I have been trying to remove adhesives marks from my dashboard which probably are from former gauge pods or something similar but with little success.

I am afraid to damage the leather if I try harder. Is there any safe way to remove these marks of glue without damage to the dashboard’s leather?

Thanks in advance for the help.

 

Leather on the dash? I don't think so. Stock dash is plastic. There is a spray-on adhesive remover you can buy. It's expensive but it works well.

 

Yes I have the habbit to call the dash plastic leather. Anyway thanks for the reply David. Any clues about this product's name adn where can I buy it.

Thanks again.

 

If you have a 93 you have to be careful not to remove the paint applied to the plastic. If you have a 94 or later, there is only plastic, so it is quite resistant to damage.

Found my can - it's made by Chemtronics part number ES805C. It's called "FoamClean - Label Adhesive Remover". It seems to be sold most often at office supply outfits (I guess to remove "helpful" lablels employees attach to office equipment).

I also found the "Mr. Clean Magic Eraser" is very good at removing scuff marks from interior plastic. I also used it to remove paint from the exterior (garage door was slammed against vehicle by the wind and left some white paint on the car). For this device use caution - do not rub hard, get the eraser wet, and make sure the surface is clean before you use the eraser. It can put tiny scratch marks in the clearcoat but they are hard to see and can be covered by polish such as Zaino 5. Whenever you rub the paint move fore/aft on horizontal surfaces and up/down on vertical surfaces. This minimizes the visibility of any "swirl marks" you may leave.

 

Haven't tried this, but looks promising:

http://www.dickblick.com/zz249/13/

Used this before (not on the dash though), and it's worked well:

http://www.drugstore.com/products/pr...e_ultimate_rem

I think you should be able to find this or something similar in Malta. Try a paint store for leads.

The dash and the door panels (vinyl) are actually pretty durable. I've used ELO plastic-friendly paint remover on them before (had coated the panels with a vinyl specific paint to get it nice and black and again, but removed it with plans to have the panels covered in leather), and it did not seem to do any kind of damage.

BTW, the women in Malta are so hot.

 

Thanks for the great replies guys I will try to find somthing similar here. I am not worried for the dash plastics because they will be covered in carbon fiber very soon I hope.