MegaC wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I have a weird problem. I have a 2001 Honda Civic DX in MINT shape.
> As you know, there aren't a lot of places to hang stuff, so when I
> bought this hanging air freshener, I hung it from one of the plastic
> vents in the centre instrument console. After a few days being in the
> sun, I notice that where the air freshener was contacting the console
> plastic now has this sticky residue on it. I tried scrapping it off,
> but it marked up the console. It then dried and now it looks awful
> with all my scratch marks in it. I tried using WD-40 to remove the
> (now dried) shiny residue, but nothing happens. Short of taking a
> brush and scrubbing the residue off, what options are there?


Question:

Is the goo just residue from the offending item, or has the
console plastic itself deteriorated?

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