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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 07:59 PM
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Updated as of April 21, 2006! DP Interior Surface Protectant now has even more UV protection and a pleasant banana fragrance! It still has a classy, non-greasy finish but now it delivers even better protection to your interior plastic, rubber, vinyl, and leather surfaces. The subtle banana scent makes this improved formula a pleasure to use.

A longtime customer and detailer called Max last spring to say hello and see how the DP development was going. Over the course of their conversation, he explained that he had gotten a good deal on a bulk order of a no-name interior protectant but several of his customers complained about a mysterious film appearing on the inside of their windshields. He knew immediately that the oily film was caused by the evaporation of his bargain protectant. He went on to ask Max to come up with a better interior protectant that wouldn
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Old Aug 2, 2006 | 07:25 AM
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wonderful review-
very professonal!!
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Old Aug 2, 2006 | 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by wanabe,Aug 2 2006, 10:25 AM
wonderful review-
very professonal!!
I was REALLY impressed by this product. I try so many products all the time and very few stand out as excellent at least IMO, but luckily I've happened upon two lately (DP ISP & Optimum Car Wash).
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Old Aug 2, 2006 | 08:53 AM
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I"ll have to remember this product he next time I need to order supplies. Thanks for the info.
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Old Aug 2, 2006 | 08:55 AM
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THanks for this review i need a non glossy protectant.
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Old Aug 2, 2006 | 11:45 AM
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This stuff is 100% not glossy. Also 100% non-greasy. It's kind of almost weird how dry and non-greasy feeling it leaves the surface.
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Old Aug 2, 2006 | 11:51 AM
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Wow, the difference is amazing. I definately need to pick myself a bottle of that stuff.
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 12:07 PM
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I need to start my own detailing products line and give it all to MickeyC. He'd make me a fortune on reviews


The DP line is one I haven't tried yet. I guess i need to spend some money.
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Ubetit,Aug 3 2006, 03:07 PM
I need to start my own detailing products line and give it all to MickeyC. He'd make me a fortune on reviews


The DP line is one I haven't tried yet. I guess i need to spend some money.
What can I say. I really just put up reviews for the products I like or think are OK. I rarely happen upon a product that's really terrible.

I do want to UPDATE you guys on this product though . . .

I applied the DP ISP to my dash in the garage where I don't really have good lighting. The next day I took out the car for a ride and the dash was all blotchy and uneven. I was really ticked. So, I put on another application of the DP ISP using the same method hoping it just needed a second coat. An hour or so later the dash was all uneven again.

So, today I revisited the directions on the bottle. I just skimmed over them the first time assuming that this product was no different than any other protectant. Well, I noted that the directions say nothing about buffing off excess. It only says to spray the ISP on the surface directly or to a towel/applicator and then to rub it in. So, I sprayed some DP ISP on a Meguiar's Even Coat Applicator (basically a sponge wrapped in MF) and used that to apply the ISP to the dash. I made sure my application was even and rubbed everything in thoroughly. If one spot dried faster than the other areas I reapplied to that spot. Then I just left the little remaining product on the dash to dry. Now it seems great. The finish is still non-glossy and non-greasy.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 11:01 AM
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UPDATE:

OK. So, I'm still getting the littlest bit of blotchiness with this product, but only on the dashboard which is weird. I've been playing with my application technique a little and the results have been improving.

One thing about this product I would like to mention though is that it leaves the surface so non-greasy and dry that dust accumulation on my dashboard has gone WAY down. IMO this is an important factor when it comes to choosing a protectant for use on the interior of a convertible.
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