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Title: The dreaded Black rubber run
Post by: shammy davis jnr on June 30, 2020, 03:33:14 pm
OK guys started last couple of months changing to wfp on a whole everything going great, but I did one last month you know the kind you used to run a scrim round rubbers and it came off on cloth like boot polish, anyways did it wfp and payed particular attention as I knew this would be a hassel so done it three times this particular window as it leached a black run you guessed it down middle off window never happens down edge does it  😝, so knew what was Coming today you left that window with a big run down it last Time,
I was not going over this window a forth time as custie would be wondering wtf,
So did it today 2 and still leaching black
So really asking the forum, how can I put a stop to this I was wondering if getting a ladder up and rubbing vasaline round the rubber would rejuvenate it, a bit
Any advice welcomed
Cheers guys
Title: Re: The dreaded Black rubber run
Post by: Smudger on June 30, 2020, 04:55:37 pm
I tf r these rubber sills - then scrub without water and then scrub with high flow until water runs clear - from then on the windows are a pleasure to do
(Now modded - to tfr)
Darran
Title: Re: The dreaded Black rubber run
Post by: NWH on June 30, 2020, 05:03:15 pm
I had a house like this around 3-4 years ago didn’t matter what I did it leached from these seals,I did some of them traditional and afterwards the cloth looked like a 🦓 I no longer do it.
Title: Re: The dreaded Black rubber run
Post by: davids3511 on June 30, 2020, 09:53:59 pm
I tar these rubber sills - then scrub without water and then scrub with high flow until water runs clear - from then on the windows are a pleasure to do

Darran
How do you mean "tar", is this some Norfolk technique?
Title: Re: The dreaded Black rubber run
Post by: Smudger on July 01, 2020, 12:27:01 am
Sorry - auto correct gone bad and I didn't check   TFR (not tar)

Darran