Another sticky fix!

Everything looks fantastic! Just like new.

 

Looks fab - from all the possibilities which product did you find most effective for the cleaning up ?

 

Sounds like you took the same route I did for cleaning. I left my switches bare also. Wasn't worth trying to mask the artwork and keep the new finish out of the switch mechanisms. I went with a plastic textured paint that matched the overlay better (in my opinion) Your Plastidip spray finish looks great in your pictures though!

These threads on FChat are a real Godsend for these types of issues.

 

Great job !!! The console looks near perfect !!!

 

I removed all the sticky staff from car interior except I did not repaint the plastic. The plastic is natural black and you don't need to refinish anything. If you want to make the plastic glow you can use a tire gel finish by Wolfgang (yes tire gel), it lasts for a long time and makes the plastic look amazing you can even use it on the engine intake parts.
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Looks awesome Stan!!!! I guess I better step up, I have some competition!!

The switches are certainly a bear to deal with. It takes me about one full day to strip and refinish all the switches in a 355....Very time consuming and tedious work...

 

Good idea ............. does this stuff leave any residue or is it dry to the touch? ......... also were is this stuff available?

 

I got it at Pep Boys here in Chicago. You take a cotton rug put very little and just rub it on the plastic; you'll be amazed how great it looks when you're done. I did my car this summer and the car still looks great inside. I say if it's good to use on rubber then it should be even better to use on plastic. The only part that you will need to repaint again is the ashtray the ashtray cover is aluminum metal under the factory finish.

 

wow! looks very good!

the only problem I have had with the plasti dip spray is when i used it on my door handles. they are starting to peel going to have to re-do them

 

I just got my pieces back from Robbie. I'm telling you, it is absolutely unbe-frickin-evable. Don't even bother trying to do it yourself. Box the crap up, and send it to Maryland. I am stunned... stunned, at the results.

 

Maybe they have something for 348 interiors too.
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Nice...!

But, hair gel is ONLY required for 355s....



Mike in Kuwait

 

+1 I am on my 2nd attempt at plasti dip on the door handles, and they are peeling again. Going to use a lacquer finish this time.

 

what is the lacquer finish?

 

For the 348 door handles your best choice is to send it to Robbie (285ferrari). When you remove the finish on the 348 handles you get the aluminum color, on the F355 the handles are black naturaly when finish is removed.

 

Just a lacquer paint, I am thinking of using a satin finish. Lacquer should hold up to the use better than other paints.

 

Looks fantastic Stan!. I wonder if Ricambi has an overlay in Celsius as my HVAC is starting to look like a topographical map.

 

yes they do

 

Yes, we do. There is a drop-down selection on the HVAC panel where you can chose a centigrade version.

(Look just below the red divider bar on this item)
http://www.ricambiamerica.com/product_info.php?products_id=261153

 

And they are fantastic quality, I've brought a few of them now.....

 

Thanks, Daniel.

Will check it out AFTER I check out my new oil leak problem that has left half a liter of oil on the parking lot tonight! Had to have it towed to the shop. GRRRRR Just after I picked it up after fixing some minor issues.