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Old Aug 11, 2005
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Unhappy Dashboard woes

Happened quite a while back...while installing my headunit, i left an ambipur car freshener on the dash...it tripped and spilled bit of the liquid freshener on the dash ...so i quickly wiped it but it left some obvious 'gloss' mark on the dash...i tried everything to remove it but to no avail...and i dont wanna make it worse...i've tried armorall to even nail polish remover..no luck

Anyone can recommend me a dash board cleaner that might work? Would really appreciate any help

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Most likely it will not recover, if the material is damaged it will be won't come out

Is there any way to cover it somehow ??
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Well it's not 'damaged' in that sense, but it's just shinier which really bugs me :P

Oh well...leave it be i guess...*sniff*

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have you tried dish or hand soap?

use sponge to remove that residue....and then, clean with water..
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Havent but will definitely give it a shot..will keep ya posted on the result,,

Thanx for the tip! Reallllly appreciate it.

Cheers!
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try some mineral spirits or laquer thinner. As with any other product, try it on a hidden spot to make sure it doesnt cause more damage than good. If its ok, then one of those should get it off.
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Tried nail polish remover at the beginning but I think it made it even more obvious :P
Soap helped a little (duh, shld have thought of that earlier!) so i soaped the whole dash and re-armoralled everything...not too bad but still a little obvious..thanx soooo much for all the suggests

Just gotta stop thinkin about the spot and maybe the pain will go away...sigh

Laters guys
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maybe try a spot treatment stain remover? then follow up with heavily diluted soap.

armor all
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ojay, any brand suggestions for the stain remover?

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the armor all orage wipes have worked wonders for me try those out.
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Originally Posted by mengsta
ojay, any brand suggestions for the stain remover?

Thanx
spray and wash. i think dow makes it? it's laundry product. let it sit and then follow it up with an APC or heavily diluted soap.
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