Interior Restoration

[ESMac]

Hello,

I have inherited my mother’s automatic IS200, which has a cream leather interior. The consul and dash is made mostly of a black substance that seems to go soft when heated. My teenage daughter has managed to mark it with the soles of her shoes and having survived 20 years is now a mess in a matter of months. Is there any way to restore it. And does anyone know what this material is? 

[DBIZO]

Hi Eve,

Shoes on dash? Why?

I suspect it's vinyl or other forms of plastic, for which I use a car interior shampoo and then a vinyl care product. It will immediately improve the looks but for anything that cannot be 'buffed' out, such as dents, imprints, scratches, it will only make it look less obvious. 

I use Autoglym Interior Shampoo & Autoglym Vinyl and Rubber Care. Buy a set of microfibre cloth too.

Good luck!

 

 

 

[Spacewagon52]

1 minute ago, DBIZO said:

Hi Eve,

Shoes on dash? Why?

I suspect it's vinyl or other forms of plastic, for which I use a car interior shampoo and then a vinyl care product. It will immediately improve the looks but for anything that cannot be 'buffed' out, such as dents, imprints, scratches, it will only make it look less obvious. 

I use Autoglym Interior Shampoo & Autoglym Vinyl and Rubber Care. Buy a set of microfibre cloth too.

Good luck!

 

 

 

Autoglym works really well especially on rubber seals.

[ESMac]

22 minutes ago, DBIZO said:

Hi Eve,

Shoes on dash? Why?

I suspect it's vinyl or other forms of plastic, for which I use a car interior shampoo and then a vinyl care product. It will immediately improve the looks but for anything that cannot be 'buffed' out, such as dents, imprints, scratches, it will only make it look less obvious. 

I use Autoglym Interior Shampoo & Autoglym Vinyl and Rubber Care. Buy a set of microfibre cloth too.

Good luck!

 

 

 

 

[easterlyled]

On 10/16/2023 at 5:33 PM, DBIZO said:

Hi Eve,

Shoes on dash? Why?

I suspect it's vinyl or other forms of plastic, for which I use a car interior shampoo and then a vinyl care product. It will immediately improve the looks but for anything that cannot be 'buffed' out, such as dents, imprints, scratches, it will only make it look less obvious. 

I use Autoglym Interior Shampoo & Autoglym Vinyl and Rubber Care. Buy a set of microfibre cloth too.

Good luck!

 

 

coreball

Thank you

[ESMac]

Why? Yes, indeed.

Thanks for the tips. I’ll give those a try.

 

[Lmafudd]

I use Meguiars Black plastic restorer on all black plastic and am extremely happy with the results. Even the external black plastic parts are still looking like new. 

Top tip... Wipe it on and leave it moist to dry naturally. Don't over polish it.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Meguiars-G15812EU-Ultimate-Plastic-Restorer/dp/B0044090GC/ref=asc_df_B0044090GC/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310513207083&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8249775854405595223&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046180&hvtargid=pla-451446778028&psc=1&th=1&psc=1

[ESMac]

That’s great. Thanks for that.

[DanLS460]

Hello everyone

Been reading this thread with interest as I now have an IS200 with the same 'stickly tacky' dashboard

ESMac how did you get on? 

[Spock66]

Amongst other things shoes on dash will cause serious injury in the event of an accident.