Re: Show Prep [Chrysler300] What do YOU do?

["Roger Schaaf" <obiwan10@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I used Bleachwhite for 30 years and yet to crack a whitewall.  If whitewall 
is really dirty, I apply with SOS pad and lightly scrub.  If not too bad, I 
use a bristle brush.  As I noted in an earlier post I would not use Armor 
All on anything except perhaps the weeds in my yard.  It will give your 
tires and black interior a ghastly gold/bronze appearance, it will cause 
cracking of your vinyl dash, it is a dust magnet, it causes fish eyes in 
paint if you paint a car that has ever been exposed to droplets of it, it 
leaves a sickly, greasy, shiny look on surfaces to which it is applied, it 
is slippery if on your tire(never ever use on a motorcycle tire),  gas 
pedal, brake pedal, car mats, or seat, it fogs your interior windows 
horribly with this almost unremoveable scum(from the evaporation of same). 
It is the finest example that I have ever seen of the power of corporate 
advertising to the great unwashed of the uniformed American consumer as they 
still sell a lot of this stuff to those who are not in the know.  Did I 
leave anything out?  There are much better products to do what you wish.

Roger Schaaf
300 B California
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marshall R Larson" <yelof@xxxxxxxx>
To: <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: Show Prep [Chrysler300] What do YOU do?


> Mark and All:
>
> We, too, have used Westley's Bleche-Wite for many years.  Marshall sprays
> it on, then uses a wire brush.  I prefer a kinder, gentler approach, and
> apply the cleaner with a scrubby sponge.  Wipe it on -- wipe it off.
> Great stuff!
>
> I share your opinion on Armour All.  I used it a few times on the vinyl
> top of my 78 Cutlass -- and ended up with dirty oily streaks on the glass
> every time it rained.  Also, using Armour All on the dash caused a
> blinding glare in bright sunshine.
>
> Sue (and Marshall) Larson
> Minnesota
>
> On Sat, 4 Jun 2005 10:56:57 EDT MRS954@xxxxxxx writes:
> Group,
> I'm sure there are hundreds of ways to clean a car, and hundreds of
> preferences. I can certainly appreciate all the various ways that have
> surfaced through
> the list.  My preference in cleaning whitewalls is Bleech-White.  I've
> used
> it for more than 30 years and never cracked a whitewall yet.  There is so
>
> little "bleach" in Bleech-White that I doubt it could crack anything.  If
> I used
> pure bleach on a tire, I'm sure it will damage it.  As a matter of fact,
> I've
> heard that using Armor-all, or other silicon-based products, on tires and
> vinyl
> surfaces may cause them to dry out and crack. I don't know if that's been
>
> officially researched or not.
> My original reference to Bleech-White was refering to how I clean and
> detail
> before a show. The intent was to let all know that I prefer not to use
> Armor-all type products on my tires because I've found that the residue
> may cause the
> black (brown) to migrate onto the white and cause discoloration of the
> whitewall.  I choose not to deal with the frustrating "brownwalls" that
> we sometimes
> see on otherwise beautiful cars.
> I would be interested in knowing how others on the list clean their
> tires.
> See ya in Carlisle.
>
> Regards,
> Mark Souders
> 300H
> Mohrsville, PA
>
>
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