Sticky Bits

[blueg33]

I have been slowly working through my 360 removing the black sticky goo from the bits you touch and refinishing them.

The last bits are the windscreen demist vents. i have looked at the various exploded drawings on the parts sites, but can't work out how to remove them.

Does anyone know?. I don't want to break them and I don't want to end up where I cant reinstall them without dismantling the dash.

[johnnyreggae]

The stickynomore site used to have lots of how-to-remove videos

[m4tti]

Apparently doable… but break extremely easily.

More on it here

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/360-wind...

[blueg33]

johnnyreggae said:

The stickynomore site used to have lots of how-to-remove videos

Not for these parts

[blueg33]

Thanks Guys.

Looks like the concensus on FerrariChat is de-goo them in situ. Interestingly one poster used leather cleaner as a solvent, I will try that as i guess it will do less damage to the leather than other solvents.

[m4tti]

What have you been using Nick, just the usual isopropyl alcohol?

[blueg33]

m4tti said:

What have you been using Nick, just the usual isopropyl alcohol?

Hi

I have used a mixture of things.

Decorators all purpose paint removal wipes worked well,



and acetone free nail varnish remover on a cotton bud to get into fiddly bits.

On the ash tray for instance using these left me with a nice smooth satin surface. Probably took about 30 mins to do the ash tray. Most items take longer in dismantling than they do in cleaning

[sirmarcus]

In the latest episode of Richard Hammond’s Workshop they did a quick de-sticky on a Maserati using kitchen cleaner. They seemed to get good results with everything in situ. They were very careful to hide the branding on the bottle, but from what I can tell it was Elbow Grease All Purpose Degreaser - available in the UK on Amazon.

I’m going to give it a try on my Cali - but will also get some of those wipes you recommend.

[sirmarcus]

sirmarcus said:

In the latest episode of Richard Hammond’s Workshop they did a quick de-sticky on a Maserati using kitchen cleaner. They seemed to get good results with everything in situ. They were very careful to hide the branding on the bottle, but from what I can tell it was Elbow Grease All Purpose Degreaser - available in the UK on Amazon.

I’m going to give it a try on my Cali - but will also get some of those wipes you recommend.

[blueg33]

sirmarcus said:

In the latest episode of Richard Hammond’s Workshop they did a quick de-sticky on a Maserati using kitchen cleaner. They seemed to get good results with everything in situ. They were very careful to hide the branding on the bottle, but from what I can tell it was Elbow Grease All Purpose Degreaser - available in the UK on Amazon.

I’m going to give it a try on my Cali - but will also get some of those wipes you recommend.

Cars as late as the Cali still get sticky! You would have thought Ferrari would have sorted that before the Cali. I wonder if things like La Ferrari also suffer

[m4tti]

Id be surprised if that kitchen cleaner did anything. I tried various cleaners and all of the household degreasers did nothing.

[sirmarcus]

blueg33 said:

Cars as late as the Cali still get sticky! You would have thought Ferrari would have sorted that before the Cali. I wonder if things like La Ferrari also suffer

Yep! My 2010 Cali is still very good, but some stickiness developing on some of the more often used surfaces - Reverse button and roof up/down.

[sirmarcus]

m4tti said:

Id be surprised if that kitchen cleaner did anything. I tried various cleaners and all of the household degreasers did nothing.

Agree - but they seemed pleased with the results in TV-land…I figured it was worth a go for a fiver.

[Bebs]

blueg33 said:

I have been slowly working through my 360 removing the black sticky goo from the bits you touch and refinishing them.

The last bits are the windscreen demist vents. i have looked at the various exploded drawings on the parts sites, but can't work out how to remove them.

Does anyone know?. I don't want to break them and I don't want to end up where I cant reinstall them without dismantling the dash.

Only just seen this.
Mine were terribly sticky and protruding upwards leaving a gap between the dash and the center of the vents.
There is really just the one option: dashboard out and fit new vents.
AV engineering literally just did that for me.
It’s around 2 hours labour each way.
I already had all my sticky stuff redone by Roland so the vents were the last bits. I’m glad i had it done and Aldous did a tremendous job.
I also replaced the side vents which had dropped into their recesses, a common fault.
I sourced better, uprated side vents from the US and had them fitted at the same time.

[taz turbo]

I did my 355 stickies, thread here…

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Very satisfying 😎


Chris.

[G-wiz]

taz turbo said:

I did my 355 stickies, thread here…

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Very satisfying ??


Chris.

Impressive work.

You say the alcohol solution strips back to bare black plastic. Does that not remove any of the white paint on the black plastic?

[taz turbo]

G-wiz said:

Impressive work.

You say the alcohol solution strips back to bare black plastic. Does that not remove any of the white paint on the black plastic?

Thank you!

Yep, the white markings are on top of the black goo, they come off with the goo, but all the white markings were redone. All covered in my linked post.

Chris.

[a340driver]

blueg33 said:

Hi

I have used a mixture of things.

Decorators all purpose paint removal wipes worked well,



and acetone free nail varnish remover on a cotton bud to get into fiddly bits.

On the ash tray for instance using these left me with a nice smooth satin surface. Probably took about 30 mins to do the ash tray. Most items take longer in dismantling than they do in cleaning

I hope now they've gone green they still work, we'll see...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Big-Wipes-2440-Multi-Surf...

[a340driver]

blueg33 said:

Hi

I have used a mixture of things.

Decorators all purpose paint removal wipes worked well,



and acetone free nail varnish remover on a cotton bud to get into fiddly bits.

On the ash tray for instance using these left me with a nice smooth satin surface. Probably took about 30 mins to do the ash tray. Most items take longer in dismantling than they do in cleaning

I hope now they've gone green they still work, we'll see...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Big-Wipes-2440-Multi-Surf...

[scrappydog]

I've used all of the above methods, but found Cillet Bang Mold Remover and a "Magic Sponge" by far the best at gently removing the sticky coatings, even from the fiddly areas.