Rubber Conditioner?

You may want to note the warning to not use the holders in the door for soft drinks ;-)

Try Simple Green, followed by a wipe with a damp towel to remove the soft drink residue. Try Armor-All or a silicone spray to protect the rubber.

This is easy:

2) Armor-All will help keep the rubber in shape. There's a similar product from the company that makes Turtle Wax. Works just as well. But, both products recommend not letting the stuff come into contact with paint. When you close the doors, the rubber touches...guess what...paint! So, don't slather it on. Apply a thin coating, and then wipe off. Repeat once a week for a month. Unless the rubber is already destroyed, this should get it back in shape.

You had no actual problem with anything I posted. You may think you did, but you actually did not.

Try talc powder on the sticky part.

LOL! These aren't the droids you're looking for.

Well it was too late when I noticed it, :).

Thanks for the info. I'll try these.

Your dilemma is a common one with Sienna owners. I guess door cup holder warnings are not the first thing new onwers check out in their new ride!

You're welcome! Simple Green is great stuff to use in a car. It removes coffee and soda stains from upholstery and carpets (use a soft fingernail brush or old toothbrush to scrub), it cleans up the rubber/plastic plates at the bottoms of doors and hatches, oil drips and spills in the engine compartment, and gets crusty salt stains out of carpets.

What about using DISCIPLINE? I know. A NEW concept for most LIEbrawl DEMONrats. Tell the children what will happen the NEXT time one of them does that.

I make sure a flashlight is stored in mine and other junk in the passenger side. Door cup holders are dumb in my opinion.

What will get chocolate smears off the seats?

BC Jr. Mintz

I think they are called "bottle holders" instead of cup holders, but I agree, having an opening shaped to hold a cup is an invitation for a spill.

I would try Simple Green first, then upholstery cleaner.

And make sure the cleaning solution is warm, so the fats in the chocolate are melted.

I'm no Martha Stewart, but wouldn't it be easier to work on a warm day or use a hair drier or heat gun than to warm up the cleaning solution?

Have you tried "K-Y" jelly? ;)

mike

Working on a warm day is good, but if the cleaning solution is cool enough it will instantly solidify the fats in the upholstery even if the ambient air temp is above the melting point of cocoa butter and/or whatever fats the choc bar was made with.. For me, nuking some cleaning solution for 15 seconds is easier than digging out the hair drier and an extension cord, but he can figure out what works best for him.