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Title: Facelift interior trim, is it painted with rubbery
Post by: Martin_1962 on 27 April 2008, 20:42:26
Centre console, the bit for the rear passengers with vents in, a rubbery layer is peeling off, is it a polish or something from the previous owner or is it the finish?
Title: Re: Facelift interior trim, is it painted with rubbery
Post by: VXL V6 on 27 April 2008, 20:46:01
It's the finish, same as the auto gear level surround etc.
Title: Re: Facelift interior trim, is it painted with rubbery
Post by: Debs. on 27 April 2008, 20:49:21
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Centre console, the bit for the rear passengers with vents in, a rubbery layer is peeling off, is it a polish or something from the previous owner or is it the finish?

I wather wike it awso!  ;D
Title: Re: Facelift interior trim, is it painted with rubbery
Post by: Martin_1962 on 27 April 2008, 20:50:00
Time to look for somethig similar - might use Humbrol 67 on the centre console
Title: Re: Facelift interior trim, is it painted with rubbery
Post by: waspy on 27 April 2008, 21:02:44
It's on door trims, arm rest/centre consule & etc etc. A pretty dumb idea imo  >:( :(
People slate Rovers for bad trim  :-? I've never come across it before.
Mine has small scuffs on the trim in loads of little places, though you don't notice unless you look hard. Still shouldn't be there in the first place  >:( >:( >:(
Title: Re: Facelift interior trim, is it painted with rubbery
Post by: Danny on 27 April 2008, 21:04:17
also found on the armrest catch, and the doors above the flip out compartments
Title: Re: Facelift interior trim, is it painted with rubbery
Post by: Martin_1962 on 27 April 2008, 21:05:34
Only the back of the armrest centre console is dodgy so I'll try spraying it
Title: Re: Facelift interior trim, is it painted with rubbery
Post by: TheBoy on 27 April 2008, 21:06:15
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It's on door trims, arm rest/centre consule & etc etc. A pretty dumb idea imo  >:( :(
People slate Rovers for bad trim  :-? I've never come across it before.
Mine has small scuffs on the trim in loads of little places, though you don't notice unless you look hard. Still shouldn't be there in the first place  >:( >:( >:(
Nah, on our Rover, the trim just falls off ;D  (actually, its only the passenger door handle)
Title: Re: Facelift interior trim, is it painted with rubbery
Post by: Danny on 27 April 2008, 21:07:43
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Only the back of the armrest centre console is dodgy so I'll try spraying it

or peel it all off?
Title: Re: Facelift interior trim, is it painted with rubbery
Post by: VXL V6 on 27 April 2008, 21:07:49
If you find a good way to repair it, let me know!

Title: Re: Facelift interior trim, is it painted with rubbery
Post by: Martin_1962 on 27 April 2008, 21:09:56
Well I think I have some paint of similar colour but not rubbery.

Not suitable for front of car usage
Title: Re: Facelift interior trim, is it painted with rubbery
Post by: waspy on 27 April 2008, 21:12:10
Seems to be a GM trate, because it's the same with both my mates US trucks  :( :( :(
Title: Re: Facelift interior trim, is it painted with rubbery
Post by: HolyCount on 28 April 2008, 10:40:11
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Centre console, the bit for the rear passengers with vents in, a rubbery layer is peeling off, is it a polish or something from the previous owner or is it the finish?

Eeeeew !!!
Title: Re: Facelift interior trim, is it painted with rubbery
Post by: omegaman2 on 28 April 2008, 11:33:46
dontpeel it off it will look shinny and shitty at the same time
ive got the same prob on door trims
Title: Re: Facelift interior trim, is it painted with rubbery
Post by: Richie London on 28 April 2008, 12:41:38
my buttons have a layer peeled on some of them, its like a laquer coating come off. ive made it worse by trying to get it all off

richie
Title: Re: Facelift interior trim, is it painted with rubbery
Post by: HolyCount on 28 April 2008, 12:43:21
I tried cleaning my buttons --- ended up removing the little drawings on them too  :-[
Title: Re: Facelift interior trim, is it painted with rubbery
Post by: Jukeboxnut on 28 April 2008, 12:59:55
I have exactly the same problem with my trim, especially the rear vents and the catch on front centre arm rest.  It does seem to be a stupid ides to put such a flimsy rubber film over trim that is subject to a fair amount of general wear and tear.

The only solution would appear to remove it all and then try to roughen the surface to a matt finish by grit blasting or scotchbrite etc.(what a sod of a job that would be!)    [smiley=angry.gif]
Title: Re: Facelift interior trim, is it painted with rubbery
Post by: cbs2 on 28 April 2008, 13:22:36
Had the same problems on my buttons.
Replace them with the later ones with a "bobbly" (a great technical word) finish. they won't rub off
Title: Re: Facelift interior trim, is it painted with rubbery
Post by: Budgie on 08 July 2008, 20:31:08
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Seems to be a GM trate, because it's the same with both my mates US trucks  :( :( :(
Interestingly VAG (Audi/VW) may have started this trend as my Son has experienced the 'rubbery paint moth' on his A4 and Passat - both 1997 models. >:(
The common denominator here would appear to have something to do with a German supplier of trim parts - curious! :-/
Needless to say my Facelift Elite has the 'disease' also.
What I have noticed is that residue from human hands sticks to the paint finish and seems to accelerate its chemical breakdown to the point where it just rubs off. :-/
I have to say that this rubbery paint surface is unnaceptable for a car with such a high spec in other areas. My Carlton CDi interior is so much better quality and that is 15 years old. :)
I would as others have mentioned be very keen to hear of a good fix for this problem. :y
Title: Re: Facelift interior trim, is it painted with rubbery
Post by: Vamps on 08 July 2008, 23:28:26
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my buttons have a layer peeled on some of them, its like a laquer coating come off. ive made it worse by trying to get it all off

richie

I have this problem, I think previous owner had long finger nails that seem to have put minor scratches all over the place, that won't polish or clean out. :(
Title: Re: Facelift interior trim, is it painted with rubbery
Post by: davlad22 on 11 July 2008, 05:27:14
Anyone priced up new trim??? Especially the driver's door pull, that's the worst.