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09-02-2006, 08:38 PM | #1 |
Drives: Black Liftback Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 142
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Interior Door Panels
I’m having an issue with the interior of my liftback which I picked up last Friday and I was wondering if any of you have experienced it as well. It seems anytime I touch (yup touch, with the pads of my fingers ) the surface of the light grey paneling near the crank for the window/front speaker it changes color and appears faded and scratched (turns an off white color like when you use your hand to erase chalk from a board.) Smoothing the "fabric" in the opposite direction like one would do with microfiber only makes the white mar worse! I have yet to try any forms of removing the marks other than the "good ole lick the thumb and rub" method which left a lovely larger and wider discoloration so I left the rest alone….…. figured I’d ask before calling the dealer or trying some armor all. As of now I can see everyplace I have touched the door panels.
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09-03-2006, 09:10 AM | #2 |
Drives: 07 Toyota Yaris Sedan Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Beavercreek OH
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Yeah I have noticed the same thing...it looks terrible. I tried to armor all the interior, and it ended up looking worse. It just makes it look real unevenly glossy.
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09-03-2006, 10:27 AM | #3 |
HardlyDangerous
Drives: 09 Yaris LE, H/B, auto Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Ridgeway Ontario
Posts: 573
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Just clean the interior with a damp cloth
dust it with a swiffer cloth products containing silicone and teflon will fade the plastic over time and then it will look like crap. |
09-03-2006, 10:27 AM | #4 |
Oh yeah it sucks.However, I discovered a special leather made fabric(Wettex) that removes these white spots, when applying water on the panel.
Imagine that mine has black paneling, so it is even worse!
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09-03-2006, 07:08 PM | #5 |
Drives: Black Liftback Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: San Diego, CA
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Well mine are black too (as well as the car) I was thinking about the next thing I posted regarding removing the gray A-Pillar....DOH!!! I think I’ll give a damp cloth a shot before asking the dealer, if both fail where did you find the Wettex? Swifter cloth sounds great those things are awesome. If I do wind up inquiring to the dealer I’ll update yall on what they say.
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09-03-2006, 07:45 PM | #6 |
My guess is they prepped the car with something. Maybe you should check with the dealer if a damp cloth won't clean it off.
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09-04-2006, 01:30 AM | #7 | |
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Wettex is a kind of cloth that absorbs water and helps u clean the dirty surface.
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