Warning: air freshners and plastic parts
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My house cleaning lady cleaned my car last November before I put it into storage for the winter. She gave it the feminine touch my hanging one of those cheap pine tree air freshners off the emergency brake handle. Here is what the plastic silver trim on the console looks like after the solvents in the air freshner has eaten through the plastic.
OUCH :mad: |
Try mothers or 3M plastic polish, that should be able to get it out and plastic should be like new again. I use it all the time on the plastic bezeal for the headlights and tailights to get off the road funk and haze.
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Originally Posted by rob.rotor
My house cleaning lady cleaned my car last November before I put it into storage for the winter. She gave it the feminine touch my hanging one of those cheap pine tree air freshners off the emergency brake handle. Here is what the plastic silver trim on the console looks like after the solvents in the air freshner has eaten through the plastic.
OUCH :mad: |
Originally Posted by rob.rotor
My house cleaning lady cleaned my car last November before I put it into storage for the winter. She gave it the feminine touch my hanging one of those cheap pine tree air freshners off the emergency brake handle. Here is what the plastic silver trim on the console looks like after the solvents in the air freshner has eaten through the plastic.
OUCH :mad: HOLY SHIT BRO!!!! Sorry to hear about that. I will never let that happen to my car. Thanks for the warning. |
yeah, thanks for the heads up. If I saw that I'd have to clean up 2 spots :-(
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There is nothing to clean, it ate half way through the plastic. The solvents in the air freshner dissolved the plastic.
The part is replaceable and that is the least expensive route to go. |
Originally Posted by DailyDriver2k5
Try mothers or 3M plastic polish, that should be able to get it out and plastic should be like new again. I use it all the time on the plastic bezeal for the headlights and tailights to get off the road funk and haze.
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At first glance, the pic looks like the surface fibers and black ink from the freshener are merely stuck to the surface of the paint, like a sticker. I bet thats what the previous poster was thinking when they made their reply.
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Originally Posted by rob.rotor
What part of my post did you miss? The part where the solvent ate half way through the plastic?
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Just about anything scented will melt plastic... Incense sticks do the same. I think it has something to do with the oil in them.
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Dude!!! RX-8 is meant for driving not storing! And how dare you let someone else touch your 8. :) Wait was the house keeper hot or something. tsk tsk tsk.... :)
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Originally Posted by rob.rotor
My house cleaning lady cleaned my car last November before I put it into storage for the winter.
Sorry about the damage to your car though. |
Originally Posted by Ryan13b
I always use those same kind of air fresheners but I stash them under the steering wheel, I wrap the little cord around the tilt adjustment and tuck the thing out of the way, so far I haven't seen any discoloration or anything.
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Originally Posted by maisis00
Dude!!! RX-8 is meant for driving not storing! And how dare you let someone else touch your 8. :) Wait was the house keeper hot or something. tsk tsk tsk.... :)
She said she used to detail with her brother a bodyshop owner. What do I know :cwm27: I think these frshners tell you to leave the plastic (cellophane) cover on and only expose a little of the freshner as required, |
So how did it smell after all that time? I think those air freshener things are often way too powerful and leave your car smelling like a public toilet. I can only imagine the cloud of scent that must have wafted out after being closed up for months :shocking:
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Originally Posted by RedSheDevil
So how did it smell after all that time? I think those air freshener things are often way too powerful and leave your car smelling like a public toilet. I can only imagine the cloud of scent that must have wafted out after being closed up for months :shocking:
I figured at this rate, I won't have to buy a new car for a long time because this could become the 'poor man's' way to satify the urge to go buy a new car :) |
Originally Posted by Go48
Ugly! Why not remove the console and have it repaired and painted piano black to match the dash.
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If you really like the air fresheners you can buy one that clips to one of the fresh air vents.
http://www.handstands.com/promotiona...n_ventclip.gif |
Originally Posted by EyeBall Fixer...(o)(x)
I'm with you... paint it black. Probably an easy DIY.
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