Grease on dash? WTF is this?, pulled the covering, black 'paint" comes off like grease? Purple power is strong stuff! Options

[Calwaterbear]

Ok so I pulled off the dash cover and the old fabric and foam dash liner to the front window. The metal looks to be painted black, with some weird swirls of yellow. so I hit it with purple power sparay to clean it up and the black comes off like a layer of soot? its yellow paint on the metal.

I have no idea whats going on? is the purple power liquifying black paint?
the black is dry and appears stable till I hit it with the spray - then most of it comes right off with a sponge or a paper towel?

anyone seen this? or have any idea whats going on?

My plan is to put the foam and vinyl covering in place - no glue, just tuck it in. Then secure the front with the window trim rubber seal, and the back side will be held under the new dash pad, an i thinking about that correctly?

edit: so I went back and read the label on the Purple Power. it says don't use on automobile finishes and painted surfaces - so I'm guessing its disolving paint?

[Calwaterbear]

Ok so now I'm confused again. I have the 914 rubber dash cover =- pre cut with the foam liner as well. but i'm pretty sure the foam liner is the same size as the dash cover vinyl. so how do you put glue on the ends of the vinyl without getting it on the foam?

[bkrantz]

Ok so now I'm confused again. I have the 914 rubber dash cover =- pre cut with the foam liner as well. but i'm pretty sure the foam liner is the same size as the dash cover vinyl. so how do you put glue on the ends of the vinyl without getting it on the foam?

I trimmed the foam so it did not extend beyond the front edge, and only a short distance beyond the "step" for the padded dash top. Again, that seemed to be the way I found the original.