[Shotimes] RE: Hard Rubber Trim

Wed, 03 Dec 2003 10:46:45 -0600

Ron,

OK, then they changed the product since I last tried it. 
When I tried it it was literally black shoe polish (or 
looked just like it).  THey may have found out about Wurth 
Rubber Care and changed the product to something similar.

Guess I need to go buy some of the competitions stuff and see.

Wurth Rubber Care makes these parts look great right away, 
but the whitish discoloration tends to come back till you 
have done maybe 3 or four applications.

IN the instance of my wife's VW, the white tended to come 
back right away when wiping on the Rubber Care, but when I 
sprayed it directly onto the part, the white went away and 
stayed away!  Been a couple weeks now and they still look 
brand new.  So for stubborn deposits, spray directly onto 
the part, Wurth won't hurt the surrounding paint, you can 
just wipe off the overspray.

Don Mallinson

Ron Childs wrote:

> The Mother's "Back to Black" is not black and does not "paint" the part. It is a whitish liquid that does turn the graying black parts back to black. My only problem with it is that it needs to be reapplied every few weeks.
>  
> I do not doubt that the Wurth's is a good product but it may not be much different than BtoB.
>  
>  
> -Ron Childs  '91
> 
> 
> Donald Mallinson <dmall@mwonline.net> wrote:
> Ron,
> 
> I tried Back to Black and while it does the job, I don't 
> like the idea of essentially "painting" the part! and it 
> doesn't look as natural as the Wurth Rubber Care that I have 
> used for years, and sell a bunch of.
> 
> The Wurth is a clear product that won't harm paint, run and 
> streak or change the natural color of a part. You can use 
> it on black plastic, grey or whatever color that gets wax 
> build-up and turns white.
> 
> On the VW my wife just got, the rubber parts around the 
> bumper supports were awful. After a few sprays with the 
> Wurth Rubber Care, they look like new. And they are the 
> natural color, not painted to look black.
> 
> Rubber Care also is great on soft rubber trim, underhood 
> hoses and other things (that is what it was designed for) 
> but the use on hard plastic parts is just a happy 
> coincedence of someone trying it and finding a good result.
> 
> You can get it from any Wurth retailer, I sell it on my 
> business site:
> 
> http://www.dccarcare.com
> 
> About any "fungus" that might get on those parts, if you are 
> talking about the rear quarter window parts, that is damage 
> from the sun (ozone) and if you look close, there are holds 
> in the part that fill with wax/dirt. Not really fungus. I 
> guess you could have had some fungus on the outside, but it 
> is really not likely.
> 
> I recommended once to use black silicone sealant to fill the 
> holes in those parts, and THEN something that paints the 
> part like Back to Black might be the best thing to get it 
> looking right.
> 
> Don Mallinson
> 
> Ron Porter wrote:
> 
> 
>>I will strongly second the recommendation on Mothers "Back To Black". In
>>fact, I was going to write a glowing review a few weeks ago and didn't.
>>
>>In the past, I had serious problems with the wax & polish staining the black
>>trim (hard rubber & plastic stuff) on my 911 after using the 7424
>>random-orbital. Other cleaners did not help, but I used Back To Black this
>>year, and it came out GREAT.
>>
>>I then used it on the SHO, and all of the black surfaces, including the
>>flat-black mirror housings on my '95, came out GREAT. Even where I caught
>>the rear window moldings with wax, it came out fine with the Mothers.
>>
>>I know that Don likes the Wurth product, and I personally haven't tried it,
>>but the Mothers is excellent.
>>
>>Ron Porter
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: cbcrawford@comcast.net [mailto:cbcrawford@comcast.net] 
>>Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 9:42 PM
>>To: v8sho@v8sho.com
>>Subject: Hard Rubber Trim
>>
>>
>>Took the SHO to the beauty shop today, when we left I noticed that the hard
>>rubber (NOT the weather striping, the "molding" style stuff) around all four
>>windows had developed a spotty, worn, dry rot, basicaly icky look . . .
>>despite regular "armor all" or "armor all substitute" treatments.
>>
>>Spoke to one of the detailers and he said they could charge me an arm and a
>>leg, or I could go to the local auto parts store and get a cleaner that
>>kills FUNGUS. I kid you not, it seems that it was a fungus that had been
>>there for more than a year with me idly attempting to rub it off with "black
>>magic" and Armour All.
>>
>>Zapped the stuff w/some cleaner & rough cloth, then applied Mother's "Back
>>to Black" ($4.99 at AutoZone). While it doesn't look like brand new, I'm
>>thouroughly impressed with the product and am writing this to reccomend it
>>to anyone who might be having similar problems (Don't forget to kill the
>>fungus and get the dirt off first!). I'll be putting a second heavy coat of
>>the stuff on in the next couple days, but even if it doesn't get any better,
>>I'm still satisfied.
>>
>>
>>Chris Crawford
>>'97 TR
>>
>>
>>PS - Had the Dome Light / Door Ajar issue raise it's ugly head today.
>>Thanks again to all who contribute to this site, took less than a minute to
>>find the fix on V8SHO.com and resolve the problem . . . .
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