Need Rubber Cleaner Part 2. Pic Inside

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Mantic6t9

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Here is a pic of the problem. Is this some sort of mildew or just dead rubber? Can it be cleaned and restored, what do you sugest i do?

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I have the same problem with the trim around my windows on my Taurus. I used a cleaner for rubber printing press blankets (blanket wash). It is not suppose to dry rubber. It's very potent (I couldn't stop sniffing) and it removed the spots. I then applied megs natural shine but it didn't last very long and the spots are back. I admit I didn't do a good job with the follow on maintenance.:o
 
I've had similar spots on my window weatherstrips, too. Like you, I tried a lot of different things to remove them. What I finally found was that a little "bite" was needed to exfoliate what I think is dead rubber. I used a green Scotch-brite type scrubbing pad and 3M Adhesive and Wax Remover (rubbing alcohol may also work well, as it's good to remove dead rubber from wiper blades). I went sparingly with the 3M stuff, and used the pad fairly gently. I kept another clean towel in my other hand to wipe the weatherstrip as I went along (as much to remove the exfoliated "gunk" as to prevent the 3M adhesive remover from dwelling too long or running down my paint). I found that several passes doing this worked pretty well. Afterwards, you can apply your favorite dressing. Yours appear faded like mine did, so I used Forever Black to restore the black appearance. Mine look 10x better, and the Forever Black has held up for probably atleast 5-6 months.

Hope this helps.



Dave
 
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