dontfeedtheanimal

With the recent change in the weather I decided to do some "spring cleaning" for the Pro. I ran out of the ArmorAll cleaning wipes I usually use so I went to the closest auto parts store which happened to be Advantage Auto Parts. I found the wipes and noticed that Advantage had their own brand of wipes. They had 35 wipes per container compared to ArmorAll's 25 and cost $1.00 less. Considering I only had a couple of bucks on me at the time I thought "Hey, why not? How bad could they be?" (Yes, those are omnious words) So I get home and clean out the Pro and start wiping down the interior. These new wipes were terrible! They were absolutely drenched in a viscous soap that didn't spread out very well. It reminded me of hair mousse. I had to wring them out in order to use them without having to use a paper towel to clean up after using them. After I finished cleaning the end result looked ok. A few days later I noticed that the finish on the dash was spotty and uneven. Also, the windshield now had a layer of film on the inside. Apparently the cleaner in these wipes degassed and was now on the inside of my windshield! What the hell? I never had a problem with the ArmorAll wipes before, but I decided to pinch a penny and wound up paying for it. I bought some ArmorAll wipes and recleaned the interior. What a difference! No spottiness on the dash, no fogged-up windshield and a nice clean look. Sometime it doesn't pay to save a buck!

MisterT

I have the dealership's First Place, and Armor All wipes will leave it blotchy because of the reaction to the 1st Place I am assuming. I had to wipe it down with the 1st place several times before it finally looked good once again.

I am almost out, but am not getting the 1st place **** again because it is too expensive.

Redfyre

Take them back and tell them the wipes were crap and get your money back.

dontfeedtheanimal

So what does that 1st Place typically cost? I picked up a large container of ArmorAll wipes at Walmart for $5.40.

I would've taken those other crappy wipes back to Advantage, but I didn't feel like yelling at a guy that makes hardly anything per hour about a product he had absolutely nothing to do with. Now if the wipes caused some sort of permanent discoloration, that would be a different story. The dash still looks fine, but I'm going to keep an eye on it just in case.

MisterT

I have no idea. I bought it in a kit, but used the wash and wax twice (it's really nice), but I can imagine it is OVER PRICED. Any thing from the dealer is. Once people were looking for the MP3's Kenwood head unit and the dealer charged almost $200 more than if you went to an authorized Kenwood dealer and bought the exact same Kenwood unit.