranges, which one should I go for ?
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8th March 2006, 10:16	#2
2L8uLoose BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 627 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage	IMO, NONE. Just take a dampish cloth and keep wiping down your dash.. thats the best thing you can do..
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8th March 2006, 10:27	#3
kb100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangy Boy! Posts: 1,556 Thanked: 22 Times	Ditto!...Tried it once att he dealers insistance (rather they just did it and billed me for it!!... claimed its "STANDARD" ).. I have found these thing to be a dust magnet!!.. more muck seems to stick to it after using these polishes -- unless of course they used the wrong one!
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8th March 2006, 11:36	#4
speedsatya Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: bangalore/manga Posts: 3,167 Thanked: 741 Times View My Garage	STP Son of a GUN Vinyl Polish is good .
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8th March 2006, 11:36	#5
RX135 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: pune Posts: 2,106 Thanked: 77 Times	I beg to differ. I have bought a solution, which is not exactly a polish, but it recovers original color of the plastic. It works on dashboard, mirror body etc. and it works well. I am sure I had written about it in Rudra's car care thread. Hope, that helps!
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8th March 2006, 11:48	#6
rareone BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 256 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	Hey Mithun U can check out the collection of MOTOMAX POLISH for interior's & Dashboard. I have tried it, it works really good. It shud cost u around Rs.200/- for a Bottle. Thanx. Enjoy Revving...
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11th March 2006, 05:29	#7
mithun BANNED Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cochin Posts: 2,195 Thanked: 268 Times	Bought a 225 ml Dashboard Spray yesterday for Rs.150 which is made in Turkey. But there is no usage instructions on it. On another polish I've seen the instructions which tells to spray it to the dashboard directly and allow it to dry and after wipe it off with a clean dry cloth. So what is the correct way of applying Dashboard Polish ?
	() Thanks

11th March 2006, 12:07	#9
nosfreak BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hyd Posts: 265 Thanked: 28 Times View My Garage	I use Formula 1, no problems, although the shine goes off within a month
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13th March 2006, 13:29	#11
pingme BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 102 Thanked: 2 Times	I use colin and a soft cloth and my dash starts glowing . Is colin okay to use for car plastic parts like dash and panels?
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17th March 2006, 09:39	#12
Revvhead BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 447 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	Dude, pingme, you use colin any longer and you wont have much of a dash left very soon. That stuff has its active ingerdient as Ammonia. It cleans so well coz it eats through everthing. Its ok to use it on glass and steel surfaces with paint (tho in the long run it removes the gloss of the paint) Avoid colin at all costs, the top laminate of yr dash will bee peeling off real soon otherwise
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17th March 2006, 11:50	#13
S@~+#0$# BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 700 Thanked: 43 Times View My Garage	I use Waxpol's "vinyl and leather polish" liquid polish for my dash. It is very good for the dash although not that great on the leather. It is cheaper and almost as good as STP's "Son of a gun". Cheers Santhosh
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17th March 2006, 14:12	#14
yogi1771 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 697 Thanked: 16 Times	how often do u all polish the dash and how often should we polish the leather seats
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18th March 2006, 08:26	#15
Revvhead BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 447 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	Oh and BTW i use turtle wax dash polish. damn good stuff. But most of the surfaces in my baleno dont hv that smooth finish which really shine. Used to make my matiz gleam.
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