Week old car, already sun damaged?

[Devante]

So I've had my car less than a week. A 2016 model. The weather stripping that's vertical between the glass on the door and the body of the car already has sun damage (I think that's what it is).

Is it shoddy craftsmanship?
Is there anything I can put on it to protect it from the sun?

Here's a picture. The itches are at the top and the bottom if you zoom in.

I did wash my car once but all I used on that area was Meguiars car soap.

[Brndn704]

Your photo doesn't work.

[Tcoat]

[tyrantcf]

Looks fine...

[BRZBot]

woah tcoat you got younger!

[Tcoat]

UMMMM so what exactly do you think is wrong with it? Looks 100% normal to me. You can use any good quality vinyl protectant on it if it will ease your mind though.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by BRZBot

woah tcoat you got younger!

And my damned car changed colour!

[Devante]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

UMMMM so what exactly do you think is wrong with it? Looks 100% normal to me. You can use any good quality vinyl protectant on it if it will ease your mind though.

Thanks for fixing the picture for me.

Look at the bottom quarter or so and the top of the vertical black weather strip.

It used to be solid black. Now it's all blotchy. Might want to CTRL+mousewheel to zoom in on it a little.

Got any recommendations on product to use?
I see Gummi Pflege is highly regarded.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Devante

Thanks for fixing the picture for me.

Look at the bottom quarter or so and the top of the vertical black weather strip.

It used to be solid black. Now it's all blotchy. Might want to CTRL+mousewheel to zoom in on it a little.

Got any recommendations on product to use?
I see Gummi Pflege is highly regarded.

They probably put some Armour All or something on when doing the PDI at the dealer that is why it was so black. The lighter blotchy dark grey is how it normally looks. Doesn't bother me so I don't do anything with it so somebody else will have to field your question on what can be used.


Keep in mind that your sparkly new car will not stay that way long no matter what you do unless you park it away and never drive it again.

[JB86'd]

Same thing happened to mine. I was annoyed at first but I just got over it and it doesn't bother me anymore. Unless someone has a solution.

[Impureclient]

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My 2015 has the same exact issue. I use this stuff above on anything plastic and rubber inside and outside the car every time I wash the car.
It gets great reviews. I don't think it will repair damage but it should keep it from going any further.

I used to use a silicone tire gel on any rubber gaskets like that and that definitely makes it black and shiny but it's greasy and if it gets on the windows, it's an oily mess.
The Aerospace Protectant is cleaner and doesn't make the rubber look like it's too wet but I think in the long run it will be better for wear as it's a UV blocker.

Edit: This post has peaked my interest and got me looking into other products out there and found this stuff real quick:
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It's an acrylic based insytead of silicone or water, I use acrylic based sealers on my acrylic texture coatings and also my paver jobs. It may sound crazy but I'm thinking of experimenting with the clear acrylic finishes on plastic and rubber that I use for my decks/driveways. I recently have been using a 2 pt clear epoxy that is water based that lasts for a couple years on the cementuous products I put down. I think that stuff may be the answer here as it is clear, flexible and very thin. If it's unthinned and gets on your bare skin it kind of dries like another layer of skin that is shiny. It will provide a shine and won't need to be reapplied every wash or very couple months as on flat surfaces that get lots of sun and wear , it lasts years. I will start the testing in a couple days when I seal the job we are finishing with that 2 pt water based sealer and see what it does. What I won't recommend but have done successfully is use my xylene acrylic base clear and thinned it a lot with some more xylene and wipe the tires of my work vans down with that. It lasts for months and looks like the tires are wet. It hasn't hurt the tires but I end up changing the tires quicker(maybe 1 year) than I would on the car so I can't vouch for longterm(2-3 year of use on the cars). These are work vans that get really crusty with our sealers, thinset, acrylic texture all over so I am not worried about destroying anything as those tires go quick but on our cars I think the 2 pt clear may do the trick.

[BlackJesus]

Most rubber/plastic parts will tend to look like that in the sun. Buy some glossy plastic shiner thing and wax it up.

[HyperTech]

i dont see the damage...

[Toyarzee]

Buy some Son Of A Gun. Shit works