water spots on rubber

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Ara

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Hi,



I have an '05 BMW. I have some waterspots not on the paint, but on the rubber outside window seal above the door. I have had this same issue with other BMW's in the past.

I may not have rinsed the suds enough. I tried Griot's rubber conditioner, but to no avail.

Help!



Ara
 
Yeah, you probably need to gently exfoliate the rubber a little to get down to an unstained surface.



I'm assuming you mean Griot's Rubber *Cleaner* rather than *Conditioner* (i.e., their ERV dressing)...if not, you might try the Cleaner and let it dwell for a while before rubbing with a cloth.
 
Accumulator said:
Yeah, you probably need to gently exfoliate the rubber a little to get down to an unstained surface.



I'm assuming you mean Griot's Rubber *Cleaner* rather than *Conditioner* (i.e., their ERV dressing)...if not, you might try the Cleaner and let it dwell for a while before rubbing with a cloth.
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Actually I did use the conditioner only. I'll try the cleaner and if that doesn't work I'll try AIO.



Thanks guys.



Ara
 
If you use your window washer alot then it might be from that. Use distilled water instead of the soap solution.



To remove the spots present take some straight ISP or try it first cut half and half with water and rub it on the rubber pieces then dress if you like.



Anthony
 
Anthony Orosco said:
If you use your window washer alot then it might be from that. Use distilled water instead of the soap solution.



To remove the spots present take some straight ISP or try it first cut half and half with water and rub it on the rubber pieces then dress if you like.



Anthony
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Hi Anthony,



The spots are on the rubber are at the top of the doors, on my coupe. It only occurs after washing the car. Not from the wiper fluid.

ISP I take it is short for Isopropyl Alcohol?



Thanks for the suggestion.



Ara
 
Ara7 said:
Hi Anthony,



The spots are on the rubber are at the top of the doors, on my coupe. It only occurs after washing the car. Not from the wiper fluid.

ISP I take it is short for Isopropyl Alcohol?



Thanks for the suggestion.



Ara
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I see....yea, ISP = Isopropyl Alcohol. Give that a try and see how it works.



Anthony
 
Anthony- Good tip, I wouldn't have thought to try the IPA on that.



Ara7- Once you get 'em cleaned up, I'd use something durable on them, not just the Griot's dressing. I kinda like Wurth Rubber Care (aerosol, but I spray it on a swab or something similar to apply) as it doesn't make a mess when it gets wet. Still not the most durable stuff in the world but IMO it's better for this sort of thing than the Griot's (which I've used a lot of...I'm still trying to use up all I inherited from my father).
 
If you have some Poorboys Natural Look give that a try. I've used it on exterior trim with good results as it has some good cleaners as well. Most other trim products are just dressings.
 
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