It's Wednesday night

[jelloslug]

Time to wash the turbos....

[esteban]

Don't forget to scrub in all the grooves. I have found dried yogurt and/or flan in the crevices every time I take a bath with my TurboBoB.

[TurboXray]

It puts the armorall on its plastic, or it gets the hose again.

[bob]

DON'T use a hair dryer to dry them.

[jelloslug]

It puts the armorall on its plastic, or it gets the hose again.

I though that I was the only one that did that.  My dad always got mad when I stole his armorall when I was a kid....

[jelloslug]

DON'T use a hair dryer to dry them.

[ToyMachine78]

Wow! Never seen that before. Kinda makes me cringe.

In regards to armour all, doesn't that oxidize over time and make the finish hazy? I know it does on certain external car plastics. Fender flares, bumpers, etc

[turboswimbz]

Wow! Never seen that before. Kinda makes me cringe.

In regards to armour all, doesn't that oxidize over time and make the finish hazy? I know it does on certain external car plastics. Fender flares, bumpers, etc

Armorall prevents and reverses oxidation. I would bet that only under some sort of extreme condtion could it hurt ABS.

[ToyMachine78]

I just know anytime I've used it on external car plastics it will look good for a while, but then the plastic will get this faded milky hue to it.

[turboswimbz]

I just know anytime I've used it on external car plastics it will look good for a while, but then the plastic will get this faded milky hue to it.

True. Silicone based cleaners like Armorall or oils, waxes ect.  aren't cure alls, after a while they fade away due to exposure and the oxidation of the plastic occurs again. You can in theory keep using them and it will diminsh further and further over time, but it's a pain to repeat every couple of months for years.  It's a reason that some motorheads won't use it on their cars (once you start you can't stop, and older and cheaply made plastics will discolor according to some car forums). Without going into chemical detail The plastic itself has a lot to do with the oxidation of the item. 

 I've used armor-all and polishes on my systems with no problems thus far. 
I'm unaware of anyone having an issue with them so far. 

But it would be useful to me if anyone that has post about it here.  I've done quite a bit of research on plastics for my masters, and it continues to be something Im very intrested in.

[roflmao]

It puts the armorall on its plastic, or it gets the hose again.

Lol! 

I haven't used any automotive products on my consoles so won't participate in this, but I have used turtle wax on CDs to buff out scratches and it's worked pretty well in the past.

[GohanX]

Armour all: bad for cars, good for Turbobs!

[EvilEvoIX]

Make sure to open the controller and clean out the gunk too.  Set the turbo switches especially as those metal prongs can get bent back and become unresponsive.

[fsa]

Just try some good old WD40, it gives it a good shine.

[ToyMachine78]

Just try some good old WD40, it gives it a good shine.

And a terrible smell. Nothing like the game room smelling like a car garage lol

[jeffhlewis]

It puts the armorall on its plastic, or it gets the hose again.

Lol! 

I haven't used any automotive products on my consoles so won't participate in this, but I have used turtle wax on CDs to buff out scratches and it's worked pretty well in the past.

I tried using Scratch-X on my Outrun arcade cabinet's dash panel...yeah don't do that heh. Didn't go so well.

[esteban]

I scrub my TurboExpress clean with Gojo every month. It gets rid of the grease & grime.

[EvilEvoIX]

Just try some good old WD40, it gives it a good shine.

And a terrible smell. Nothing like the game room smelling like a car garage lol

I love that smell, almost anything automotive smells great save for Automatic Transmission Fluid.

[jelloslug]

Just try some good old WD40, it gives it a good shine.

And a terrible smell. Nothing like the game room smelling like a car garage lol

I love that smell, almost anything automotive smells great save for Automatic Transmission Fluid.

80/90 gear oil has a rather "unique" smell.