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General => Detailing => Topic started by: MrAnderson93 on 01 January 2011, 16:53

Title: grime!!
Post by: MrAnderson93 on 01 January 2011, 16:53

whenever i wash my car or even after it rains, under the the rear windows on my 3 door mk3 golf, near the doorlines, there is always a ugly black streak or two of grime, and somtimes under the rubstrips, they buff off with a bit of quick detailer and a microfibre but id really want to stop them apearing all together, what is causing them? and is there any way to stop them?

thasnks

Title: Re: grime!!
Post by: tg1 on 01 January 2011, 17:33

its the dirt underneath that is getting wet and running down

the cheeky answer would be clean it properly in the first place  :kiss: :laugh:

but unless you remove them or find a way of cleaning behind you'll just need to keep some qd in the boot

Title: Re: grime!!
Post by: MrAnderson93 on 01 January 2011, 18:25

OI!!!!! i always clean my car properly a "quick wash" always turns into a four hour mini detail  :laugh:

and ive tried blasting the jetwash ebhind the rubstrips and it still doesnt work, guess i could take them off and clean, but then how would i get to the windw bits :S

Title: Re: grime!!
Post by: Dan J on 01 January 2011, 18:40

rubber perishes over time and its the surface layer of old rubber that is running down your panels after a wash, you need to clean the rubber back until you hit fresh rubber then get some good quality trim sealant and seal it up.

megs apc or g101 neat on a bit of rag and rub each bit of rubber(quite hard) then rinse off and seal.