Suction phone holder caused mark on dash, how to remove the mark?
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Suction phone holder for my iphone made a mark on the dash. I notice it and want to remove the mark. Any good ideas how i can do that?
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You gave your car a hickey.
Where did you find an interior surface smooth enough for a suction cup to work? Any cleaning recommendations would depend on the material affected. More information please.
Where did you find an interior surface smooth enough for a suction cup to work? Any cleaning recommendations would depend on the material affected. More information please.
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Vinyl. Pt your exactly right. Gave the car a hickey. The phone holder had a suction cup together with a sticky material. Stuck it on the glove box. It eventually fell after a few months, got tired with it and removed totally. Now the hickey is f...ing bothering me.. Vinyl material is not totally smooth.
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I don't like putting any chemicals on my dash, particularly if silicone based. But since you have to how about a reputable cleaner such as this:
http://www.meguiars.com/en/automotiv...vinyl-cleaner/
http://www.meguiars.com/en/automotiv...vinyl-cleaner/
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It is not a surface mark rather an indentation on the dash. The suction caused what seemed to be a flattening of the surface. The dash has "veins" which simehow got flattened
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I read about the heat treatment, jh, and would like to read more on it. Dont want to turn our having a bigger problem. From a small indentation to a big burn mark, hahaha i would slap myself if that happens. But seriously, i read heat was an effective solution, except i dont know how much.....
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I read about the heat treatment, jh, and would like to read more on it. Dont want to turn our having a bigger problem. From a small indentation to a big burn mark, hahaha i would slap myself if that happens. But seriously, i read heat was an effective solution, except i dont know how much.....
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Vinyl. Pt your exactly right. Gave the car a hickey. The phone holder had a suction cup together with a sticky material. Stuck it on the glove box. It eventually fell after a few months, got tired with it and removed totally. Now the hickey is f...ing bothering me.. Vinyl material is not totally smooth.
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Just to share, after the evap replacement on my w140 there were two indentations caused by whatever heavy that lean on the dash while removed. I complained to the shop and they said easy to fix. The tech just had a lighter to heat up the area and walhhhh. Indentation gone....