Fluid INSIDE speedometer plastic and rotary shifter

[Cubsfan24]

I made a mistake and sprayed down the inside while cleaning and there is cleaner INSIDE the plastic of the speedometer display and the circular rotary shifter. How do I clean these out?

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[Montana]

Pull apart the dash lol.

Never spray directly onto, well, pretty much any surface. In some detailing applications, you can use hot steam and a brush on certain spots, but not if there is electronics behind it.

Do you have anything like compressed air? You can blow high pressure air around it and hope that helps, but if it's a lot of moisture you could just make it worse and possibly damage something by causing it to spread.

Either of those things or hope it dries up on it's own.

Pics would be helpful.

 

[GPSMan]

I'd be gentle.
Hair Dryer?

 

[jsus]

When in doubt, stick it in a bag of rice.*

*Don't try this at home, kids.

 

[Montana]

When in doubt, stick it in a bag of rice.*

*Don't try this at home, kids.

Pro tip: Ditch the rice, buy silica gel packets.

 

[Cubsfan24]

Pull apart the dash lol.

Never spray directly onto, well, pretty much any surface. In some detailing applications, you can use hot steam and a brush on certain spots, but not if there is electronics behind it.

Do you have anything like compressed air? You can blow high pressure air around it and hope that helps, but if it's a lot of moisture you could just make it worse and possibly damage something by causing it to spread.

Either of those things or hope it dries up on it's own.

Pics would be helpful.

 

[Montana]

You sure that's not on the outside? This is after you wiped things down?

 

[Cubsfan24]

You sure that's not on the outside? This is after you wiped things down?

I’m sure.

 

[Hillbilly]

What'd you do? Water hose it? Wow

 

[skyhawk]

It looks like some chemical clouded the outside of the clear plastic to me

 

[Jackflash]

I made a mistake and sprayed down the inside while cleaning and there is cleaner INSIDE the plastic of the speedometer display and the circular rotary shifter. How do I clean these out?

From the pictures I am not sure it’s inside. It looks like the spray was caustic and pitted the plastic.

 

[Cubsfan24]

It looks like some chemical clouded the outside of the clear plastic to me

If this is actually the case, how would I remove it?

 

[Montana]

I can't even...

 

[Stevezilla]

What kind of cleaner did you use?

 

[skyhawk]

If this is actually the case, how would I remove it?

You would need to sand and polish it and perhaps final clear coat it, much like one does with a clouded headlight.

I would try on the shift knob first. I am not sure I would do it on the instrument cover. I don't think you will ever get it as clear you would like it to be by doing a polishing resto. If you did decide to do it, I would mask off the cover and only expose the damaged section to the repair procedure.

Here is an example of a 2-step kit but you probably need a multi-step with sandpaper





Here is an aggressive multi-stage resto

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