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imported_Gary

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I was applying 303 to exterior rubber seals after washing the car and a lot of black color came off the rubber and onto the applicator. Does anyone know what is causing this and what I should do about it.
 
It seems the rubber has degraded from either UV or something and is coming off. Did the rubber seem dry and chalky?



Try cleaning it again. You will have to remove this gooky stuff and get to clean undamaged rubber again.
 
It is the rubber oxidizing.



Yes, the 303, etc has UV protectant, not really, it is a dressing and the shine reflects the UV's is how they can claim UV protection.



But don't go ballistic, the product is fine, just that there are many variables as to why you sometimes experience this and some others may not.



One is the vendor of the part and the quality of the part. Some, such as Land Rovers have a real problem, on some cars, just certain parts exhibit this concern.



Two is that the dealer may have dressed the parts with a greasy kid stuff dressing and that will accelerate the degradation of the rubber.



Three is that you may have used a solvent/dimethal product at one time and were not aware of what it could do over time to the part.



I always suggest that when applying any dressing to trim parts to clean the part first with rubbing alcohol. This will remove any old dressing, clean the part of oxidation and allow for a better bond of the new dressing.



Sure there are more questions, but this will serve as a start point.



Ketch

:eek:
 
Re-clean it with soap then try Alcohol as Ron suggests. Try wiping a towel or MT on a dry clean pice and see what comes off.



This old degraded ruber needs to be removed or it will ever turn your towels black.
 
is that alcohol treatment you described meant to be done every so often...to get rid of the old stuff...or can i just keep layering on the 303 for example...i usually just wipe the rubber down with soap and water once a mth...then every other wk with the 303...
 
Can it be said that a dressing with more shine and more reflection will provide greater UV protection. How much UV protection do you really get with products like 303.
 
questions, what part of the country do you live in? what car do you have and how much sun exposure does it get? i'm certainly not wanting this on my 2 year old car. maybe we can avoid this situation, well I use Klasse and I can tell it's there so the UV protective properties might help.
 
for three months. I live near Washington DC. I do not have a garage and neither did the previous owner so the car was exposed to the sun all day.
 
works super for discolored/polish stained exterior vinyl. I have '92 Corsica where the vinyl/plastic-whater stuff below the windshield where the wipers are located. I couldn't believe the results- works much better than peanut butter. :D
 
Floni,



I am not Ron, but I would say you would want to use the alcohol every once in a while. If you clean with the alcohol, and then dress, and keep your trim clean, you really should not need to clean with the alcohol more than 1ce or twice per year.



Ron may have other info, so I will let him be the authority on this...just my thoughts.



SJ
 
When one sees "build up", the part collecting to much dust, starting to turn color, clean it and redress.



No reason to do it everytime.



Ketch

:up
 
So I am new to properly detailing but very excited and eager to learn. I want to have an immaculate ride but I'm also hopeful of doing some detailing on the weekends.

I'm working on building a proper arsenal of detailing equipment and supplies. I recently purchased a PC7424 xp for my paint work and I'm now looking for a quality vacuum set up.

I'm impressed with PAC recommendation of the Vac N'Blo. It seems to be very powerful, portable, and has great attachments and it also blows! But after detailing my girlfriend's car, which was a mess, I'm not sure if I'm going to need a wet/dry vac or with proper chemicals and elbow grease I should be able to remove tough stains and thoroughly clean all of the carpet and upholstery with the Vax N'Blo.

Just looking online I saw a couple of Ridgid wet/dry vacs which look good


and



but, I'm not sure if they will do a good enough job. Ridgid also sells an auto detailing kit with some nice bits. So, I would love to hear what everyone thinks, Thanks!!
 
ThePriceofPerfection said:
Just looking online I saw a couple of Ridgid wet/dry vacs which look good


and


but, I'm not sure if they will do a good enough job. Ridgid also sells an auto detailing kit with some nice bits. So, I would love to hear what everyone thinks, Thanks!!
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Every time I try and skimp to save a buck I end up shooting myself in the foot and spending more money anyway. :cursing: With that in mind I'd recommend getting as versatile a tool as your wallet allows... a wet/dry vac with a detachable blower can be used for vacuuming, extracting, sucking up water and blowing water off the finish as well as the nooks and crannies. Nice to blow crud out the garage door as well.

I've had a Shop Vac wet/dry for 20 years, back when competing models were pretenders and not really up to snuff. Now there's a pretty good variety of quality equipment available. A low profile model is good... the higher ones are top heavy and tip over when you try to pull 'em around. Interior tools may or may not be necessary. A detail brush in one hand and the vac nozzle in the other works fine. Nice to have the kits available if you determine it's something you want or need.

Without doing a lot of sniffing around that first Rigid would be my pick. I'd definitely be looking for a removeable blower though. YMMV.

TL
 
Because of my limited space I wanted a wall mount unit. So I bought the Bissell Garage Pro Wall Mount Vacuum (Wet/dry).

Strong suction, average "blower" side, best of all - a 32' hose so I can not only get the cars in the garage, but the ones in the driveway too!

Costco, $169.
 
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