They guy that had the truck before me had an xm radio and the bracket holder was glued to the dash on the right side of the radio. Its on there Good; Im sure i can take it (brake it off) just wondering if u guys had any other ideas? If i get the bracket off, the goo gone safe to use to try and take the glue off? I dont want to discolor the plastic.

 

heating it would certainly cause the glue to denature. when the glue is denatured enough to allow you to pull the bracket off, do so. that way, you won't risk tearing the interior. i would use a hair dryer to do it. then, use some goo gone to get the remaining glue off. also, remember, if things take a turn for the worse, you could always replace the section of paneling, if need be.

 

An effective way of removing glued on things is by freezing them. Get a plastic putty knife and a couple of cans of canned air (the stuff used for dusting keyboards and such). Hold the can upside down and spray the liquid that comes out on the base of the bracket, once the bracket is good and cold wedge the putty knife between the bracket and the dash and smack the knife with the ball of your hand.

 

The cans of butane gas - like filling up portable soldering irons - works like a charm.

 

As long as there are no ignition sources around. I have thought about using butane but the last thing I need to do is breathe in butane and get nice and high then slip up and screw up whatever I was working on then end up on fire because of a stray spark.

Almost any compressed gas will work to freeze stuff, I just recommend canned air because it is cheap, easy to find, and fairly safe.

 

Yeah, I hear what you're saying about no ignitable sources around.

As for breathing in butane gas, it really doesn't hang around long once exposed to air.

 

WD-40 works like a charm on that kind of stuff.