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Re: Cleaning spots from rubber trim?
Originally Posted by john b
how did you polish those with a flex?i did not know you could use poly seal on rubber.
I dotted the seal with "polish" (it was actually a nano beta cleaner/sealant product) made for paint that I was using. I used a tangerine pad and turned it so the corner would engage the seals only and let the machine do the work.
I didn't use poliseal on these but have used it before in seals which was what gave me the idea to try this product the same way. Most polishes probably stain seals but this one behaved a bit like poliseal on the paint so I took a chance it would do the same on the seals.
Originally Posted by Hoytman
Cee Dog,
I don't know if this suggestion would work for what you showed in the above photo, but I found this out by accident on my own a few days ago. Try claying the rubber, and clay until no more black appears.
I removed some serious blooming/oxidation off of my window seals with it. What I removed was very similar to your photo. I haven't had a chance to look at the seals in good light to see how well it worked, but the rubber seemed much more slick to the touch. I really need to look at them in good light to see how they look. If they look better I may be on to something...but my luck at figuring something new out isn't too good ha ha.
Thanks for the tip Hoytman. I can't recall if I've ever tried clay in this situation but I think polishing will be faster and less work. Of course this sounds like another option for some situations. Maybe a magic eraser would speed up the process on severely damaged seals but I assume you would have to polish afterwards anyway so might be a wasted step. I started to sand a seal once but realized I was going to have to polish it anyway.
Originally Posted by opie_7afe
..cee dog how exactly do you polish rubber? i know to fix this without paint you need to use abrasive action. basicly what we all need to know is what type of pad and exact product used to abrade the surface...
See my above post but I have used poliseal in the past. Remember, I'm sure results vary based on the exact material that the seal is made of but the ones shown here are indeed rubber.
The pad was just a regular tangerine ht pad.
You could start by using a trim product as your polish. In other words take something that is used to protect trim or seals and apply it in very small dots along the seal. Then allow the pad to do the work. I haven't tried using a trim product. Only poliseal and that beta polish I used but I bet it would work.
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I was going to use IPA but I am afraid it will damage the rubber. Is it ok to use IPA on rubber? Will it crack or dry out? I just got my wg ets yestetday. I dont have any apc. Is there anything around the house I can use? Or maybe clay?
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Re: Cleaning spots from rubber trim?
Originally Posted by Julesh
I was going to use IPA but I am afraid it will damage the rubber. Is it ok to use IPA on rubber? Will it crack or dry out? I just got my wg ets yestetday. I dont have any apc. Is there anything around the house I can use? Or maybe clay?
What do you have in your detailing collection?
Soapy water and a MF towel and soft toothbrush will help clean much of the old oxidized rubber from the rubber trim before treating with WETS. ONR, OOC, or UWW+ and a MF or sponge and a soft toothbrush will also work. Just be careful with the rubbing and scrubbing, but it may take a little time to completely clean it. One of the earlier posters in this thread suggested using clay and CEE DOG polishes the rubber.
I found that OPC with a MF and tooth brush works pretty well to clean my rubber trim. I don't have to rub hard and the black comes off quite well. Don't let the OPC dry on the paint and I rinse well with water and then treat the rubber with a dressing. After the OPC precleaning, I recently have been using Zymol rubber seal conditioner to treat and soften the rubber. Then I use a UV protectant or sealant of some sort.
I just received WETS but also have Megs #40, 303, UTTG, OG ERV, OG DIA+ and Zymol rubber seal conditioner which uses glyerin and essential oils (no solvents) to clean and moisturize the rubber. The Zymol is supposed to push old gases out of the rubber's pores to clean and preserve. I have not completely bought into the Zymol product but for soft rubber it seems to keep the rubber soft and dark. I'm also not sure about UV protection with Zymol so a UV protectant on top makes sense.
I can't remember why I don't use IPA on the rubber, but there was something that I didn't like about it. I just remember that I was amazed when I first tried OPC and haven't looked back when I needed to get the first layer off before treating the rubber.
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Re: Cleaning spots from rubber trim?
Thanks for the reply Kurt! Man, my trim is filthy. I started with some QD and a rag to get some of the black off. Then I moved to claying, but that was quickly blackening my clay bar. So I finished up claying the rest of the side of the car which I am doing today. Then I'm going to use the clay bar again on the trim since it's getting near the end of its life.
I don't have any APC. I was going to get some, but for some reason I didn't. Guess I need to take advantage of the current sale. I have some turtle wax bug/tar remover, IPA swabs, clay, and WG polish enhancer (that might work, but I'll go through my pads REAL quick). But I think I will take your advice and use some dawn and a tooth brush (gently) and then clay it after I do that.
I'ver never focused much on trim. It seems like no matter how much I clean it, black keeps coming off. But my wife's car has lots of rubber window seals, and side molding and the like (G-wagen- almost bulletproof with big black rubber window seals lol).
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Re: Cleaning spots from rubber trim?
Julesh, Sounds like a plan. The dawn (diluted) and a tooth brush should be fine. Keep everything wet and lubricated as you work. Probably best to work in the shade.
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believe it or not, lacquer thiner will remove these black spots
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using lacquer thiner will definitely remove these black spots
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Re: Cleaning spots from rubber trim?
I read a few times on here that the coating prep from McKee works great on trim. Just bought a bottle to use on my mothers car this weekend.
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GG Rubber Prep, that is all.
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Re: Cleaning spots from rubber trim?
Anyone know how the Griot's rubber prep compares to their rubber cleaner?
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