I recently bought some used dash cupholders for my 99 and they had the nicked up, scratches, and gummy soft touch finish. I found several articles and videos describing how to remove it. The two approaches I considered were soaking in hot detergent water and lightly scrubbing with a scotch Brite green pad or using rubbing alcohol and scrubbing. I tried the detergent scrub and it worked for me. Took my time and scrubbed with very little force and removed the finish without scratching the plastic.
When looking at Boxsters to buy i couldn't figure out why the interiors of pampered vehicles were often so badly nicked up and then later realized why. Soft touch paint probably seemed like a great idea at the time but clearly doesn't wear well...
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Originally Posted by particlewave
I really haven't found any easy method, but plain water and a green scrub pad seems to work best on the loose stuff. I'll break down and use 1000 grit wet sanding for the more stubborn bits.
Chemicals are risky because a lot of the parts on his Volvo are ABS and will be damaged or even melted by chemicals (especially acetone...that will dissolve the plastic fairly quickly).
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