The Ultimate "Sticky interior fix" experiment

[treedee3d]

Formula is pretty simple: go heavy with the easy-off let it work itself into the parts for several hours then use a little brake fluid on a rag to get the goo off.

Repeat the process several times and some parts will require that you scrub hard with some steel wool.

Once it's all done, give it a good rinse with hot water then do a final spray down with windex, rinse again and let it dry.

I've done the experiment and it works. It's a lot of work but it works..

[Gajac]

Any chance that you have a program for the White Arrows and bar stickers used after painting??

[treedee3d]

Originally Posted by Gajac

Any chance that you have a program for the White Arrows and bar stickers used after painting??

Aside from the decal for the arrows and painted in little white marks, I haven't tried anything else.

[stevew3765]

Originally Posted by F355 Spider

From the pix that looks awesome!!! I need to do something with mine, it's in bad shape, but with a 3yr old and an 3 month old, time doesn't exist in my world right now

No DOUBT!

[355 Shwing]

I was just doing my ac vents last weekend and I couldn't find my easy off to get the gunk off, so I tried something else that worked almost instantly with very little scrubbing with a tooth brush. It's called Greased Lighting. It can be found at Lowes.

[GerryD]

Originally Posted by 355 Shwing

I was just doing my ac vents last weekend and I couldn't find my easy off to get the gunk off, so I tried something else that worked almost instantly with very little scrubbing with a tooth brush. It's called Greased Lighting. It can be found at Lowes.

Could this be the almighty answer? GREASED LIGHTNING! (John Travolta has been telling us for years)
I have used easy off and sometimes it works fairly well but many time its a PITA. The guys around my shop are very leary about using brake fluid and yes plastic does have pours. The ashtray can be stripped in 30 seconds with paint stripper. If the rest of the parts were metal, the whole job from begining to end could be done in 3 hours. As for the switches, take them apart, its easy. Just make sure you disassemble them in a box and when pulling the switch out of the housing that you do it slowly keeping the switch facing up so the springy pin does not fly over your shoulder(very hard to find). All in all a simple but painful job unless the GREASED LIGHTNING is as easy as it sounds. I love doing my own work when I can. I makes taking her out for a drive that much more enjoyable......the car too.

[treedee3d]

Originally Posted by GerryD

Could this be the almighty answer? GREASED LIGHTNING! (John Travolta has been telling us for years)
I have used easy off and sometimes it works fairly well but many time its a PITA. The guys around my shop are very leary about using brake fluid and yes plastic does have pours. The ashtray can be stripped in 30 seconds with paint stripper. If the rest of the parts were metal, the whole job from begining to end could be done in 3 hours. As for the switches, take them apart, its easy. Just make sure you disassemble them in a box and when pulling the switch out of the housing that you do it slowly keeping the switch facing up so the springy pin does not fly over your shoulder(very hard to find). All in all a simple but painful job unless the GREASED LIGHTNING is as easy as it sounds. I love doing my own work when I can. I makes taking her out for a drive that much more enjoyable......the car too.

For those who are curious, my plastic parts have lasted extremely well and still look great using my method. I'll keep you all updated in the future but looks very promising.

I don't see how plastic is porous but I'm not an expert and may be wrong. However, the oven cleaner/brake fluid combination made my process much easier and washes off completely and easily prior to painting if you follow my instructions.

[355 Shwing]

Originally Posted by GerryD

Could this be the almighty answer? GREASED LIGHTNING! (John Travolta has been telling us for years)
I have used easy off and sometimes it works fairly well but many time its a PITA. The guys around my shop are very leary about using brake fluid and yes plastic does have pours. The ashtray can be stripped in 30 seconds with paint stripper. If the rest of the parts were metal, the whole job from begining to end could be done in 3 hours. As for the switches, take them apart, its easy. Just make sure you disassemble them in a box and when pulling the switch out of the housing that you do it slowly keeping the switch facing up so the springy pin does not fly over your shoulder(very hard to find). All in all a simple but painful job unless the GREASED LIGHTNING is as easy as it sounds. I love doing my own work when I can. I makes taking her out for a drive that much more enjoyable......the car too.

It took about 15 minutes to strip my ac vents with the greased lightning.

[treedee3d]

Originally Posted by 355 Shwing

It took about 15 minutes to strip my ac vents with the greased lightning.

What process did you use? Do you spray it on and scrub, do you let it sit for a while, do you soak it?

I'm curious what method you followed and if you used a rag, a brush, steel wool?

[stevew3765]

Originally Posted by treedee3d

What process did you use? Do you spray it on and scrub, do you let it sit for a while, do you soak it?

I'm curious what method you followed and if you used a rag, a brush, steel wool?

have you pulled the dash off to redo the leather due to shrinkage? If so. Did you post your process on here somewhere?

[treedee3d]

Originally Posted by stevew3765

have you pulled the dash off to redo the leather due to shrinkage? If so. Did you post your process on here somewhere?

Yes. it's right here within my restoration thread on page 11 and 12:

My 355 mini-Restoration story

If you need the instruction on how to pull the dash, I followed Jay's instructions which were very helpful to me right here:

355 Dash Leather and Sticky Parts Refurb

[355 Shwing]

Originally Posted by treedee3d

What process did you use? Do you spray it on and scrub, do you let it sit for a while, do you soak it?

I'm curious what method you followed and if you used a rag, a brush, steel wool?

I just sprayed it and scrubbed it with a toothbrush, no soaking or waiting. I initially intended to let it sit for a while before scrubbing it, but as soon as I sprayed it, the gunk started coming off with the touch of my finger. NO need to scrub very hard at all. It did take about 3-4 applications.

[GerryD]

Originally Posted by 355 Shwing

I just sprayed it and scrubbed it with a toothbrush, no soaking or waiting. I initially intended to let it sit for a while before scrubbing it, but as soon as I sprayed it, the gunk started coming off with the touch of my finger. NO need to scrub very hard at all. It did take about 3-4 applications.

Just wondering, did you use the multi-purpose or the super strength?

[355 Shwing]

Originally Posted by GerryD

Just wondering, did you use the multi-purpose or the super strength?

The bottle says both super strength and multi-purpose.

[cscott]

Inspired by the two threads, I pulled my parts out and refurbished. Fairly easy but I did not like the finish of plasti-dip. I could not get it right so I used a satin finish.