Guys,
Depending on the condition of the rubber, I have a couple on techniques:
1. To remove the layer of oxidized rubber on the surface, I scrub with dish
soap and very fine steel wool.
2. Another method for smaller or softer pieces is to scrub with lacquer
thinner and paper towels, until the surface stops shedding black rubber. I
have not found any rubber on our ForwardLook cars that is not a synthetic,
so lacquer thinner does not attack it if it is sound.
3. After cleaning, I treat it once with a rubber protectant to seal the
surface and give it a new look.
4. This only works for rubber with some life and resiliency left in it.
Removing the hard crust of oxidized rubber from the surface seems to soften
it up. If it has gone hard and brittle all the way through, I don't think
anything will help it.
Boiling or just hot water, as Scott suggests, might help to soften an old
window weather strip long enough to install it easier. It might also cause
distortion or shrinkage.
Dave Homstad
56 Dodge D500
-----Original Message-----
From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List
[mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Scott H
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 10:39 AM
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [FWDLK] Window Rubber
I have been told, but have not yet tried it, that you can restore an old
window rubber by boiling it in plain water. When it comes out it is
supposed to look like new.
Scott
_________________________________________________________________
Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
|
|
Back to the Home of the Forward Look Network