Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 550 Marenello

[Larry B (larrybard]

And the "fix" recommended by some people is not for the faint-hearted: remove 
the residue with caustic oven cleaner.Larry

> From: dave [at] davehanda.com> > Quote (snip) > "The usual "some dummy armor 
> alled it" stickys of the soft touch coated > >>> pieces. > > > The cause of 
> sticky interiors of the rubber coated pieces in modern day> Ferraris (346, 
> TR, 355, 360, 550, etc) is NOT directly caused by application> of ArmorAll 
> (though it may speed the process). There are many, many cases> of cars not 
> receiving any treatment of the parts and still they become> melted and 
> sticky. It appears to be caused by nothing more than a crappy> quality 
> coating, and direct exposure to the sun. More sun and heat, the> sooner it 
> will deteriorate.>