Re: [DMCForum] AMOR ALL was: controling mold in interior

[DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>]

Very interesting reading.

Mark V


On Saturday, September 25, 2004, at 10:05  PM, dmcorlando2003 wrote:

> Jee,
>
> Here is the deal with Amor-All.  I though I would give you some ammo
> for all those who still "Hate" on Amor-All.  Years ago it was not
> good at all and several lawsuits later the formula was changed.  It
> is now (and has been for many years) a good product.  It just seems
> that the bad stuff sticks in peoples minds.....kinda sounds like the
> Delorean in the publics mind.  Anyway, it used to contain petroleum
> distillates and dimethylsilicone (very bad for drying and cracking
> things), it NOW CONTAINS polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) that is water
> soluable and does not have the drying and cracking aide effects.  All
> Amor-All products are fine now and are water based WITH THE EXCEPTION
> of the UlytraMegaGhettoShine Amor-All.
>
> Amor-All and all PDMS Vinyl protectants are the BEST to use on BOTH
> LEATHER & VINYL.  Most people want to condition leather with all of
> the oil based products.  In reality, if the leather is in good shape
> to begin with, Vinyl protectants work the best.  Most leather seats
> are what is called "clear coated" which are polymer based coatings
> (with the exception of super $$$ cars..i.e. Bently, Rolls Royce, and
> the Hyper Exotics...although 1996 Jaguars are not clear coated
> either.)  You can test automotive leather to see clear coating
> (basically painted leather) buy spraying a small amount of window
> cleaner on a rag and rubbing it into/onto a CLEAN SEAT.  Clear coated
> leather will ALWAYS come back with no color...just like the leather
> in the delorean (I tested my one original seat and just got a little
> brown dirt off that was embedded into the seat but no black color).
> Non clear coated leather will come back with the color for the
> leather on the rag. The vinyl protectant does not destroy this clear
> coated finish.  The leather conditioners that contain oil actually
> destroy the clear coat polymers and cause the seats to crack and
> wear.  Initially they feel softer, but so does rubber pickup hose in
> the fuel tank after it has been broken down by bad gas compared to a
> new pickup hose.
>
> The down side in the Delorean is the windows get cloudy easier when
> any PDMS dressing is udsed because it is waterbased and exaporates.
>
> Michael
> VIN #02944
>
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Joe OBrien" <joeyoseppijoe@xxxx>
> wrote:
>> Any pics of the mold covered interior? I'm a genuine Armor-All
>> freak, especially with vinyl interiors, I go through 2 gallons in
>> the summer conditioning everything on my vehicles to soft
>> and "newish" It's always weird how I read how everyone hates Armor-
>> All in Deloreans, and never to use it, but going on over 3 years
>> straight with the Deloreans & 10 years with my other cars, and not
> a
>> complaint, and I use more than most mortals would ever imagine,
>> literally. Anything that isn't carpeted or leather gets constant
>> baths in it, leather and carpet have their own products. I may just
>> be lucky enough to live in a dry enough area, but I have never had
> a
>> bit of trouble with mold ever. Lexol and products are ok, but I
> just
>> love the qualities Armor All gives the materials I use it on. I
> even
>> have a few people who goof on me because of how much I use, but
> none
>> ever really have anything bad to say.
>>
>> Always just thought it weird the anti- Armor-All stigma of many
>> Delorean owners? I'll never figure it out.
>>
>> Toss up a shot of the mold covered D Walt if you have it I'm
> curious
>> to see how bad it gets. And they way you phrase it Walt, how many
>> Deloreans do you have now down there?
>>
>>
>>
>> Later,
>>
>> Joe
>>
>>  --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxx> wrote:
>>> If I leave a DeLorean parked & closed in my garage for more
>>> than a week, mold will grow all over the interior.  Leather
>>> parts are affected worse.  I want to buy some kind of small
>>> dehumidifier to keep in the car and possibly plumb the drain
>>> thru an open window or even thru the center console.
>>>
>>> Andrei Cular told me he did something like this with one of
>>> his cars.  Are you listening Andrei?  What did you use?
>>>
>>> What does anyone else recommend?
>>>
>>> Walt    Tampa, Florida
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