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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 04:29 PM
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I have noticed that the back of the trucks interior has started turning white, has anybody had this problem? What did you do to fix it?
 
Old Jan 11, 2008 | 05:08 PM
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Have not seen that. Do you use Armorall on the plastic? Is it carpet and vinyl or just vinyl.
 
Old Jan 11, 2008 | 06:28 PM
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sounds like uv damage coupled with the armor all. consider some addtional window tint with a quality protectant
 
Old Jan 11, 2008 | 07:00 PM
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Never cleaned it with armorall, and its barely ever in the sun, I did search about it and found some links but nothing that really explained the problem.
 
Old Jan 11, 2008 | 09:28 PM
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 10:08 PM
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Are you talking about plastic, cloth seats, carpet, leather, vinyl??? More info would help...
 
Old Jan 11, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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the plastic/vinyl whatever it is in the trunk of the h3,
 
Old Jan 11, 2008 | 10:14 PM
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I meant to say on the ground underneath the carpet and a bit around
 
Old Jan 12, 2008 | 07:03 AM
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Any possibility of mold? Got any water leaks. Mold is often pinkish white. Still under warranty?
 
Old Jan 12, 2008 | 07:31 AM
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Did you buy the H3 brand new or used from the dealer? What typically happens with the discolouring of plastic/vinyl/rubber trim is someone has used a cleaning agent that contains butyl cellosolves and is VERY alkaline/caustic. This is very common at dealerships because the waterbased degreasers of that type are very inexpensive and clean like crazy. What typically happens is the darker coloured plastics/rubber/vinyl will appear washed out and turn a white/chalky colour. If this is the case all you can really do is clean the affected areas really well with a mild and properly diluted all purpose cleaner and then dress the areas with a high quality dressing like 303 protectant. Armor All will work but 303 has a higher grade of resins/silicones and will probably work better. Stay away from any dressings that are clear/blue/purple (any colour other than white basically) as these are solvent based and are very harmful to plastic and vinyls in the long run. Hope this helps.
 
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