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Few months ago i cleaned my dashboard with isopropanol and a plastic deep cleaner product ( was alternating ) because the seller from i bought the car put a distugsting shiny product only half the dashaboard, yea don't ask me why i don't know...but was a total pita to remove. I was so desesperate that i took the risk with isopropanol and knew i could damage the dashboard permanently but fortunately it went well and was able to remove the shiny residue. That being said, on the dashboard itself ( the top part ) i didn't notice any plastic film, it's bare hard plastic.

Would be interesting to see what welland99 use too.

When i disassembled my trim i could see on the sides ( back ) some shades of the coat paint, so there is definitely a coating applied. I removed the four felt tapes to replace them because the originals almost dried out and one felt tape fall off when disassembling. I cleaned the old glue residue with alcohol but some black paint was coming off and it's then i realized there was a coating over the plastic itself. So my guess is cleaners with strong degreaser may not be a safe option for this particular trim part. What kind of cleaner do you use ? The other trims around are sticky too or its just this particular one ?

Has your coat already peeled in some places of the trim ?

Mine hasn't any sticky issue, but what i've notice is that this particular plastic trim part is coated with black paint matt finish. On some spot i can see the paint slighlty degrading and revealing the shinier bare plastic underneath. This coat may be sensitive to some particular interior chemicals cleaning products and thus leaving that sticky feel, just a supposition..

Second that, bodywork look in top condition. That said your left rear headrest is missing ?

Since i want to do this job without removing the moldings from doors i'm thinking of the easiest way to remove the old flocking without dropping residues inside the door. So now i'm thinking to try first with a strong adhesive tape and see if the flocking will peel off everytime i remove it, if it works i will repeat the process until most of it is gone.

Received the flocking tape, i end up buying it elsewhere than the inital link i posted above. Was more than half price for 5cm x 12m compared to 5cm x 2m..., if the quality is equal or better than the other one it's a steal... I measured the thickness and its 0.6mm which is quit thin and not too far from factory thickness i guess. This one was initialy sold as a projector/tv screen border to give a better contrast but i though it may do the job as well. The flocking is extremely smooth and soft which is very good for the glass run purpose. The tape is kind of stretch because it's not glued on a thin uniform adhesive layer but instead the glue is directly applied to the fabric itself. So it makes it more flexible and at this point it may be a good thing or a bad, i'm still arguing about this point. Wanted to make a test on rubber and see how it sticks which was my main concern. The closest thing i found to test on was on a rubber glass wiper. That being said, don't know how similar the rubber chemical component may be with our rubber window trim but hope they're not too far apart. So i cleaned the surface with alcohol and applied the tape and the result is that i didn't expect it would stick so well on "this type" of rubber. Now next concern will be how well it will resist against hot weather and water.

Did my sunroof and all other rubbers with Shinetsu not long time ago as well and was so relieved to not hearing my sunroof making squirky noises over speed bumps again especially when you have plethora of them per damn streets surrounded by pot holes.. I feel you on the dent.. despite i'm extremely cautious where i park my car some stupid dorks still manage to found a way to hit it. Since i have the car i got 2 dents this way, one on the right rear body panel and one on the left rear wheel arch just over the tire. I'm sooo pissed off... Now when walking on the streets i have an habit to sometimes look at parked cars and when i see a car dent free i'm like, how the f... hell...🤔

Insurances have found a new way to fill their dirty pockets...

Laird_Scooby is right, we can see its right below the min mark.

We can already see the paint blistering on the extremities of the exposed metal. So as temporarily fix i would gently scrape the blistered paint and use some very fine sandpaper with some wd-40 until the surface is rust free and then degrease the whole surface. Once everything is clean and dry i would apply some touch up paint. Just in case you don't know your car color is called San Marino Red, code is R94. Removing the bumper for this job would be a good idea.

Be careful with the rear wheel arch, the metal is exposed and i can already see some rust. The rear wheel arch on our cars are extremely sensitive to rust so try to treat this area as soon you can.

Yes can see it on the rear wheel arch. At least you have no dents or dings, those are more painful to work with..I got some few dings right on the bodyline and it gives me nightmares everytime i'm thinking of it..😅

Really ? As i already said about this car the bodywork and paint look absolutely pristine. What are the flaws ? and what kind of paintwork do you have planned ?

Welcome and congrats with your purchase. It's a fantastic car with lot of charisma. I'm sure your neighbors are already thinking you bought a 2021 car..

Speaking of bulbs, i still have a pair of HB3 and HB4 philips white vision never used. In fact i just opened the HB4 to mount and test and directly removed them, just prefer my standard bulb color. If anyone is interested i can let go both pair for 30 euro.

I've been through that and saw what happened...came back with a CG again 😅

What do you mean by different ? You mean on another car you have than a cg ? In a good or bad way ? Yes especially trying to clean it with the trim on the car will be a bit tricky..I'll try and see, if the adhesive strip doesn't work i'll have no choice than trying your solution.

The body look so pristine..i'm jealous 😁, very sad you have to let it go...hope she will found a good home 🙏

Nice alternative indeed and it should be closer to what it looks from factory. My initialy though was indeed to remove the strip completely to make the job easier but like i said i'm concern that i may bend one of the trim strip or damage anything else in the process of removal..Did you tried ? If so had you any good success ? Thats the reason why i though of the adhesive strip instead and one other good reason is that it should be easely replacable everytime they got dirty overtime. In regard of the thickness you're right and must be taken into account, the one i found is 0.45mm, do you think it's still too thick ? Both method have plus and cons.

Hey RevvinKevin, I my knowledge the coupe never had any bumper chrome related accessorie. If you want chrome trim on your bumper i then suggest you better use some solid chrome mouldings instead of tape like on this link

Thanks , I though it would be easier to get the molding assy off to do the job but i'm too much worried that i may bent one of them in the removal process as those things are quite fragile from what i've heard.. I'll try to do the job with the moldings on the car, there is still some slight space to work with but my only concern will be to avoid dropping some flocking particles inside the gap, will be fun for sure...😣 To start with and after some long search i found what i think to be the best strip to apply. This one seems to be of good quality and for outdoor use as well. Here is the link. Going to place an order in the next few days, also try to see if i can get a better deal on the shipping cost tho because i feel it's a touch bit pricey imho..

Hello hughezee, yeah sorry but since english isn't my native language i'm often hesitant and not sure on what word i should use to describe something I kept searching info about this and it seems that the flocking on the rubber isn't on a adhesive tape or something but applied directly on the rubber itself on top of a thin layer of glue, still not sure tho.. What i'm going to do is remove the original flocking enterly, clean the rubber and apply an new strip of flocked velvet on a adhesive band, everything togheter is 1mm thick. Two concerns, how well the adhesive will hold in place and not move while the window drags it upon close and open and the other concern is how it will hold against water and hot days.. Anyway it's going to be an experiment i guess, if it's working well the good thing is that those can be replacable with new ones anytime it's needed, if not, just going to be a pain in the ass..

Hello everyone, today i though it was a good idea to clean the exterior but inner side of the window molding assy.. The moleskin that are in contact with the window didn't have any green mold or whatever but they looked a bit dirty and very hard on touch and got already some scratches because all that.. So i took a small brush with water and soap and gently cleaned it and as some dirt was coming out i later noticed that some small parts were started to coming off... I don't know if it's because those things aren't supposed to be cleaned or being too old and fragile..Now i can see in some spot that those hair are missing and it doesn't look good 😕 I wanted to know if it would be possible to strip totally the old moleskin and replace them with a new strap. So do you think its feasible ? and have you any idea where i could get this kind of moleskin strap ? Thanks Edit : After some research the name of the material isn't moleskin but flocking adhesive tape