Issue with wood veneer delaminating

[JayNJ]

Anyone have a problem with the wood veneer de-laminating? Mine is peeling on the passenger side. Worst is right where the vent blows on it.

I have a mobile service appointment scheduled for 9/19. I've had the car since July 2018.

 

[WilliamG]

Holy hells. That's crazy.

 

[Skione65]

First time I’ve seen that. That’ll be a dash swap under warranty for sure.(hopefully)

Ski

 

[DopeGhoti]

You mean it's not a block of solid wood?

 

[jkoya]

Yikes !! How thin is the wood veneer ?

 

[TMThree]

Man . I wish they would make a solid black dash, i'd swap it into my car immediately.

 

[jkoya]

I wish they would make a solid black dash, i'd swap it into my car immediately.

I have the white dash and I finally covered it with a flat black wrap. The reflection of the white dash in the side view mirror was terrible !

 

[JayNJ]

Yikes !! How thin is the wood veneer ?

Paper thin. The vent blows right on that edge. Probably dried it out. I only use ONR to clean the inside. A harsh chemical (or rubbing alcohol) could probably cause it. I never noticed it till the other day while sitting in the passenger seat for the first time in a while. No idea how long its been like that. At least easy to just schedule the mobile service from the app on the phone and got an appointment in my driveway for a week later.

 

[Skione65]

You mean it's not a block of solid wood?

Wood Laminate/Veneer. Don’t know the Micron or Mil thickness but fairly thin. Solid though. Except for this case with the peeling. Must have been bad glue or adhesive.

Ski

 

[woodguyatl]

Paper thin. The vent blows right on that edge. Probably dried it out. I only use ONR to clean the inside. A harsh chemical (or rubbing alcohol) could probably cause it. I never noticed it till the other day while sitting in the passenger seat for the first time in a while. No idea how long its been like that. At least easy to just schedule the mobile service from the app on the phone and got an appointment in my driveway for a week later.

It is either a lack of glue or poor pressure after application. I make lots of veneer dashes for cars both new and antique. Nobody is using adhesive that would be affected by alcohol or any other standard solvent. In fact, we use alcohol to wife down the dashed before spraying finish on them. That said, using gentle cleaning products is always a good idea since solvents or ammonia can be hard on some finishes.

 

[Skione65]

So you use ONR on the veneer? Like wet ONR? Yea....that’ll do it. Don’t do that. Veneers too thin.

Ski

 

[JayNJ]

So you use ONR on the veneer? Like wet ONR? Yea....that’ll do it. Don’t do that. Veneers too thin.

Ski

Just sprayed on the cloth and wiped it down.

 

[JayNJ]

They came and replaced it today. They also did two other service bulletins: 1) replaced plastic pieces on the charge port pins, 2) checked latch on frunk (no issue found, he said they check if scratches on the latches then they adjust it slightly). Took less then 40 minutes total. Great service experience.

 

[hikers-heap.0w]

Any recommendations on what glue to use to a tempt a DIY repair?

 

[ken830]

I have this issue too... No idea when it started, since the car has been sitting mostly unused outside since the beginning of COVID...