cleaning window rubbers

Post by **45punkbus** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:11 pm

just finished painting my rig drive way style

now I have ugly window rubbers with baked on mud, I have tried to wash it off many times but no luck, has anyone got any ideas how to clean them up and make them look alittle better?

cheers

Dean

ps. just a couple of pics of the paint job

Post by **Damo** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:13 pm

Love the color

Have you tried silicon spray on the rubbers?

Post by **45punkbus** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:23 pm

nah have not tried it, but i might give it a shot, couldnt hurt im guessing

thanks champ

Dean

Post by **ljxtreem** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:31 pm

Yeah cool dean

pretty sure transmission fluid works, I used to use it some times on the hard plastics on my old vitara.

I would try a test piece first.

Mock

Post by **chimpboy** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:36 pm

ljxtreem wrote:Yeah cool dean

pretty sure transmission fluid works, I used to use it some times on the hard plastics on my old vitara.

I would try a test piece first.

Mock

I've heard brake fluid gets the rubber nice and soft again as well. Never tried it... and wouldn't try it with the rubber still on the car!

Post by **45punkbus** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:42 pm

sweet thanks guys,

i was thinking of masking everything but the rubbers and spraying them black

j.k

Post by **ljxtreem** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:42 pm

chimpboy wrote:
ljxtreem wrote:Yeah cool dean

pretty sure transmission fluid works, I used to use it some times on the hard plastics on my old vitara.

I would try a test piece first.

Mock
I've heard brake fluid gets the rubber nice and soft again as well. Never tried it... and wouldn't try it with the rubber still on the car!

Ooooo, break fluid makes it go soft, but then it keeps breaking down, it also swells.

An old car dealers trick to stop oil leaks is to put some break fluid in the engine oil, it makes all the seals swell and stops the leaks, it also roots them all after a while, Im sure it does other not so good stuff

Mock

Post by **muppet_man67** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:47 pm

brake fluid will also desroy your new paint job.

Post by **Vineboy** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:56 pm

Try Lanotec on a cloth.

Post by **dirtyGQ** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:18 pm

straight truckwash will do it ,just use a brush (small) to apply . then rinse thoroughly.

Post by **high n mighty** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:06 pm

Spray and wipe and a good scrub, just did a few of mine(a procrastinators work is never finished).

Best stuff I used was Wurth interior cleaner(it ran out half way through). That stuff is the best cleaning gear I have ever used

Post by **HotFourOk** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:19 pm

Turtlewax 'Black Chrome' always worked well for my window trims

Its just a liquid in a bottle.. pop it on a rag and Bobs ur uncle

Post by **RockyF75** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:37 pm

HotFourOk wrote:Turtlewax 'Black Chrome' always worked well for my window trims

Its just a liquid in a bottle.. pop it on a rag and Bobs ur uncle

U actually got mud on YOUR window rubbers

Let us know what u end up using and how it goes cause mine have been bugging me for a while

Post by **franco** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:17 pm

how bout some petrol and a match

Post by **HotFourOk** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:23 pm

RockyF70 wrote:
HotFourOk wrote:Turtlewax 'Black Chrome' always worked well for my window trims

Its just a liquid in a bottle.. pop it on a rag and Bobs ur uncle
U actually got mud on YOUR window rubbers

Let us know what u end up using and how it goes cause mine have been bugging me for a while

Just becuase of IFS doesn't mean it stays clean

And my shiny paintwork is that way for a reason

It takes effort

Post by **45punkbus** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:52 pm

today after i asked this question I went out and tried some turps as it was the first thing out there, after ages of trying to scrub it off it came off instantly

, dun no how bad it is for the rubbers tho

, i only did alittle bit of the first window rubbers but came up not to bad, might try that turtle wax stuff hotfourok mentioned as it ment to do the job

Post by **bad_religion_au** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 4:17 am

what are you doing to my old bus? i worked hard to get those mud stains on the rubbers...

Post by **dirtyGQ** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:39 am

yeh turps will kill your rubber .

Post by **Surfin Alec** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:26 am

Either the Black Chrome as mentioned or Black Wax another similar product does the same. Its like liquid shoe polish for anything black. Makes your window rubbers, bumpers, mirrors, snorkes etc come up like new.

Post by **crunch** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:06 am

Give them a scrub with some water and a scourer (green - NOT steel wool) then go over them with Black chrome of Mothers Back to black....

Post by **Dee** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 2:03 pm

try some kero. wont destroy rubbers or paint.

Post by **Cossie** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:36 pm

I have no idea about your window rubbers but every time I read your name on here my brain reads it as 4Spunkbus. Sorry.

Post by **45punkbus** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:55 pm

Cossie wrote:I have no idea about your window rubbers but every time I read your name on here my brain reads it as 4Spunkbus. Sorry.

yup get that alot

, its all good matey, shoulda looked twice before choosing the user name, I can handle it tho

Post by **Cossie** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 6:40 pm

Ah, its not just me then.

Post by **Dee** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 10:33 am

Your gonna get called spunkbus from now on...!

Post by **45punkbus** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 3:04 pm

DEEV8 wrote:

Your gonna get called spunkbus from now on...!

thats what i get called when introduced to people from outterlimits

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