former_s2k'r

AS I refuse to armor all the inside, I was wondering if you can spray the rear black plastic. Its kinda dull.

Any positives or negs?

mikeb

I'm not gonna lie

i have done it

RX-Nut

I use Mother's Back To Black on that area. Works pretty good.

However, I was thinking of trying 303 on it, as it seems B2B likes to collect dirt. Or at least it feels that way.

-8-

I do it all the time. If you don't, it will look dirty as all hell.

rxeightr

The 303 Protectant works well for the black plastic sections, inside & outside.

Not near the glossy look like Armor-All, which to me is a good thing.

takahashi

Where in the RX-8 that have the plastic?? Oh you mean the underneath...

There is product much better... if you insist armour all... there is a low gross version or new car version in Australia that does not look as gay.

Auto Glyn is what I use

DAC17

Once it's good and clean, try some Meguiar's NXT protectant on it. Works well for me; low sheen and good durability.

loco4rx8

303 Aerospace Protectant will make it look blacker without the glossiness that some dislike. It will also give plenty of UV protection so that it won't dull over time. I use it inside and out, and am very happy with the results.

blue flash

i also use mothers back to black works very well. i dont use armor all on anything

BaronVonBigmeat

I use Wesley's Black Magic on the black exterior plastic. It gets dusty fairly quickly. I wish they would have used a glossier plastic or something, without armor all or whatever it's terribly dull.

red_rx8_red_int

I originally praised mother's B2B very highly and still think its a good product. But after tryiing the 303 stuff, it rocks! IMHO and with very little testing the following seems the best:

Clean well with clear water,
Use mothers b2b,
Then use 303 over the mothers b2b.

So far the parts look good after 1 month, I'll try to update at month 2.

loco4rx8

I used the Mothers B2B before, still have some on hand. I like the product, but in my experience, it seemed to wash off every time I washed the car. Maybe I wasn't using it right.

With the 303, I just apply it once every 4-5 weeks. I'll have to try layering it on top of the B2B and see how that works. Thanks for the idea!

azharo

Do you guys use the 303 on the extra shiny plastic in the interior as well? Putiing it in another way, where would you not use the 303 in the interior?

loco4rx8

Actually, yeah, I've used 303 on the glossy part. Just wipe it off real good with a terry cloth or microfiber towel afterwards, or it'll streak and look crappy, but then anything will on that.

I also use it on the clear plastic or plexiglass or whatever that is over the headlights and taillights. I'm hoping the UV protection will keep them from yellowing. You have to buff it off real good.

Oh, and it's great on tires, too.

The only place I don't use it in the interior is the glass and the clear plastic over the gauges. And of course the cloth seats.

azharo

Thanks loco

markris77

I keep it simple and use Pledge. Passed on from one friend to another to me. I use it on the whole inside, especially since it works great on leather and the plastic. I used it on the tires and black parts outside and it makes them gleam streak free with no wiping. I also use it to wash/wax the car. There's a trick to waxing it and you can only use a very little bit, but it works great. --Mark

draco067

Let me get this straight, you're combining Pledge with wax? What's the secret, and what does it do?

markris77

No, I use Pledge to wax it. All you need is a bucket of water, a large sponge and a bit of pledge. Its easier to do on an already sprayed off car. Saturate the sponge and get the area you're working on soaked, gets any dirt off. Ring out your sponge. Spray it with pledge, one quick pffft, like a 1/2 second hold. Don't use too much. Rub it into the section you're working on. rinse it in the water again and ring it out as much as u can, smack it in u'r habd once or twice to get all the water off. now buff out the area your working on. Do a section at a time. If you get water on an area you already did, no biggie, just wipe it off when you do the buffing part. it also works like RainX on the windows, you just gotta buff it out a lot more. It takes me about an hour, hour and a half to do the entire outside and inside, windows and wheels, instead of the 6 hour jobs your talking about. Might not be AS GOOD, but come on, 6 hours, damn.

loco4rx8

Can we see a picture of the results of a Pledge wax?

markris77

I'll try and get one on here. I've been pretty busy lately because I'm about to move from AK to VA. I'm sure I'll give the car a good wash before I drive out, if so, I'll snap some shots and post them. My car is yellow though, so it won't look quite as cool as the darker colors. Actually, I'll try and get it looking nice this weekend. --Mark

markris77

Lets see if I can figure out the picture posting. I decided to go a head and wash her up tonite and try and squeeze a few good shots for ya before the sun dipped behind the trees. I started at about 7:45ish, and ended by 9ish, so about an 1.5 hours or so, inside and out.

These are the tools. A bucket, can of pledge, a sponge. The rags...1 for doing the pledge inside, 1 for the glass cleaner inside, and one kept clean for whatever wipes.

markris77

This is with pledge inside, notice the nice wet look...ohhh ahhh!

markris77

The other side!

markris77

The sun was low, and the car is yellow. but all and all, not bad!