Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Tacky 512TR interior

[Larry B (larrybard]

Paul,

Easier for me to say where it is than what it is.  It's on the black trim 
that surrounds the switches on each door and on the center console (e.g., 
around the heater buttons, etc.

I haven't the foggiest what it is -- e.g., whether it is deterioration of 
the original finish of the trim surface (which is my WAG) and/or some 
substance/residue that has accumulated on the surface.  But I'm confident 
that the trim is original.  And it's certainly not attributable to any 
cleaning chemical I have ever applied -- I have never even washed my car 
(though I was coerced into cleaning the wheels once by Peter Grenier), much 
less cleaned the inside (except for dusting off the floor mats once).

Larry

> From: Paul Bennett <pbennett [at] macnet.com>

> Out of  curiosity -
>
> What is / where is this 'sticky stuff' ??
>
> ??Paint on a replacement??
>
>
> >My own common belief, given that the interior of my 355 is well along the
> >sticky/melting path (developed this year and progressing fast) is that 
> the
> >deterioration is more due to heat and humidity than any chemicals. My 
> parts
> >have never seen any cleaning chemical (aside from incidental contact with
> >Leatherique on the very edges) and my garage is air conditioned and they 
> are
> >still quite bad. Park the car in the Charleston sun a few times and
> >everything turns to goo. I think that's why garage queens and Northern 
> cars
> >are less affected - less time in the sun, rather than less exposure to
> >chemicals.
>
> >> detailed instructions (with pictures) on how to strip the rubberized
> >> material, and then paint on a replacement.  It's all too common, and
> >> emblematic of poor quality of the era (along with shrinking dash 
> leather,
> >> airbag covers, etc.).
> >>
> >> Aside from this type of fairly dramatic repair, I don't know of any 
> other
> >> "fix" for the problem.  Alternatively, you can just strip off the
> >> rubberized material and return it as just bare plastic.