Nasty sticky plastic on keys

[morgangrinder]

Hi Everyone,

Just bought a 2001 V70 2.4T complete with all three keys and two remotes but...does anyone know what I can do about the revolting sticky decomposing plastic on the keys themselves?

Can they be coated with anything to stop them leaving black goo all over my hands? Can you buy any kind of cover to go over them?

Any help would be greatly appreicated.

Cheers,


Stuart

[M-R-P]

Welcome to the forum sir. This is somerhing that has bothered me for a while now. I'm gonna try something in a bit. Will post on this thread if successful.
Other than rotten keys, how are you liking the car?

[morgangrinder]

Hi Martin,

Thanks for the welcome. It'll be interesting to see how your plans go. Other than the rotten keys, I'm liking the car so far although I only picked it up on Saturday evening so I've not had a good play yet.

Cheers,


Stuart

[M-R-P]

Any good at vinyl wrapping?
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/Snapbucket/1C8C9E1A-orig.jpg
Don't know how long it will last but seems sturdy for now :)

[morgangrinder]

Oooh I like that! How did you do it?

[M-R-P]

Carbon fiber vinyl wrap and a heat gun. Took a few attempts but didnt look too bad. I've been playing with the stuff for a few weeks now. Theres a link to the wrap I used on my thread...
http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?t=41423

[Jamest5r]

MRP...you have a serious addiction mate think you might need help :)

[M-R-P]

Lol, serves a purpose tho :) quick fix ahoy!

[morgangrinder]

Just ordered myself a few little sheets to play with. Any tips on getting it to work well? You seem to be the resident obsessive - I mean expert!

[M-R-P]

Just ordered myself a few little sheets to play with. Any tips on getting it to work well? You seem to be the resident obsessive - I mean expert!

Trust me, I'm not the only one ;)
Tips...? Heat guns are awkward when you need to use both hands to manipulate the wrap so jam it in a vice or similar. Keep your fingers clear of the hot air! Don't get the wrap too close to the heat. If you get it wrong, peel it off and heat it up - it will revert to its original flat condition. above all, take your time ;)
Have fun bud.

[Wobbly Dave]

We are not entirely sure what martin has CF wrapped outside of the automotive arena? I shudder to think. LOL

[M-R-P]

We are not entirely sure what martin has CF wrapped outside of the automotive arena? I shudder to think. LOL

I know what you're thinking Dave and apparantly the texture is too abbrasive for that sort of thing ;)

[poormansporsche]

Top tip , my keys are proper manky, will give it a go as I've got a spare metre of wrap :)

[M-R-P]

I tried heating the wrap and ramming the key through first but it didn't go well...
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/IMAG0203.jpg
Then I wrapped a bit round, with a bit of heat...
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/IMAG0205.jpg
And stretched a strip over the top, to tidy it up a bit.
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/IMAG0208.jpg
Hope this is of some use ;)

[poormansporsche]

I've just given it a go , £££££ job but better than yucky sticky plastic :)

[M-R-P]

I recon there's a better way. I'll give it a go later and post any positive results ;)

[poormansporsche]

Funnily enough of all the little niggles I've had since buying the car this was the most annoying because I couldn't see a fix without spending lots of dosh on a new key !

[M-R-P]

I've just had yet another idea which I'll be able to try in a few minutes...

[M-R-P]

How about this then...
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/IMAG0210.jpg
Electrical heat shrink sleeve and careful trimming :)

[morgangrinder]

Well after a very pathetic attempt at vinyl wrapping I had a brainwave as my wife and the kids were busily painting with acrylics and I spotted their pot of matt polyurethane varnish...

Four coats later and the keys are nicely rubberised and no longer sticky!

Problem solved, hope it helps others with the same problem.

Cheers,


Stuart

PS. I used FolkArt Artist's Matt Varnish 888

[M-R-P]

Lol, nice idea :) any pics of the outcome?

[morgangrinder]

Just remembered I never did post a picture of my efforts...here you are

http://www.gu29.co.uk/s/key.jpg

[M-R-P]

Good effort mate ;)

[jayeastanglia]

My wife's nail varnish was used on my key(mines a 850 btw but same key)
I did ask permission to use it beforehand or all hell would of broken out