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      01-25-2015, 10:55 AM   #1
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Anyone use Aerospace Protectant on interior plastics?

Or any recommendations?
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Or any recommendations?
Yes, used it for 7 years now on both my previous M's. Hands down the best product I have used. It leaves a nice Matte finish and really makes the plastic look natural (OEM) without looking tacky. I never sprayed directly on the interior. Spray on the cloth and wipe down the dash, doors, etc. with it and then use a separate dry microfiber cloth to wipe down again.
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Yes, used it for 7 years now on both my previous M's. Hands down the best product I have used. It leaves a nice Matte finish and really makes the plastic look natural (OEM) without looking tacky. I never sprayed directly on the interior. Spray on the cloth and wipe down the dash, doors, etc. with it and then use a separate dry microfiber cloth to wipe down again.
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I've also used it on the tire sidewalls. Works wonderfully.
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Yes, used it for 7 years now on both my previous M's. Hands down the best product I have used. It leaves a nice Matte finish and really makes the plastic look natural (OEM) without looking tacky. I never sprayed directly on the interior. Spray on the cloth and wipe down the dash, doors, etc. with it and then use a separate dry microfiber cloth to wipe down again.
what do u think about leather - especially for the full leather dash?

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what do u think about leather - especially for the full leather dash?

thx
I used Lexol cleaner and conditioner on my 335i and liked it a lot. Not sure for dash leather though. Any other recommedations for leather care guys?
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Aerospace 303 is a wonderful product to wipe down any interior surface and leave a UV protectant and matte finish. It's not a heavy cleaner for really soiled areas, but it will clean just because it's wet and you can scrub with it.

It's not a leather treatment, but it will provide UV protection for leather.

If your car is regularly in full-sun, not garaged, etc. I'd strongly recommend it combined with a tint job as the UV will fade your interior over the years.

If your car is regularly garaged, not normally in full-sun, and/or has a full tint job including the front windshield with a good UV protecting tint, then there are better products.

I never get the comments about people liking matte finish personally. A matte finish just means it looks like it does clean - i.e. you can't see any residual product. More important to me, personally, is that the product REPEL dust and stay cleaner longer.
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I used Lexol cleaner and conditioner on my 335i and liked it a lot. Not sure for dash leather though. Any other recommedations for leather care guys?
I've used Lexol for over ten years with great results. Can't complain.
I have also recently begun using something called Leathermaster (made in Italy.)

http://www.eshine.ca/leather_master_...250ml-3851.php

It seems fine as well...can't really tell the difference between this and Lexol.

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