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monkeydave

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yellowing on white mk3 under top windscreen seal
« on: March 17, 2022, 06:44:30 PM »
any other white mk3 owners noticed this uv yellowing under the top rubber seal on the top of the windscreen?

about 4 inches long on the drivers side and just about coming in on the passenger side faintly about the same length and white in the middle

i dont want it getting any worse to the point of paint fail and rust around the windscreen and polish isnt getting it off

i wouldnt have thought uv would effect under the rubber seals


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Re: yellowing on white mk3 under top windscreen seal
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2022, 08:30:19 PM »
Probably just the effect of the rubber sitting against the paint for years.
I wouldn't think it's a problem.

monkeydave

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Re: yellowing on white mk3 under top windscreen seal
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2022, 08:58:45 PM »
Probably just the effect of the rubber sitting against the paint for years.
I wouldn't think it's a problem.

i hope your right but it doesnt go all the way across the top and its only 3 1/2 years old so who knows

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Re: yellowing on white mk3 under top windscreen seal
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2022, 04:18:25 PM »
Could it be algae? I have some in some nooks and crannies on my Toyota.

monkeydave

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Re: yellowing on white mk3 under top windscreen seal
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2022, 06:16:23 PM »
Could it be algae? I have some in some nooks and crannies on my Toyota.

its more of an orange colour than green and doesnt come off when polishing so who knows

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Re: yellowing on white mk3 under top windscreen seal
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2022, 08:59:48 AM »
 >:(I've got the same problem on rear door , believe it was cause by rain, go through the small read side mirror year and year.
I tried to remove them by handle it to a car beauty shop but didn't work. and said the yellow colour had ate into the paint.
it's the fate of white car, probably... :(

monkeydave

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Re: yellowing on white mk3 under top windscreen seal
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2022, 04:41:19 PM »
>:(I've got the same problem on rear door , believe it was cause by rain, go through the small read side mirror year and year.
I tried to remove them by handle it to a car beauty shop but didn't work. and said the yellow colour had ate into the paint.
it's the fate of white car, probably... :(

is it getting any worse?

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Re: yellowing on white mk3 under top windscreen seal
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2022, 08:36:48 AM »
it seems stopped.
I clean it every time when washing now :D

you may use a brush cleaning up all gaps when car washing. try not sun bathing the car (if possible, get a car cover). The sun will speed up oxidation the colour.

visiting car beauty shop always not an option to me, but they have tools that save my time. I own this GK 6 years. it's good time for a deep clean.

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Re: yellowing on white mk3 under top windscreen seal
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2022, 01:39:35 PM »
Is this another difference between Japan spec cars and UK? I just walk away from the car and it beeps, folds in the mirrors and locks. To unlock it all I have to do is grab a front door handle or push the hatch release. There is a rubber button on the front doors but I never use them.

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