P38A 'orrible sticky plastic

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Flossie

Flossie

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The rear ash tray, switch pack cover, radio/HVAC and center console plastics on Duchess are sticky and horrible. I can scrape black gunge off with my fingernail. A mate says it's paint gone bad which he has seen a lot on other cars, I've tried various chemicals to try and remove it, thinners melted the plastic a bit:eek:.
I'm going to have to remove the lot at some point so delicate electrical stuff doesn't get fried.
Googling brings up a couple of peeps with the same issues, seems to be later models only.
The bit I did clean reasonably successfully looks 'not right':(
Thinking of cleaning them up and respraying (they are dark gray) or maybe getting them wrapped but I know nowt about that.
Anybody had the same?
 
They can be sanded and painted quite successfully.

Use the paint for plastic. A guy recently did some on his l322 here, looked good.

J
 
marjon said:
They can be sanded and painted quite successfully.

Use the paint for plastic. A guy recently did some on his l322 here, looked good.

J
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That was me...although I didn't post no pics!!!o_O;)

...and I 'deliberately' removed the entire console when I didn't need to, just to see how it all worked.:eek::(:mad::mad::mad:
 
kermit_rr said:
If the plastic is starting to decay/rot, any paint will eventually come off too?
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No it's hard underneath the waxy stuff.
I've been looking at DIY vinyl wrapping vids on YouTube but they show relatively easy shapes and there's lots of button/switch recesses on Duchess, not to be attempted at a first go I don't think so paint it is.
Satin black? Matt ...dunno, gloss...tacky.:cool::D
It's practically black interior very very dark grey. So satin black would be swish methinks.:cool:
 
Has anyone seen that stick on 'wood' for p38's? UK made iirc.
A bit 'much'?
Not real wood, laser cut lino or similar.
 
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