Air freshener oil ate my dash paint

[Jacob07]

I bought an air freshener for cars. For some reason they provided nothing to secure it down with. I work out on a windy road and it fell over and slid across my dash. About three minutes later I arrived at work and started cleaning up the spilled oil. The paint came off of every part that had been exposed to the oil.

How can I restore it back to the original state? (black)

Take the dash off and paint it with what to get the original look?

 

[zincyellow03]

Wow, I've never heard of this! That's crazy! Which brand was it?

 

[rjstaaf]

Go to your dealer, you can get the same interior paint and repaint the dash. Yes, a good bit of the interior is painted.

I stick with the spray air fresheners. My favorite is Vanilla scent Ozium. You can find it at Advance Auto and probably every other auto parts store. I just spray a few spritzes under the front seats and it lasts for a few days.

 

[Jacob07]

Wow, I've never heard of this! That's crazy! Which brand was it?

It was the "Air Wick Mobile". I looked at the package after I made this post and I realized that its not meant for a car. There are no warnings about the fragrance that say anything other than it might irritate your skin/eyes though.

Thanks Rjstaaf

 

[pconway]

the new orange frebreeze smells soooo good.

 

[Jacob07]

Update: I sent a comment from the manufacturer's website. I wasn't expecting anything, I just told them it fell over and the oil damaged the painted surface. I mentioned there was no warning of it.

I never got a response and forgot about it then today I got a letter in the mail saying they were sorry that happened and things like that. Included was a $6.50 check and two $3 coupons for any of their products.

I was thrilled, haha. That won't cover the cost of paint (just the air freshener) but its a whole lot better than nothing.