A tip for cars with the rubber side molding

Topic: A tip for cars with the rubber side molding (Read 3352 times) previous topic - next topic

A tip for cars with the rubber side molding

April 11, 2005, 03:22:05 PM

yesterday, i spent a little time trying to rstore the chalky looking rubber molding on my TC, i initially smoothed it out with some steel wool, and used Turtle Wax "Color Cure" polish that was black, my father used it on his car, and it worked decent, so i figure ill try it on the molding

it worked decently, helped out a bit, and then last night i was discussing with my dad some ideas, short of paint, on how to get the molding looking black again, he came up with the idea of using shoe polish

got a can of shoe polish, the paste type, it was just under 2 bucks, and it worked well, helped out big time, and it also worked decently on my mirrors, itll take a few applications to get it looking its best, but for 2 bucks, and a little elboy grease, its worth the effort

Re: A tip for cars with the rubber side molding

Reply #1 – April 11, 2005, 03:47:04 PM

Dude, you are the absolute king of cheap-ass white boy Wal-Mart mods.

Quote

and a little elboy grease

Dude, if you need to use little boy grease, that's just frickin' WRONG. Sicko.

Re: A tip for cars with the rubber side molding

Reply #2 – April 11, 2005, 03:51:36 PM

, dude.. ya think ya know someone, then ya find out they like usin' little boy grease. :p

I guess I get second place on "cheap-ass white boy Wal-Mart mods", having painted all that stuff with 99-cent Wal-Mart flat black, which has now faded after less than a year in the sun.

Re: A tip for cars with the rubber side molding

Reply #3 – April 11, 2005, 04:59:37 PM

You'd think some rubbing compound would help it and although it does a little (still no shine), it goes back to being dirty a day later

Re: A tip for cars with the rubber side molding

Reply #4 – April 11, 2005, 05:31:16 PM

Quote from: EricCoolCats

Dude, you are the absolute king of cheap-ass white boy Wal-Mart mods.

"I dont car who you are, thats funny" - the cable guy

Re: A tip for cars with the rubber side molding

Reply #5 – April 11, 2005, 05:43:20 PM

ha ha...

Re: A tip for cars with the rubber side molding

Reply #6 – April 11, 2005, 06:35:33 PM

That's the funniest thing I've read in weeks.

Re: A tip for cars with the rubber side molding

Reply #7 – April 11, 2005, 09:49:16 PM

I like it but i believe that the color of the trim on the 86 older cars is gray. The trim paint code on mine says it is gray. I wish they were black though.

Re: A tip for cars with the rubber side molding

Reply #8 – April 12, 2005, 09:58:19 PM

My 85 had silver mouldings...for the silver anniversary. That had to go. When doing the body and paint....we heated and pulled them off...be carefull not to burn....there is a metal strip down the back....heat and pull it off.....lay the mouldings flat for a night and they will flatten right out. Polyurethane (sp?) that you use for windshields goes on the back, top and bottom. After the body is perfect....stick them back on. Now paint them body colour with the rest of the car.....nice! Oh yeah, a light sanding helps (a bit more than a light sanding if you were dumb enough to hit one with the heat gun...dumb ass)

Jeff

Re: A tip for cars with the rubber side molding

Reply #9 – April 12, 2005, 10:19:13 PM

MALCO has an aerosol vynal cleaner that I use instead of armor all on the interior... it works wonders for the mouldings. Otherwise Meguires tire gel also does the trick for a few days.

Re: A tip for cars with the rubber side molding

Reply #10 – April 12, 2005, 10:31:17 PM

Should they just be cleaned and clearcoated? Seems like the only way. I don't remember what the trim looked like when new

Re: A tip for cars with the rubber side molding

Reply #11 – April 12, 2005, 10:43:00 PM

I'm considering just redoing mine and clearcoating them this time.

Re: A tip for cars with the rubber side molding

Reply #12 – April 14, 2005, 03:09:40 AM

OMG!WTF? that has got to be the sh*t. just how do you plan to keep the polish on the car? i mean summers comming pretty quick and that polish will melt and run down the side of your car!

(know from experiance. in the military , mirror shined boots, 110 degree 85% hummidity Alabamin day, you do the math!) :flame: i'll give you the E for effort though that everyone else won't give ya keep thinking outside the box. i will have to admit it's an original idea

:shoothead :barf:

Re: A tip for cars with the rubber side molding

Reply #13 – April 14, 2005, 10:35:04 AM

when i did the molding, the sun was blazing on the car, the molding was hot to the touch, but the polish didnt melt off, im guessing i wasnt get enough polish on the molding for it to be able to run

ill keep it in mind

Re: A tip for cars with the rubber side molding

Reply #14 – April 15, 2005, 02:15:04 AM

I was planning to paint mine same color as rest of car (when I finally get to paint the car). Any special prep need to be done to these to help hold the paint?