Detailers, Here is a thought......

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General Lee

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I was touching up the soles on a pair of my patenant(sp) Leather shoes with KIWI's Honor Guard Sole dressing and I thought Mmmm I wonder how this would work on rubber trim on vehicles.



The bottle I have is a glass bottle with a rod attached to the cap with a small round sponge at the end for an applicator. This would allow you to apply it to the trim in a precise manner. It dries quickly and leaves a nice sheen. It would probably last a while also.



The trick would be to apply it thin and only use it on rubber, such as around the windows. It wouldn't be neccesary for new trim, but that old and faded trim.... Could work. I think I am going to try it on my 10 year old beater and see.:nixweiss
 
That just may work. I used to use leather dye (similar stuff) for staining small pieces of wood trim. I just got some "Forever Black" for trim and tried it on a small piece of weatherstrip. It works OK, but after letting it dry for 24 hrs. I could still rub some off with my finger. Haven't tried any of my old leather dye yet, but as you stated, it's best to put it on a beater first.
 
Its just that alot of products don't last too long and some run after the first rain. I'm thinking this may be a bit more durable.
 
My friend called me one night at like midnight and was like "I was bored, so I put some of the stuff I use on my shoe soles on my tires, it shines SO nice!!!" Then the next day I see him and hes like. "yeah, it looks horrible afterall" lol. Not sure if it was just b/c it was dark, or if it wore off in one day, but either way he found that to not work well on tires.
 
a lot of VW guys I know have been using it for years on their bumpers..I too use it. I put it on my front bumper and it has lasted almost 7 months through rain, and many washes..hasnt even started fading yet:up
 
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