I was wiping down the black plastic around my instrument cluster with some 303 Aerospace Protectant, and some overspray apparently got behind the instrument cluster plastic. I haven't got a picture of the effect, but many white dots are visible on the inside of the plastic. Will these simply fade away after a few days?
303 caused spots under instrument cluster plastic?
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Give them some time to dry up, have had the same thing happen to me.
yes 303 did that to my cluster i plexus to clear that up.
I think he meant that he used Plexus brand plastic polish to buff out the spots on the clear instrument cluster plastic lens.
They may or may not fade away after a couple of days. I've actually had to remove the plastic on the instrument cluster before and remove over-spray manually after 303 left a slight residue that didn't go away.
Now I'm much more careful around areas like the instrument cluster.
Now I'm much more careful around areas like the instrument cluster.
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yes, sorry. i use "plexus plastic cleaner protectant & polish" to cleanup plastic
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303 ruined the instrument plastic on my Nissan truck. I had not been too careful as I sprayed it on the dashboard and the areas of my instrument cluster that got overspray now has white dots all over it. It's been over a year now so they're not going away on their own.
I'll try some of that Plexus cleaner to try to minimize the effects.
I wonder why 303 does this and Armor All doesn't?
I'll try some of that Plexus cleaner to try to minimize the effects.
I wonder why 303 does this and Armor All doesn't?
The spots are still there, don't seem to be fading at all. Will I really need to spend $13 for some Plexus to fix this?
I simply spray whatever product I am using on my microfiber towel, then wipe the dash down. Much easier to control over spray that way.
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I simply spray whatever product I am using on my microfiber towel, then wipe the dash down. Much easier to control over spray that way.
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Same here.
I simply spray whatever product I am using on my microfiber towel, then wipe the dash down. Much easier to control over spray that way.
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Same here.
Ironically, I was spraying on a microfiber towel, I was just holding it too far away from the spray bottle and some overspray ended up on my instrument cluster plastic. It's $38 for a new instrument cluster plastic, and I may replace mine as it has a small crack in it already.
Lower right corner, under button. But such a crack is not worth $38 if the spots are cleanable.
Lower right corner, under button. But such a crack is not worth $38 if the spots are cleanable.
I have the same issue on my wife's Durango. Little soft foggy spots that appear to disappear upon application of any product yet still show up as soon as it dries. The good news is there is now a giant scrape over the gear indicator and it bugs the tar out of me. So I'll be replacing the whole lens, probably with a junkyard unit if I find a particularly clean one.
I ended up removing the plastic lens and polishing it using PlastX. Most of the spots are gone and I'm much less irritated now.
believe it or not i found just using a wet microfiber water at it shines it up nicely
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