Ferrari F430 Interior Makeover @ the detailien HIVE

[seech]

This lovely yellow prancing horse dropped by the detailien HIVE for some much needed attention to its interior.

Things looking good on the outside.

But another story on the inside where all of the soft touch coatings have started to degrade, melt and is sticky to the touch. Especially so in our hot, humid Malaysian weather.

Can anything be done or will the owner have to spend thousands for it to be replaced or resprayed.

Lovely interior....

Spoiled by the soft touch coatings on the plastic bits.

After some detailien magic with the help of Optimum Power Clean:

Before:

After:
Looking much better.

Before:

After:

Thanks for looking.

More to come.

 

[d33p]

How did you fix the scratches? They looked kinda deep for a mere cleaning.

 

[davey g-force]

How did you fix the scratches? They looked kinda deep for a mere cleaning.

:iagree: That's exactly what I was gonna say!

Oh, and good to see you posting here again Seech - it's been a while!

 

[Hokie335i]

I was under the impression that if the plastics began to degrade like that, trying to clean them would only make it worse. Can you elaborate on how you cleaned and fixed those plastic areas?

They look great now!

 

[Eric M.]

How did you fix the scratches? They looked kinda deep for a mere cleaning.

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[medicscott]

Incredible. It looks like you replaced the plastic parts. If you could teach us how to correct such issues you'd be the hero of this site!

 

[addysdaddy]

bump. I'm interested in how you accomplished this as well.

 

[Mask]

Magic... Magic eraser ^^

 

[4u2nvinmtl]

We all want to know how you fixed the damage caused by the baby tiger left in the F430, myself-included!

 

[BucboyInPa]

I need to know!!

 

[onsite]

Ya im kind of curious... looks like new parts?

 

[AGOatemywallet]

The OPC removed the Soft Touch Coating and we are now seeing the base plastic substrate

 

[Mantilgh]

The OPC removed the Soft Touch Coating and we are now seeing the base plastic substrate

That was my first thought.

 

[Dapper Don]

Acetone is my guess. I use it to remove gouges in my dash from my dogs hard nails. It melts the plastic and leaves a good surface for a sealant.

 

[Jeremy.Hoffman]

My thought was a heat gun

 

[Ebg18t]

OP - inquiring minds have questions.. Please tell us what you did...

 

[d33p]

The OPC removed the Soft Touch Coating and we are now seeing the base plastic substrate

I was first thinking that but then said in a Ferrari? Id want oem surface otherwise it will look out of place.

 

[TFTADetail]

The after pictures were taken further away ....... I'd like to see close ups of the after pics.

 

[LSpec]

The OPC removed the Soft Touch Coating and we are now seeing the base plastic substrate

sorry to ask this but, what is OPC? i want to know my volvo has same issue

 

[Fast Eddie]

sorry to ask this but, what is OPC? i want to know my volvo has same issue

Optimum Power Clean, good stuff. :xyxthumbs: