Black dirt specks on red interior
06-10-2018, 04:04 PM
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Black dirt specks on red interior
Hello everyone. Have a 2017 with adrenaline red interior and the center console cover is getting little black specks of dirt or something on the passenger side. I've attached a picture and i hope they are visible. The specks are in the center of the pic. It's more noticeable in person, I think all the red is washing out the black specks in the photo.
So far I've tried Griot's interior cleaner, armor all interior cleaning wipes, and spray nine. None of it has worked so far and I'm thinking about trying a vinyl cleaner next. Anyone have a similar problem or know what i should try next to remove the spots? Fwiw I can scrape away the spots with my fingernail but don't really want to go scraping away on a new interior.
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06-10-2018, 04:37 PM
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Scrape away, your fingernail is probably less damaging than most of the cleaners that would be strong enough to remove the spots. Sounds like some paint over spray from some where.
Might be a bit time consuming but if they are coming off I would think that it is a better way than chemical on the material.
By the way I have A/R interior and got all kinds of stuff on them over the past 3 years and they cleaned up with soap and water just fine. Try that.
Might be a bit time consuming but if they are coming off I would think that it is a better way than chemical on the material.
By the way I have A/R interior and got all kinds of stuff on them over the past 3 years and they cleaned up with soap and water just fine. Try that.
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06-10-2018, 06:07 PM
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Finally got the spots off with a little rubbing alcohol. The paper towel had a small pink stain so won’t try that again. Hopefully they don’t come back but if they do I’ll try something else.
06-10-2018, 06:09 PM
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06-10-2018, 10:17 PM
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Speaking for myself only, if I look close enough, I can always find flaws that make me unhappy. So I always try to remember that the reason I drive Corvettes is because they are better than all the rest, flaws included. Once in awhile, I intentionally remind myself of this.
06-10-2018, 10:20 PM
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FWIW, I've found that the less you try to "make it pristine" the longer it actually looks good.
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06-11-2018, 12:19 PM
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[QUOTE=owc6;1597379960]FWIW, I've found that the less you try to "make it pristine" the longer it actually looks good.
Sage advice here......
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06-11-2018, 12:51 PM
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BTW, I have the AR interior, and haven't seen anything like that. It's was probably "just one of those things", and hopefully you won't see it again.
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