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  1. lotusstv

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    #1 lotusstv, Aug 15, 2020
    Hi all,

    Just picked up my first F car a few days ago and love it. Should have done this years ago! I have been cleaning up some sticky buttons and things are going well, although the glove box handle is a mess and will require refinishing. I got the glove box out without too much trouble but can't see how to remove the handle from the glove box door. Any chance anyone has done this before?

    Thanks in advance,

    Steve
     
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    #2 russellmcg, Aug 15, 2020
    No help on getting the door off but just wanted to say congrats on the new car! Share some pictures of it!
     
  3. SLViper1

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    #3 SLViper1, Aug 15, 2020
    Congratulations!
    post up a few PICS
     
  4. davidtopp

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    #4 davidtopp, Aug 15, 2020
    Just removed mine last week and now it is with Sticky RX for refinishing. I removed the glovebox door without taking the whole thing out and then undid all of the screws around the periphery to reveal the back of the handle. All straightforward from there. It is a Cai 30 though.
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  5. lotusstv

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    #5 lotusstv, Aug 16, 2020
    David

    Thanks for the pics, I figured it out!

    Steve
     
  6. lotusstv

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    #6 lotusstv, Aug 16, 2020
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    #7 davidtopp, Aug 16, 2020
    Very nice looking car. Enjoy throwing some fast miles at it.
     
  8. tomc

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    #9 vjd3, Aug 17, 2020
    Beautiful car. So strange that it would have sticky parts with under 2,000 miles. My 2013 Cali 30 didn't have any sticky parts and I had close to 20k miles on it when I parted with it in 2018. My 2015 Cali T has almost 16k miles and had no sticky parts until it was in the shop this spring and just the reverse button -- one of the few things that would have been touched by someone else -- came back sticky. I cleaned the finish it off with alcohol and a q tip and nothing else has deteriorated since.

    I really believe it has to do with either detailing products or just simple body chemistry ... some people have really corrosive sweat, I can play for months on a set of guitar strings and they still look pristine but I have had a couple of people come in to my shop, play a brand new guitar for 20 minutes and I had to wipe down the entire guitar and the strings were so nasty I threw them away and put a new set on.

    If you think about it, if that coating can be easily removed with alcohol or other solvents, it must have to do with other things that are touching it. But how the inside of a glove box latch gets sticky ... no clue.
     
  10. SLViper1

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    #10 SLViper1, Aug 17, 2020
    Florida/Hot moist climate would be my guess.
     
  11. lotusstv

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    #11 lotusstv, Aug 20, 2020
    I cleaned the sticky seat buttons and the center console buttons with Goo Gone and they came out fine. It's tedious but if you take your time, it's turns out well. The glove box handle was a mess and I sent to StickyRx. Next I need to clean the mirror control and the cladding around the steering column and i should be all set!
     

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