Rubber trim protection.
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Accumulator
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I`ll be watching this thread! Wondering whether something will prove (markedly) superior to the Ultima T&TG+ I`m still using...
Ron Ketcham
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Wipe New
I kinda lost faith in 303 after the video I mean ruined above.
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What video?
SGM2008
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Nextett Gummi Pflege Stift Rubber Care Stick
I have this. I use this on the weather stripping. Not sure if it’s meant for the rubber exterior window trim.
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Accumulator
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IME the Gummi sticks do not last when used on exterior stuff, not even the somewhat superior Wurth one (nor that product in its spray version). Good for the seals that *don`t* get exposed, but that`s about it IME.
Ketch mentions this stuff so often that I`m getting intrigued!
What does it look like...very/somewhat/not shiny?
Not that I expect to use up all my UTTG+ in this lifetime, but I`m still wondering...
Ron Ketcham said:
Ketch mentions this stuff so often that I`m getting intrigued!
What does it look like...very/somewhat/not shiny?
Not that I expect to use up all my UTTG+ in this lifetime, but I`m still wondering...
Desertnate
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Agree. I find it great on the German door seals that tend to get dry and "creaky" over time. I couldn`t imagine applying it anywhere else.
Accumulator
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Ah, so it`s not just my ;93 Audi that gets like that
(Well, that and the Tahoe, but that thing.. I expect it to make rude noises 
)Desertnate
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Ah, so it`s not just my ;93 Audi that gets like that
Not at all. With my first BMW, I thought it was a BMW quirk since I`d only owned American and Japanese cars previously. Then I had a VW start making the same noises, and in extreme cold, my current BMW does it as well. I scratch it up to being a German car quirk vs. something unique to any one brand. I will admit it isn`t nearly as bad on my VW or my current BMW as it was on my first one, a `99 E46 3-series. I was constantly using Gummi Pfledge on that car, but on the newer vehicles, it`s only occasional and usually in the depths of a cold, dry spell in winter.
William_Wallace
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Which UTTG you using the new water based or the original Solent pre VOC
William_Wallace
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The one guy that does the 30 product test panel has been good to follow I was really liking that black stuff it look great and wasn’t fading I have tons of solutions finish but that product look pretty unique
Accumulator
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Both, sorta saving the v1.0/solvent-based for jobs where its modestly superior durability might matter to me. Though the newer/water-based one works better for me than it apparently does for some people.
The Guz
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Have not used cerakote. Are you referring to DLUX? It states it can be used on rubber. Rubber is a bit tricky because it needs to be cleaned really well for a coating to properly bond. Rubber tends to oxidize. I use DLUZ on the rubber trim on the window of my Camaro and I clean the rubber until no more black residue comes off of it.
If it is a more hard rubber almost like plastic the that is easier to clean and dress. My Grand Prix has this type of harder rubber and I have coated it with DLUX and C4 without any issues.
Out of curiosity what type of vehicle is it?
Accumulator
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Is the degradation of rubber seals/weatherstrips/etc. actually a problem for people these days? Just curious as it`s simply *NEVER* been an issue for me except for when I buy something that`s already been terribly neglected (e.g., that Tahoe of mine). The `93 Audi`s exterior rubber was pretty bad too, but it came right back to OK with minimal effort, and no problems with the Crown Vic despite years of presumably minimal care down in TX.
So..I`m just curious whether others actually *need to* do much of anything with trim or whether we just do it because we`re, well...Autopian about such stuff.
FWIW, wax (usually Collinite 845, but Malm`s and Souveran worked fine too) and more recently UTTG+ are all I`ve used on exterior rubber since forever, and that`s always worked perfectly for me, even when I was parking something outside all the time.
So..I`m just curious whether others actually *need to* do much of anything with trim or whether we just do it because we`re, well...Autopian about such stuff.
FWIW, wax (usually Collinite 845, but Malm`s and Souveran worked fine too) and more recently UTTG+ are all I`ve used on exterior rubber since forever, and that`s always worked perfectly for me, even when I was parking something outside all the time.