How do I fix window brown rubber seal discoloration/rotting?

chris82 · 06-18-2014, 08:03 AM

Can you guys help me out here? How did this happen? It blows my mind because the seals around the entire rest of the car are fine, including the door window seals a 1/4" away. It was like this when I bought the car so I have no idea how it happened. It's an 09'. It hasn't gotten any worse over the 2 years I've owned it and I've been applying Meguiar's Vinyl/Rubber restore on it to protect it but it does nothing to rid that brownish color. Anyone have any advice on how to restore this?

Thanks!

MadMan77 · 06-18-2014, 08:22 AM

This is just what the doctor ordered:

1Z einszett Gummi Pflege Stift Rubber Care Stick

cheshirecat79 · 06-18-2014, 09:29 AM

That's the rubber's exterior coating breaking down. You can't "fix" that, but you can continue to detail the area and keep the rubber treated.

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chris82 Brigadier General 827 Rep 3,856 Posts Drives: 128i Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NY NY iTrader: (8) Garage List 2009 BMW 128i [9.80]	How do I fix window brown rubber seal discoloration/rotting? Can you guys help me out here? How did this happen? It blows my mind because the seals around the entire rest of the car are fine, including the door window seals a 1/4" away. It was like this when I bought the car so I have no idea how it happened. It's an 09'. It hasn't gotten any worse over the 2 years I've owned it and I've been applying Meguiar's Vinyl/Rubber restore on it to protect it but it does nothing to rid that brownish color. Anyone have any advice on how to restore this? Thanks!
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MadMan77 ↓↓↓ Ex-Con ↓↓↓ 34 Rep 1,874 Posts Drives: Jet Black '08 135i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yigo iTrader: (1)	This is just what the doctor ordered: 1Z einszett Gummi Pflege Stift Rubber Care Stick __________________
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cheshirecat79 Captain 32 Rep 919 Posts Drives: 370z & 135i Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Port Saint Lucie, FL iTrader: (0)	That's the rubber's exterior coating breaking down. You can't "fix" that, but you can continue to detail the area and keep the rubber treated.
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