300M How to remove silicone from dash

I have -00 300M with dark gray/black leather interior. I accidentally
applied some silicone with a cloth to the dash's "leather". I am not
sure whether the dash is covered with real leather or some leather-like
material.

Any ideas on how to remove this shiny silicone and restore that
original matte gray color?

- Tim

 

It is vinyl. You might look at at auto store for matte finish vinyl
cleaner/renewer and see if that gets rid of the shine and reflection in your
windshield.

 

Yeah. Ever heard of soap and water? Or Windex?

Congrats on today's "DUH" post.

 

Keep Windex away from the real leather in the car. Not sure if vinyl likes
it either though windex inevitably gets on the top of the dashboard when
used to clean inside windshield.

 

Windex will remove the color coating on leather, so it's a no-no. Not
bad for vinyl cleaning, but I rinse afterward to remove the detergent
and ammonia.

 

I didn't want to do any more damage as I didn't know the actual
material. And thanks for the nomination and the good hint.

- Tim

 

Thanks Art, you saved my day!

- Tim

 

My understanding is that most leather in cars today has a plastic
protective coating on it, so I doubt it would remove the color.
Porbably still may not be advisable to use it on leather, but it's not
like it is contacting the leather directly.

Bill Putney
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Bill you are an engineer. Try it. I did. I had used windex to clean a
windshield on my LHS and then decided to use the same paper towel to wipe
the leather wrapped steering wheel. Big mistake. Almost dissolved the
thing. I quickly saturated it steering wheel leather with leather
conditioner and saved it from permanent damage. It was virtually
dissolving.

 

Thanks for the information, Art. The leather seat covers may be coated
and the steering wheel may not be. I was going by what I had read.

Bill Putney
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