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Millions of people use cockpit sprays without ever having any sort of problem, but many people also use it wrong. The best way to use this stuff is to spray a bit onto a micro-fiber cloth first, and then to wipe the surface with the cloth, thus transferring the spray onto the surface in a very thin layer. Of course, removing old layers of the stuff regularly is also a good thing, but in my experience, many people think that if a thin layer is good, plastering it on is ten times better...

That's interesting about the cockpit spray soaking into the foam of the dashboard. I've used it plenty of times on my own cars in the past. I've never built it up in layers though. Between uses, I've always cleaned the old stuff off with an (in)appropriate solvent first. A shiny dashboard does have its disadvantages, especially in a sunny climate. The sun reflecting off the dashboard back onto the screen creates an awful glare. Flocked dashes ala rally car would be a nice touch if they could ever make it durable enough.