Autoglym 50th Anniversary Forum Giveaway

**Autoglym** · 11-02-2015, 03:25 PM

To celebrate our 50-year anniversary we are giving away $1400 worth of products. For your chance to try out any of these products all you have to do is:

Comment which Autoglym product you’d like to try on your car (Aqua Wax, Super Resin Polish, Interior Shampoo, Vinyl & Rubber Care). First 3 comments below will receive the product of their choice so get in quick!

The only condition is that if you win, you must be able to provide a review and feedback about the product. We want to hear what you think your Autoglym product! First in, best dressed. We will contact successful entrants via private message.

For more information on Autoglym products, visit the website at http://www.autoglym.com.au/

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**kamold** · 11-02-2015, 04:53 PM

I'll try the vinyl and rubber care

**Transporter** · 11-02-2015, 04:56 PM

I would be happy to try Aqua Wax.

**peter** · 11-02-2015, 05:47 PM

Would love to try the vinyl & rubber care as well

**peter** · 16-03-2015, 01:37 AM

Hi there,

So, thanks to Autoglym, recently I got to try out the Vinyl & Rubber Care.
I've been very happy with the way it cleaned and conditioned plastic, rubber and even some leather parts.

It had been a while since I'd cleaned the interior trims, so there was naturally a lot of dust, scuffs and marks from daily use.
Also, some of the plastic had lost some of the sheen from having a fair amount of sun exposure.

I followed the instructions and applied the spray onto a rag first, then the rag onto the surfaces to clean and condition in one step.
This was very straightforward, with no need for a great amount of scrubbing.
Dust lifted very easily and accumulated on the rag fairly readily.
Marks also dissolved very quickly, with some stubborn marks needing only a little further rubbing.

I was impressed by how the product left a low sheen on the surface.
It was to me just the right amount of shine to renew the appearance nicely.
It wasn't too much that would then make it seem like a heavy handed detail that hints at an attempt to hide flaws.
Furthermore, nor was it so much so as to appear greasy. The result looked very natural.

The product also had a good effect on rubber, restoring the dry faded appearance (probably due to dust) to a nice dark sheen.
Similarly, it had a satisfactory effect on leather. I was somewhat attracted by its UV protection properties.
I've not come across many leather products that offer this.
However, I'd still be inclined to alternate with a specific leather cleaning & conditioning product.

I'm not the biggest fan of the citrus fragrance, mostly because I prefer the smell of a leather interior.
However, the fragrance does remind me that the interior is now clean and treated, so can perhaps be forgiven.
It may be worthwhile to just complement it with redoing the seats with leather conditioner, just for the smell.

Overall, I'm very happy with the way it has cleaned and restored my car interior.
It has even done a nice job of a couple of hard black plastic surfaces, without it appearing greasy, nor streaky.

I have not yet tried it on plastics in the engine bay. Nor on car tyres. They'll be next.
I have used it on some external black plastic pieces and it has renewed those nicely as well.

Many thanks to Autoglym for the freebie.
When the bottle runs out, I would definitely purchase another.

Peter

**Autoglym** · 17-03-2015, 03:09 PM

Thanks for the great review, Peter! We're very happy you saw great results with our Vinyl and Rubber Care. Were you able to take a few photos of the results?

**kamold** · 13-05-2015, 07:38 AM

Hi All,
Autoglym were kind enough to send me a sample (full sized spray bottle) of their Vinyl and Rubber Care product.

Firstly I'd like to apologize to Autoglym for taking so long to post this review, I only got the chance yesterday to clean the car for the first time in months.

I used it on the external plastics, the rubber door seals and also on all the interior plastics, excluding the silver and clear plastics.

The product was very easy to apply with a clean microfibre cloth, and given that it is not at all viscous, a little goes a long way. It has a 'citrus' fragrance which isn't the most natural or pleasant of smells, but it appears to be there just to mask whatever smell the product would have without it, and it doesn't linger at all in the car so it wasn't a concern.

On the exterior plastics it left a nice black, semi-gloss finish without any greasiness or smears that you often see from cheaper products.

Before

Half and half

On the interior plastics I followed the instructions and wiped it over after application in order to leave a matt finish. I found that this wasn't all that necessary as it wasn't overly glossy. It was also effective in removing the dirty scuff marks left by little feet everywhere...

Overall I think this is definitely a high quality product. I normally use Einszett products and I would rate this Autoglym a direct competitor.