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Whole dashboard is getting sticky, leaving marks and indents if anything touches it, even my fingerprint. I love this car, can anything be done to stop it please, return it to normal, or even replace it?

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Try a microfibre cloth, very hot water and detergent. If that doesn't bring any surface contamination off then the plastics might have deteriorated (sun exposure or inappropriate chemicals/cleaning agents used in the past).

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Moved to the Rav4 club

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Thank you Mooly.  I have followed your welcome instruction, cloth now stained with black stuff, and dashboard is dull, streaky, but still tacky, so I assume the plastic is perishing.  The Air bag section is fine, still in full sun, but feels like it is harder plastic, as lower dashboard is.  I wonder if there is a sealant to protect what's left?

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I hope you get it sorted unfortunately I can’t offer a solution but I did have a similar problem with a set of surround sound Speakers (KEF) a few year ago and whatever I tried failed they always remained sticky to some degree. I hope you get a solution.

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The product I have found which seems to "mend" perished synthetics is Autoglym Vinyl & Rubber Care.  Highly recommended.  Annual use prevents the problem occurring as well.

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Thank you for your suggestion Ian,  I will certainly try that.

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I looked at a few Ytube videos and a number look to be getting good results with Goo Gone, which is a goo and adhesive remover. On one video the guy is cleaning a Toyota 02 plate using this and scotch bright. It’s available from Amazon at £12.5 might be worth a try if the AutoGlym does not work. I’d probably try an area un seen first as a tester.

In the US there is a product called Sticky Dash that cleans and then recoats the surface not much help but it’s obviously an issue that some manufacturers are finding it worth addressing. 

As I said earlier I tried so many thing with the Kef’s (same soft touch as the dash) and failed, things have moved on since then.

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18 hours ago, sarahbubbles said:

I have followed your welcome instruction, cloth now stained with black stuff, and dashboard is dull, streaky, but still tacky, so I assume the plastic is perishing. 

If the plastic actually feels sticky then that sounds like some deterioration of some sort has happened. I wonder if anything has been applied in the past that has caused a problem.

I wonder if asking a professional car valeter for advice would be worthwhile... this is probably something they encounter and will instantly know if its retrievable or not.

 

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Hi, thank you for time. I have taken it to Toyota, they've never seen anything like it but guess the sun is reacting to a cleaning  chemical.  It's only had Mr Sheen!  They have a specialist interior detailer who will give me their view, and maybe fix it. Meantime I will continue with the hot washing. Thank you again.

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