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window switch sticky
« on: 12 August 2018, 12:10:20 »

Someone knows if there is any solution for the sticky buttons from inside?
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Re: window switch sticky
« Reply #1 on: 14 August 2018, 16:15:20 »

spray switch cleaner around the gap it will soak in and clean it out. can use wd40 but would need to wipe away as leaves shiny marks. had stick switch when a child droped her kfc coke a right sticky mess. but it sorted it.
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Re: window switch sticky
« Reply #2 on: 16 August 2018, 02:08:19 »

spray switch cleaner around the gap it will soak in and clean it out. can use wd40 but would need to wipe away as leaves shiny marks. had stick switch when a child droped her kfc coke a right sticky mess. but it sorted it.

Your model is prefacelift, isnīt it? This is a endemic desease of facelift version. Nobody with a solution? Still selling new?
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Re: window switch sticky
« Reply #3 on: 16 August 2018, 06:27:38 »

Ambersil Groom Foaming upholstery cleaner.

And keep them clean... Rocket science it isn't  ::)
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Re: window switch sticky
« Reply #4 on: 16 August 2018, 23:21:00 »

Ambersil Groom Foaming upholstery cleaner.

And keep them clean... Rocket science it isn't  ::)


They are new and clean, the car stoped 10 years ago and has only 55.000 miles, but the coating is sticky and my fingerprint is marked, that is the problem, not the dirt
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Re: window switch sticky
« Reply #5 on: 16 August 2018, 23:22:26 »

dupliced
« Last Edit: 16 August 2018, 23:24:02 by olm »
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Re: window switch sticky
« Reply #6 on: 16 August 2018, 23:43:52 »

Ambersil Groom Foaming upholstery cleaner.

And keep them clean... Rocket science it isn't  ::)


They are new and clean, the car stoped 10 years ago and has only 55.000 miles, but the coating is sticky and my fingerprint is marked, that is the problem, not the dirt
If they're sticky, then they're dirty... Clean as above ;)
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Re: window switch sticky
« Reply #7 on: 17 August 2018, 00:15:24 »

Ambersil Groom Foaming upholstery cleaner.

And keep them clean... Rocket science it isn't  ::)


They are new and clean, the car stoped 10 years ago and has only 55.000 miles, but the coating is sticky and my fingerprint is marked, that is the problem, not the dirt. When I can upload photos
If they're sticky, then they're dirty... Clean as above ;)

Not is dirty, the TC, warning button, etc are the same way. The black coating I take it with my hand. And repeat, the car is unpolluted, just I saved. When I can upload photos. Itīs similar than vag problem I believe

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Re: window switch sticky
« Reply #8 on: 17 August 2018, 00:28:32 »

I know exactly what you mean. My suggestion is how I dealt with it...

If it didn't work, I wouldn't have suggested it.  ;)
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Re: window switch sticky
« Reply #10 on: 17 August 2018, 04:21:32 »

I know exactly what you mean. My suggestion is how I dealt with it...

If it didn't work, I wouldn't have suggested it.  ;)


It seems to me that if I rub off I will erase the symbols and the white of the plastic will appear, but if you say it works, I'll prove it  :y

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Re: window switch sticky
« Reply #11 on: 22 August 2018, 21:09:43 »

I'm with you on this one olm; you are asking for advice, but just getting certain flippant comments.

I have had this happen to me with several Omegas; switches become sticky over time. I have had it on the door window buttons, the door mirror controls, and the remote boot release button. The coating on the door handle surround where the window switches are located also loses its coating. It isn't, as has been suggested, dirt or sticky fingers, but the plastic rubbery coating breaking down. I have tried all types of cleaner on them with no improvements. When it last happened on the boot release button, cleaning had no effect, and the boot symbol ended up coming off the switch with the various cleaners used (including various upholstery / fabric cleaners), and the only solution was to buy a brand new switch as most in beakers yards have suffered the same fate.
The only partial success I have had is with the door handle surround. With careful scraping, the plastic coating comes off and leaves a hard plastic shiny finish underneath. I've had better results doing this with the light grey trim, rather than the black.

Helpful responses are what most OOfers want, not belittling comments.
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Re: window switch sticky
« Reply #13 on: 23 August 2018, 01:43:18 »

I'm with you on this one olm; you are asking for advice, but just getting certain flippant comments.

I have had this happen to me with several Omegas; switches become sticky over time. I have had it on the door window buttons, the door mirror controls, and the remote boot release button. The coating on the door handle surround where the window switches are located also loses its coating. It isn't, as has been suggested, dirt or sticky fingers, but the plastic rubbery coating breaking down. I have tried all types of cleaner on them with no improvements. When it last happened on the boot release button, cleaning had no effect, and the boot symbol ended up coming off the switch with the various cleaners used (including various upholstery / fabric cleaners), and the only solution was to buy a brand new switch as most in beakers yards have suffered the same fate.
The only partial success I have had is with the door handle surround. With careful scraping, the plastic coating comes off and leaves a hard plastic shiny finish underneath. I've had better results doing this with the light grey trim, rather than the black.

Helpful responses are what most OOfers want, not belittling comments.

Yes, that's what I meant. Thank you very much!  :y :y
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