Hi all

 

Has anyone had any luck sticking anything to dash before that can be safely removed in the future using a solvent?

 

I'm looking to affix some fairly strong neodymium magnets (to hold my phone in place) onto my dashboard slightly below the air-vents on the centre console.   

 

The rear of the magnets are pre-coated in 3M adhesive which would take some force to remove if stuck to something solid.  However, the dash on the Octavia in dimpled, and maybe even coated in something which repels anything remotely sticky!

 

 

TIA 

Double sided sticky foam tape.

Funnily enough I bought some on a whim last night for a different project but then didn't think it would any good for the car.  Will try it out this evening.

Quite often used to affix number plates, WD-40 to remove adhesive then soapy water to clean up.

Petrol is quicker but may mark interior plastics.

Won't the magnets be harmful to the storage device in your phone anyway?

Won't the magnets be harmful to the storage device in your phone anyway?

 

Storage device?  In my phone? Not at all - solid state storage isn't susceptible to magnetic interference.  

 

The only thing it's likely to affect is the magnetometer/digital compass, but I've tested this already and there doesn't seem to be any detrimental effects. 

I'd be surprised if a phone or memory cards were not affected by strong magnetic fields at all. Magnets and transistorised devices interact viz. Hall effect sensors. Just a gut feeling that an lcd display could be affected also. I always keep credit cards away from my mobile.

Storage device?  In my phone? Not at all - solid state storage isn't susceptible to magnetic interference.  

 

The only thing it's likely to affect is the magnetometer/digital compass, but I've tested this already and there doesn't seem to be any detrimental effects. 

 

Surely it would be? No moving parts, buts 1s and 0s are still magnetic on and off.

Surely it would be? No moving parts, buts 1s and 0s are still magnetic on and off.

 

Flash storage uses floating gate transistors which aren't affected by normal everyday magentic fields.   The caveat here is that a change in magnetic flux can cause disruption.  If the magnet was powerful enough (we're talking powered electro-magnets here rather than your basic rare-earth variety), and if I started swiping my phone across the magnet like a dingler, then there may be a small chance of data loss.  Now if I took it with me inside an MRI scanner, then it might be a different story!!  

Re magnets.

They're what holds most flip type phone cases closed!

Very handy as fridge magnets and such as they are quite powerful, I've a few from old and battered phone cases that would have otherwise gone to landfill.

Edited 14 January, 201511 yr by MicMac

Ok, I tried the double sided sticky foam last night and unfortunately it wasn't strong enough.  Is there a specific type/brand I should be looking for?

Assuming you thoroughly cleaned and degreased the surface it may be you are just overloading a small contact area beyond it's sticking abilities.

No specific brand comes to mind, probably 3M or Scotch.

Hot glue is also a potential fix, comes off easily enough when you want it to.

Have you tried those "Commando Strips"? Apparently hold a fair bit of weight and leaves no marks when removed...