Need a Cost-Effective Dashboard and Tire Protectant

**The Critic** · 10-21-2011, 12:16 PM

Hey guys,

I am getting back into the detailing hobby and I need to rebuild my detailing supply arsenal.

What is a good, cost-effective (i.e. affordable in larger quantities) product that can be used to dress and protect dashboards, interior trim, and tires?

I was considering Meguiar’s water-based dressing or Hyper Dressing…but I read somewhere that the protective qualities of those two products are close to non-existant.

Thanks.

**dad07** · 10-21-2011, 12:22 PM

those are good products but longevity isn't....maybe Mothers new VLR might be something to try.

**The Critic** · 10-21-2011, 12:37 PM

Thanks.

Has anyone tried DP interior surface protectant or poorboys natural look?

Both are priced similarly and have similar reviews. Can anyone provide a comparison between the two?

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**2old2change** · 10-21-2011, 12:42 PM

Meguiars #40 comes to mind. My customers (friends and family) love the smell,cheap and easy to apply.Megs dosen't mention tire use but a lot of other forum members and myself ues it often.

**TS656577** · 10-21-2011, 12:49 PM

i'll be honest, my favorite dashboard protectant is poorboys natural look dressing. For tires I like the diluted opti-bond. Both are not overly expensive

**Klink10** · 10-21-2011, 01:11 PM

I agree, M40 does all three and on tires it looks great. I'm about to do a small test spot with it on PVC leather.

**tw33k2514** · 10-21-2011, 01:12 PM

CarPro PERL

**Bacon** · 10-21-2011, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by tw33k2514

CarPro PERL

I was going to purchase CarPro PERL but all the dilution ratio's for tire, trim, dashboards make it to cumberson for me. I use Meguiars Ultimate Protectant or 1Z Einszett Cockpit Premium Interior Plastic Cleaner (leaves a matt finish) for the interior and HyperDressing 1:1 for the exterior which leaves a great shine.

Bacon

**dsottum** · 10-21-2011, 02:27 PM

303 for dash protectant and diluted hyper dressing for tires. It's not like the stuff will expire any day soon.

**Silverstone** · 10-21-2011, 03:22 PM

I used 303 Protectant on dash, exterior trim and tires for a few years with great results. Not too shiny but great protection. Everything always looked like new, but better, and you can buy it locally if there's a boating supply store near you.