[sbobosi]

So in the ongoing effort to restore my coupe, I am at a point where I am trying to heal the aftermath of a disastrous wax job by the PO. Not only did he basically ruin the paint of with tons of swirls, all of the rubber seams and seals were left with a wax residue to bake and discolor the rubber. I am wondering if there is any restorative process available short of replacing all of the exterior rubber bits. Any thoughts or tips are greatly appreciated.

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[flash]

you would spend a lot more time trying to fix the stuff than just replacing them - they only cost about 100 bucks for the whole kit and kaboodle, and won't take but 2 hours to install - email me your phone number - i'll be happy to walk you through the process

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[sbobosi]

[quote name='flash' post='41974' date='Oct 2 2007, 05:51 PM']you would spend a lot more time trying to fix the stuff than just replacing them - they only cost about 100 bucks for the whole kit and kaboodle, and won't take but 2 hours to install - email me your phone number - i'll be happy to walk you through the process[/quote]



Awesome. Sending a PM now...



Thanks!

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[gryphon]

Green, lacquer thinner will remove the residue and restore the rubber to black. Then follow with a good rubber treatment.



Tom

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[sbobosi]

Thanks Tom. I am going to try cleaning and treating before replacing. Worth a shot. I will post results.

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[PorscheDude]

You could also try hot water with an old tooth brush.

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[Stephenwz968]

Meguiar's #40 rubber/vinyl cleaner is great with an old toothbrush...



Steve

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[flash]

lol - i already turned him on to the purple meguier's stuff - best danged thing on rubber i have ever found (not good for plastic though)

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[joeh944]

And DON't use a toothbrush. They are made with synthetic bristles and can scratch your paint. Something like this:



http://www.carcareonline.com/detail.asp?...t_id=11174



or http://www.autopia-carcare.com/mbm-296.html



is prefereble.





Joe

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