Left Elbow Mark on Door

Why not get some of the clear plastic used for clear car bras and put a patch where you made the mark last time? When you want to sell the car remove the plastic. Even clear contact like you use to cover kids school books will work, just clean off the glue with RP7 or eucalyptus oil and tissues when you remove it.

 

Uh, don't know if that's available "Up Over"

 

Don't rest your left elbow on the inside plastic on the door.

 

Such habit is hard to get out of, esp on the long trip or commute.

The 'clear plastic' patch is a good suggestion though, so long as you make sure it'll come off cleanly after it serves its function.

 

You can get a cover for that on Ebay I believe.

 

I used to drive like that. Then I had a couple of adjustments at the chiropractor. Now the most comfortable driving position for me is sitting up straight with both hands on the wheel.

 

Don't know exactly what part of the door you're talking about. But it seems that you can use just about anything to protect that hot spot:

1. Piece of leather, vinyl, cloth, plastic, neoprene, etc. taped to the hot spot by tape or velcro;

2. Tape directly on the hot spot, e.g., duct tape, clear packing tape, or gaffers tape (which leaves very little, if any, residue); or

3. If the hot spot is on the door window sill, you can also consider getting a padded elbow rest like this one here (or you can fashion one yourself):

Auto & Truck Arm Rest

Then, when you're finished, you can remove any adhesive residue with Goo Gone or other adhesive solvent.

 

Moleskin?

 

That happened to my last car near the window ledge. It bugged me for a little while but then I decided to be comfortable and not care about the mark. Covering it with plastic seems a bit like the clear plastic over Grandma's couch, if you know what I mean.

 

We aren't talking about a sheet of clear plastic draped over the door but a small patch of self adhesive clear sheet to cover the spot identified as a high wear area.

You will find that penetrating type lubricants like RP7, CRC 5-56, WD40, etc will remove glues and wont harm paint or plastics (test on inconspicuous area first) so can be used to remove sticky residue or even to soften the glue on double sided tape and for cleanup. Use masking tape and news paper to keep it off cloth.

Eucalyptus oil may be available through a chemist, I managed to buy it in England although a bit pricey. Someone said "goo gone", sounds good to me.

 

Poor moles!