Oil Fix Brittle Plastic?
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Oil Fix Brittle Plastic?
Is there any way I can treat the plastic in my car? Like put some armor-all on it, and let it soak in? Will it make it less brittle?
I'm just looking at it as a long term thing... say if I know there are places where it has gotten brittle, can I somehow oil it so it isn't so dried out?
--Gary
I'm just looking at it as a long term thing... say if I know there are places where it has gotten brittle, can I somehow oil it so it isn't so dried out?
--Gary
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Nothing will help.
The flex agents in the plastic will gas and evaporate over time.
Heat and sunlight (i.e. UV) accelerates this process.
There is nothing that can put back these flex agents into the plastic.
Even Armor All will not help.
Armor All is a silicone based product.
Even the silicone won't help in this case.
-Ted
The flex agents in the plastic will gas and evaporate over time.
Heat and sunlight (i.e. UV) accelerates this process.
There is nothing that can put back these flex agents into the plastic.
Even Armor All will not help.
Armor All is a silicone based product.
Even the silicone won't help in this case.
-Ted
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Man, sure does suck... 'cause there is no chance of finding a non-brittle dash anywhere... they're just too old, even if they weren't sitting in the sun they'll be somewhat brittle.
Is there a way to temporarily soften the plastic long enough to say... put screws in, take screws out, stuff like that?
I broke a few of the fastener holes (just plastic loops) on one of my dashes taking it out... I wasn't horribly violent, the things just FELL apart when the screw moved at all. So I was wondering if I take out a dash in the future what I could do to avoid cracking those?
Thanks for all the input too guys... I agree armor-all is only good when your dash is already fairly hardened and you want it to look better... putting it on soft dash seems to make it harden faster somehow.
--Gary
Is there a way to temporarily soften the plastic long enough to say... put screws in, take screws out, stuff like that?
I broke a few of the fastener holes (just plastic loops) on one of my dashes taking it out... I wasn't horribly violent, the things just FELL apart when the screw moved at all. So I was wondering if I take out a dash in the future what I could do to avoid cracking those?
Thanks for all the input too guys... I agree armor-all is only good when your dash is already fairly hardened and you want it to look better... putting it on soft dash seems to make it harden faster somehow.
--Gary
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Originally Posted by Bob_The_Normal
Man, sure does suck... 'cause there is no chance of finding a non-brittle dash anywhere... they're just too old, even if they weren't sitting in the sun they'll be somewhat brittle.
Is there a way to temporarily soften the plastic long enough to say... put screws in, take screws out, stuff like that?
I broke a few of the fastener holes (just plastic loops) on one of my dashes taking it out... I wasn't horribly violent, the things just FELL apart when the screw moved at all. So I was wondering if I take out a dash in the future what I could do to avoid cracking those?
Thanks for all the input too guys... I agree armor-all is only good when your dash is already fairly hardened and you want it to look better... putting it on soft dash seems to make it harden faster somehow.
--Gary
Is there a way to temporarily soften the plastic long enough to say... put screws in, take screws out, stuff like that?
I broke a few of the fastener holes (just plastic loops) on one of my dashes taking it out... I wasn't horribly violent, the things just FELL apart when the screw moved at all. So I was wondering if I take out a dash in the future what I could do to avoid cracking those?
Thanks for all the input too guys... I agree armor-all is only good when your dash is already fairly hardened and you want it to look better... putting it on soft dash seems to make it harden faster somehow.
--Gary
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