Lude Generation

Various bits of my rubber window trims are suffering. The rear windows have both suffered with mold/lichen growth which has left marks all over them. The trims on the passenger side which tend to get more sun than they other side have started to harden and go grey, with very fine cracks on the surface. The passenger window lower trim in particular looks very grey.

I'm looking for any advice anyone can give on any of those problems! There's lots of stuff out there for making exterior trim black again, but I'm not sure it will reverse the sun damage and the loss of the rubber's oils, and do much more than paint over it. I'm also looking for something a bit more long lasting than detailing treatments which will look OK for a couple of weeks and then wear off.

Alternatively I could look at replacing the trims, but I have no idea how easy they are to get hold of or how easy they are to fit. Any advice anyone?

For some types of rubber, giving them a rub with glycerine helps a great deal. It makes the rubber soft and squishy again, and it's a cheap option to try. Let us know if you decide?

I used grey scotchbrite wet. Degreased with panel wipe them applied Gtechniq C4.


Should last a couple of years.

Looks very clean CARRisma.

I read some guides a few years ago that talked about lightly sanding off the surface 'gribble' to get them looking nearly new again, however when I tried that I went right through to the metal below as the rubber was only about 2mm thick so ended up buying replacement trim: don't make that mistake!