glare shield and dash sticky do I replace it, use a solvent to clean or cover with something?
Recent post on our Forums here about this.
I flew a 2015 SR 22 always hangared, in Central Florida yesterday. Sticky dash panels very offputting. Only bad issue on the plane with only 360 Hobbs hours. Question product flaw? Apparently not uncommon according to this post. Warranty issue? Minor issue compared to many, but enough to make a large investment less appealing.
Does any one have any further information on this issue? I have a 2013 G5 with sticky panels around the instruments. Glare shield is fine but the ones just below the displays and on either side are looking really bad. They’re sticky, lint sticks to them, any contact leaves a mark, and we’ve tried numerous ways to clean/resolve the issue with no luck. Any ideas?
Just purchased a 2012 and same issue. Spoke with Midwest Refinishing and they said it’s a known issue with the panels. With age and sun exposure (unhangered) they lose their “skin”. Only fix is to replace. I even checked in to wrap but they said it won’t fix it. Also said don’t try to clean or it just makes a mess. About $7k to replace. I will put up with it.
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I have had my fair share of sticky buttons with Italian cars. I’ve used a company called stickyrx who always reconditioned the buttons to brand new for me. I wonder if they can do the same for the Cirrus glareshield. Legality may be an issue.
Just did it on my 22T and made a quick video. The rubbing alcohol takes it all off but it just takes some time. Cost - $2 and about 4 hours of time spread out over a couple of weeks. I did not need to remove panels. They look brand new.
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Did this remove the goo? What was the result?
Yes, solved the issue on my 2015 G5. Have told several others and they had good results.
So no need for the alcohol work prior? Just spray on the hydro shield?
Correct!
Tried the hydro shield. Dash remains sticky. Guess Ill try alcohol method
Tried Alcohol, remained sticky. Should Intry Hydro Shield?
I tried the Hydro Shield, I thought it made a difference but not back to original. Your service center can peel all of that off and reapply the finish. Just get the price first it might be cheaper to buy the replacement pieces .
Alcohol will work but it takes a lot of time. Just pick an area and work with that until it cleans up. Then move on to the next. My entire dash took a 6-8 hours but it is still perfect.
I’ve tried Hydroshield and Neitrogena Make Up remover. Neither worked. I guess I’ll try the alcohol when I feel extra motivated.
As mentioned earlier, the only way to address this and retain the “soft touch” appearance of the glare shield and bolster panel overlay is to replace them. I also spoke with Midwest Refinishing and was shocked to hear that even they won’t strip them down and repaint them. So, if you’re at the point where you are about to use alcohol or some other solution, there are people out there who will strip these panels down and repaint them gloss black which is about what you’ll end up with after using alcohol. The advantage of this is not having to re-drill a new bolster panel overlay which takes a few hours to fit just right.
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Frustrating at best. Not sure why Cirrus keeps using this product for their das/glareshield. Spoke with folks at Cirrus and have heard many ideas to get rid of the stickiness and all do not work… If anyone has come up with a solution that works I sure would appreciate it…