Armor All contains Silicone wax, which is great for plastics and vinyl, but never put it on your motorcycle seat (!) or under hard braking you might just wind up sitting on the fuel cap. Another in that family of spray on products is this stuff called Protect- All... if you can find it, contains Carnuba and Monton waxes and an additional UV Inhibitor (without polishing abrasives). Usually available from RV and Marine supply stores. Pump spray, aerosol can, and in bottles, easy to apply and easy to buff by hand with long lasting protection for almost any surface including wood, leather, fiberglass, rubber, chrome, vinyl and paint. I've used that as well on guitars with good results and almost as easy as that old favorite (gasp!!) Pledge. Please don't laugh (I did), when it was recommended by a guitar salesperson at a "big box" retailer..... it's better than nothing.
Doug you just said the 2 most dirty words a detailer has to hear. Armor All . Please cease and desist from any usage of that vile substance. No matter what is listed in it, it will degrade all surfaces its put on, and it will crack them over time. it is a royal pain in the ( ! ) to remove and clean off to properly condition leather and vinyl. just cause its shiny dont make it good.
The Pledge is not a bad suggestion for guitars, just don't get it on the fret board. You can use Old English, its lemon and mineral oil. both of which are fine for fret boards.
Sorry but the detailer in me could not hold back any longer.
What you are referring to is a "Cleaning Wax" Pure Caranuba does not contain the silica's which provide the abrasives. As I mentioned I use Sealants that are a combination of Natural waxes and Polymers. A wax many don't know about is called Monton. It's deep mined and has a higher resistance than caranuba. One of my favorite products i s made this way. it is called POXY by HD car care (amazon sells it.) and if you do have a bit of pick scratching and what not , their product called SPEED cleans up the surface very nice. If all you are doing is by hand, even with a thin french coat, you would have to really work the _____ out of it to do damage. Most damage is due to improper use of a buffer. The pictured guitar has a product called KNOCKOUT by Greenways car care. it is a Polymer based sealant. (As a note, Meguiars yellow wax is a real pain to remove, so stay away from it)
