interior plastic door cover possibly ruined, any ideas for fix?

[amangos]

the arm rests on my front doors were squeaking when any weight was put on them so i sprayed some silicone dry lubricant into the crack to hopefully stop the noise, and it worked but the overspray seems to have permenantly stained or ruined the finish on the plastic. any ways to try and resurface it or remove the discoloration without completely replacing the part?

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[Grumpaw]

Try plain old alcohol on a terry cloth rag. And keep ALL silicone away from your truck.....there is no need for it to be anywhere within 1/4 mile of your truck...
If you have some, Mothers Back To Black rubbed in with a Mr. Clean Majik Eraser may also work.
Goo Gone also is a go to...and none of these will harm your plastic/vinyl.
Use some 303 Protectant in the future to protect and lube any plastic/vinyl.

 

[RedDakooter05]

Try plain old alcohol on a terry cloth rag. And keep ALL silicone away from your truck.....there is no need for it to be anywhere within 1/4 mile of your truck...
If you have some, Mothers Back To Black rubbed in with a Mr. Clean Majik Eraser may also work.
Goo Gone also is a go to...and none of these will harm your plastic/vinyl.
Use some 303 Protectant in the future to protect and lube any plastic/vinyl.

Silicone is great for rubber parts. Seals, weather stripping, ect.

 

[amangos]

Try plain old alcohol on a terry cloth rag. And keep ALL silicone away from your truck.....there is no need for it to be anywhere within 1/4 mile of your truck...
If you have some, Mothers Back To Black rubbed in with a Mr. Clean Majik Eraser may also work.
Goo Gone also is a go to...and none of these will harm your plastic/vinyl.
Use some 303 Protectant in the future to protect and lube any plastic/vinyl.

alcohol was my first try and did nothing, if anything made the plastic worse

 

[Grumpaw]

Silicone is great for rubber parts. Seals, weather stripping, ect.

Yes it is...IF you use it right. But get it on paint, glass, or plastic, has the OP found out, it is a PAIN IN THE ARSE to get off !!!!!
And if it sits for any length of time, NOTHING will ever stick to that area again.

 

[Grumpaw]

alcohol was my first try and did nothing, if anything made the plastic worse

You can also try SImple Green or similar cleaners as their usually listed as safe to use on plastic and vinyl. Way it looks now, that silicone has pernitrated the plastic, so any cleaner you use probably won't do any more damage.

 

[RedDakooter05]

Yes it is...IF you use it right. But get it on paint, glass, or plastic, has the OP found out, it is a PAIN IN THE ARSE to get off !!!!!
And if it sits for any length of time, NOTHING will ever stick to that area again.

I suppose, but accidents do happen. And there's glass products like driven acid gel to remove chemicals and stuff from glass.


Anyway, I would probably use rubbing alcohol and and cotton balls and just work in circular motions. Should get most of it out after a while. Or a rag, I personally use cotton balls for small areas.

Follow up with a gentle cleaner like Simple green, then apply a product like 303 or similar interior cleaner.

 

[OFC Ranger]

Try a claybar, or even a Mr. Clean magic eraser

 

[JoeDirt]

$40 part, KB3Z-2122643-AA. Easy to replace.

 

[amangos]

brillo pad to get off most of the issues then 303 to bring plastic back to life. not perfect but probably good enough to save a couple bucks

more of a headache than i wanted but my doors dont squeak anymore so i guess alls well that ends well or whatever

 

[Cmar]

Yes mine still squeaks and my truck was built in 2015! I don't think so much it's the silicone but carrier solvent it is suspended in which does the damage.
I had a similar experience with a vinyl cleaner I used to clean up the same area after someone had an unfortunate episode of car sickness. After I cleaned it up it looked like that.

I used this https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/bowdens-own-bowdens-own-vinyl-care-500ml/323491.html#q=vinyl+cleaners&lang=en_AU&start=3
and it magically (and thankfully) restored it. I guess since this is a locally owned and made product here you probably can't access it over there, but I included this just to show that it might be recoverable if you can find the right product.

 

[P. A. Schilke]

brillo pad to get off most of the issues then 303 to bring plastic back to life. not perfect but probably good enough to save a couple bucks

more of a headache than i wanted but my doors dont squeak anymore so i guess alls well that ends well or whatever

Might follow up with this?

https://www.amazon.com/CarGuys-Plastic-Restorer-Ultimate-Solution/dp/B071FRWWRF

Best,
Phil

 

[amangos]

Might follow up with this?

https://www.amazon.com/CarGuys-Plastic-Restorer-Ultimate-Solution/dp/B071FRWWRF

Best,
Phil

maybe if the 303 starts to wear off faster than i want it to but it seems like that and the 303 do the same thing if im not mistaken

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

Glad to see you got a lot of that removed. ? Keep an eye on them, that stuff you applied might weep. ?

 

[DaveT]

I'm amazed that the steel Brillo pad didn't scratch the plastic. I used to use this on my boat, it was good:
https://www.amazon.com/STAR-BRITE-U...1&sr=1-1-5985efba-8948-4f09-9122-d605505c9d1e

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