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good ole wrinkly rubbers again?

by k1nty » Fri Nov 26, 2010 11:06 am

well my wrinkly rear window rubbers are early this year,bit of snow and they shrivel up :pray: ,anybody ever stopped this happening.it looks a mess lol.
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Re: good ole wrinkly rubbers again?

by si16v » Fri Nov 26, 2010 11:47 am

I used to put back to black on mine when i cleaned it, seemed to keep them looking good,
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Re: good ole wrinkly rubbers again?

by lammy » Fri Nov 26, 2010 12:50 pm

Funny but only my drivers side wrinkles up in the cold!!
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Re: good ole wrinkly rubbers again?

by Mark1 » Fri Nov 26, 2010 1:01 pm

It's only the drivers door on mine.
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Re: good ole wrinkly rubbers again?

by k1nty » Fri Nov 26, 2010 3:37 pm

Don't think black to black will solve the winter rubber swell.i think the rubber goes porous and holds moisture then sub zero temps freeze it making it swell and expand which makes it wrinkly
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Re: good ole wrinkly rubbers again?

by si16v » Fri Nov 26, 2010 4:39 pm

k1nty wrote:Don't think black to black will solve the winter rubber swell.i think the rubber goes porous and holds moisture then sub zero temps freeze it making it swell and expand which makes it wrinkly



I dont have wrinkly ones though so it must do summat haha. spray a water repellent on them?
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Re: good ole wrinkly rubbers again?

by MadOnVaux! » Fri Nov 26, 2010 5:46 pm

Both my back window rubbers do it and my rear screen lower rubber.
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