I was cleaning the buttons with Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol very effectively, when I just couldn't leave well enough alone!!! One pass of the rag across the face plate and I clouded up the whole thing.

-Van

I discovered years ago not to use full-strength Simple Green to clean anything on the dash with any painted words on it. Takes the paint (and obviously the words) right off.

The rubbing alcohol wasn't as bad as that...but it left a residue.

-Van

My Fiero had a perfect blinker stick(if these have a name I forgot it) and I was cleaning with armorall and I smudged all the letters on it. Still am mad I did that.

quote Originally posted by copperhens: My Fiero had a perfect blinker stick(if these have a name I forgot it) and I was cleaning with armorall and I smudged all the letters on it. Still am mad I did that.

Ugg! I feel for you man!

-Van

Your looking at this all wrong! Now you have "Mystery buttons" and can play a game of "Which button does what?" (It would be more exciting if you had an ejection seat switch like Bond's Aston.....)

Good point

Something like this?

https://i.imgur.com/cUeQ1Up.gif

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Spoon

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I immediately thought of the Twilight Zone episode "Nightmare at 20,000 feet" when I watched that vid......

NEVER use Armor All for anything except your lawnmower tires. I was in a class action lawsuit back years ago against them. Lots of people and my new (less than a year old) Mustang ended up with new seats, dash, door panels and convertible top for free. Everything Id used Armor All protectant on split and cracked. I used it several times a week from new to keep everything nice. Apparently it contained at least then, something that affected the flexibility of the vinyl. Everything cracked like a sheet of ice. They might have changed the formula, but I still wont use it at all on anything. Ive never had the problem since using Mequires.

I wonder if that "Wipe New" as seen on TV stuff might undo the damage?

quote Originally posted by cvxjet: I immediately thought of the Twilight Zone episode "Nightmare at 20,000 feet" when I watched that vid...

quote Originally posted by viperine: I wonder if that "Wipe New" as seen on TV stuff might undo the damage?

I wasn't aware of that product but just watched a video. Very interesting.

Thanks,
-Van

Hey Patrick....."That.....IS......A.......Cool picture!" (Poor Shatner imitation)

quote Originally posted by cvxjet: Hey Patrick....."That.....IS......A.......Cool picture!" (Poor Shatner imitation)

Not that we wish to detail this thread ... but I always got a kick out of Jim Carrey impersonating Captain Kirk...

Im gonna take a guess that the main ingredient in Wipe New is silicone. Obviously nothing will redo the wiped off lettering. Ive seen silicone do wonders for short term. Ive even seen it used on fogged up headlites...looks fine for a few days. My ex mother in law used to polish up her Cadillac with Old English furniture cream. Just wipe it on. Of course in a few days it was full of dust.

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quote Originally posted by rogergarrison: Im gonna take a guess that the main ingredient in Wipe New is silicone. Obviously nothing will redo the wiped off lettering.

There was no wiped off lettering in the original post. The face plate was just cloudy as a result of using rubbing alcohol on it.

-Van