T-Top Stickey
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Racer
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From: Swansea IL
T-Top Stickey
I was noticing that the interior surface of the T-Tops on my 70 coupe have become "sticky" to the touch. What can I use to clean them and return them to their "non-sticky" condition.
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Usually read about sticky plastic having to do with the steering wheel.
Plug this phrase into a google search:
site:corvetteforum.com "sticky steering wheel"
I used denatured alcohol and/or VM&P naphtha (I don't recall which - maybe both) to remove it from my steering wheel. It took a few wipe-downs, but did work in the end. Kerosene would work similarly. Test a small area to make sure the headliners do not have a dye coating before doing the whole job. Acetone or lacquer thinner may damage the vinyl and its patterning.
Plug this phrase into a google search:
site:corvetteforum.com "sticky steering wheel"
I used denatured alcohol and/or VM&P naphtha (I don't recall which - maybe both) to remove it from my steering wheel. It took a few wipe-downs, but did work in the end. Kerosene would work similarly. Test a small area to make sure the headliners do not have a dye coating before doing the whole job. Acetone or lacquer thinner may damage the vinyl and its patterning.
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Racer
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From: Swansea IL
The car is original ( I have owned since 1974) so no added vinyl paint to worry about.
Steering wheel is fine, just noticed the “ sticky” surface when I drove it last night.
The. Car is a garage Queen so not regularly exposed to hot sun n high temps. Has to be just an age issue as the complete interior is original to the car (43,000 mls).
Steering wheel is fine, just noticed the “ sticky” surface when I drove it last night.
The. Car is a garage Queen so not regularly exposed to hot sun n high temps. Has to be just an age issue as the complete interior is original to the car (43,000 mls).
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i use blue dawn dish soap , a few drops on a damp magic eraser , scrub what your cleaning with it and then a clean dry micro fiber towel to wipe it off.
Racer
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I used saddle soap with great results on all of the interior pieces of my 72. Took a little elbow grease but worked fantastic and didnt harm the material at all. Nothing else i tried worked.
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