VRP on weathertechs

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Rocker1911

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Has anyone here used Chemical Guys VRP on weather tech mats?

I have been using spraying them with water, spraying with diluted AP cleaner, brushing, then rinsing and drying to clean them, then I have been using the weather tech brand protectant on them after (I got a bottle for really cheap)

I am almost out of the weather tech stuff, but I have currently been using chemical guys VRP as a tire dressing, I was just wondering if anyone uses VRP on weather techs?
 
Is VRP water based? If so then I dont see why not BUT put it on very very very very very lightly. I usually spray my dressing into the air and swipe my towel through the mist as it falls to wipe down floor mats IF I use dressing at all on them. BE VERY CAREFUL PUTTING DRESSING ON FLOOR MATS
 
It is water based.

It is a thick liquid, sold in a squeeze bottle rather than a spray.
Maybe I should dilute it and put it in a spray bottle

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Rocker1911- Welcome to Autopia! Your user-name makes me think of a certain, uhm....tool...that my wife and I appreciate ;)

IMO you oughta stick with the Weathertech product. Though I`ve never used it, just letting mine get however they get (as long as they`re clean).
 
Accumulator said:
Rocker1911- Welcome to Autopia! Your user-name makes me think of a certain, uhm....tool...that my wife and I appreciate ;)

IMO you oughta stick with the Weathertech product. Though I`ve never used it, just letting mine get however they get (as long as they`re clean).
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Thank you! I am a fan of the JMB designed tool as well.

I am not crazy about the protection level of the weather tech stuff.

To be fair, on my previous wether techs, I used full strength AP cleaner. I think that was too harsh

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Rocker1911- Ah, wonder if the potent cleaner was overkill...did it seem to mess with `em in a way that the protectant couldn`t, uhm...bring back?

And yeah..JMB came up with all sorts of great things that are still getting the job done.
 
That is what i am thinking, when i got a new (to me) car, i got weather techs just before it started snowing here, i put a coating of the weather tech stuff on, but haven`t had a chance to clean them again
 
Heh heh, I bet most Autopians would be pretty mortified with the cosmetics of my Weathertechs/Huskies :o Well, the Huskys aren`t all that bad, somehow they seem to look decent with just cleaning...so far.
 
I’m scared of using protectants on rubber mats, too slippery. I just use Megs APC 4:1 and keep them clean. I don’t spray the rubber pedals either. Are there any protectants that aren’t slippery?
 
rlmccarty2000 said:
I’m scared of using protectants on rubber mats, too slippery. I just use Megs APC 4:1 and keep them clean. I don’t spray the rubber pedals either. Are there any protectants that aren’t slippery?
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The weather tech spray isn`t slippery.

I spay it one. (Get a fine mist over the whole mat) the wipe the excess off

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Maybe hard to get in the US. But Scholl Boost is like the water based Perl and VRP and Hyper Dressing without it beeing slippery. I even use it on the pedals without any slippery feeling. It`s almost the better when cleaned and Boost. Scholl makes some interesting products outside of the abrasives. The glass cleaner is a combo of water spot remover and glass cleaner and water repellent and anti fog and still a great cleaner. The Scholl SPAM is their APC that also has the use of beeing able to clean the inside parts of the engine. Not that it`s common you are doing that LOL. But those who knows how PITA it is when renovating motor parts and clean them up is. It`s a very versitale product and products Scholl makes. If you can get a hold of them try them out if interested.
 
McKee`s37 came out with a car-care chemical for this specific detailing task. Please see the thread:
https://www.autopia.org/forums/car-...ess-37-floor-mat-cargo-liner-rejuvenator.html


On a related note, one of the posters in the above linked thread (Older) stated that his 8-year old WeatherTechs were starting to wear out by gas/throttle pedal. Any one else experiencing wear problems with their Weather Techs?? That seems to be a common wear area in OEM floor mats, especially carpeted mats after many years of a driver getting in-and-out use. My "improved design" idea is to have a snap-in pad that could replaced when wear occurs , BUT this defeats the marketing concept of "designed obsolescence", which requires you to buy a NEW product every four-to-five years. (Don`t laugh! It is an integral part of consumer product development these days. Why do you think your TV or washer and dryer only last that long??)
 
I find the weather tech protectant makes them look good without being slippery. I don’t really know how any of these are actually protecting and from what. It’s plastic material of some sort that isn’t really getting UV punishment. Yes dirty feet and salt, sand etc

They always need heavy cleaning no matter what protectant I have tried. Friction from feet and heals wears it off. It’s abrasive with dirt and sand whatever grinding in spots too

Mine look best with megs all season dressing but it’s slippery for like 2-3 days. But they really do look good. May be able to make it less slippery if I buffed the heck out of them but don’t really care to.


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I have always used Einszett 1-Z or now its called Nextzett Deep Plastic Cleaner, especially on black rubber mats, and it cleans them really well and conditions them nicely..
I dont recall it making many mats slippery; I think the make up of the mats determine if they are going to absorb or reject the product and become slippery or not..
And since Deep Plastic Cleaner has so many other uses, for my Shop, it has always been my favorite... Not exactly inexpensive, but a very good product for plastics and rubber, rubber window trim, door seals, etc..
Dan F
 
I need to try Einzeitt Deep Plastic Cleaner on more stuff. I bought half a case when the name was changed. I was afraid they were going out of business. I use it mainly on nasty interiors, don’t want to run out of it. They make some great cleaning products.
 
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