Miata Mailing List: December 1994, Message #33
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   From: Jeff Hintzman 
Subject: Re: Don't Use Armorall? (fwd)
   Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 14:08:58 -0500

> The old armor all thread reared its ugly head on the porschephiles again,
> and this time someone with some clout (as opposed to my maniacal ranting
> and raving about AA being the heroin of car cleaning products) gave a good
> reason not to use it.
> 
> John P Lawrence says:
> > 
> > I don't know who made the comment but that is correct. The reason it should
> > not be used on rubber is it dissolves the chemicals which resist oxidation
> > and attack by ozone from the surface. This will lead to premature aging
> > which might result in cracking of the surface.
> > 
> > John P Lawrence
> > Director Elastomers & Reinforcement Research
> > The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
> 

ACCCKK!  I know this stuff is bad news, but this sounds terrible.
Doesn't the side of the bottle say something about it actually
protecting against UV and so on?

Anyway, I would never think of having this stuff touch my Miata,
but I will admit to having put it on the sidewalls of my tires.
Of course, tires are replaceable and only last a few years (or less)
anyway,  but I wonder if there is something else that folks use.  
I haven't used NoTouch since the Miata Mag (or someone, memory 
is fuzzy) decided not to recommend it due to gummy/yucky stuff 
that formed over time.


-Jeff