Terry
Active member
Myself and others have shared various methods for dealing with sticky vents, panels and switches etc. My vents were fine but recently became sticky this year so needed attention.
During various net surfing I came across a recommendation for Dunlop 65 which is used to clean the fret board on guitars so I thought in the first instance I would give it a try. I don't think it has been mentioned here so I thought I'd post a couple of pictures for info.
I found that it did the job very well. A wipe with the fluid from a microfibre, left for a few minutes would soften just enough to transfer onto the cloth with a firm rub. Repeated a number of times over a hour or so would have it all off.
The fluid is gentle enough not to damage the plastic or flow onto unwanted areas. I did not let it flow into the recess where the arrows are marked so the recess area was untouched.
The resulting finish with the soft touch coating removed IMHO is good enough to leave as is but could also be sprayed with black satin paint if required.
During various net surfing I came across a recommendation for Dunlop 65 which is used to clean the fret board on guitars so I thought in the first instance I would give it a try. I don't think it has been mentioned here so I thought I'd post a couple of pictures for info.
I found that it did the job very well. A wipe with the fluid from a microfibre, left for a few minutes would soften just enough to transfer onto the cloth with a firm rub. Repeated a number of times over a hour or so would have it all off.
The fluid is gentle enough not to damage the plastic or flow onto unwanted areas. I did not let it flow into the recess where the arrows are marked so the recess area was untouched.
The resulting finish with the soft touch coating removed IMHO is good enough to leave as is but could also be sprayed with black satin paint if required.