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gpits68 · 05-04-2014, 07:57 PM

Hello all , hope everyone is enjoying the spring weather and getting their A's road ready . Does anyone know the best way to clean the rubber on the running boards . Mine do not look the best and appears to have whiteish spots where things have been set on them . I hope they will clean up .
Gary P.

SeaSlugs · 05-04-2014, 09:09 PM

maybe some of the tire cleaners that are out there, test on the tire to make sure it doesnt make it slipery.

Clem Clement · 05-04-2014, 09:35 PM

tried kerosene? use on a small spot to be sure it doesn't curl the rubber.

Mike V. Florida · 05-04-2014, 10:20 PM

I don't know if it is the best or not but I use tire cleaner.

Jim Huseby · 05-04-2014, 10:28 PM

Magauir's makes a spray rubber and vinyl cleaner that I scrub the r'bd with using a vegetable brush, then dry with towelling. It comes out really black and clean.

mass A man · 05-04-2014, 10:30 PM

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Hot soapy water, a stiff brush & elbow grease. Always worked for me.

MBI Houston · 05-04-2014, 10:46 PM

I use Surf City Beyond Black on my running boards. It is easy to apply, dries fast, is not sticky and is not shinny but yet it looks good.

Dusty · 05-05-2014, 04:58 AM

I used a black spay paint for vinyl, my rubber had a worn sun bleached look to them. Tire stuff would helped for a day or so and fade. The rubber now looks new and is holding up well and would be easy to redo.

dusty

Mike · 05-05-2014, 05:57 AM

To CLEAN the rubber I use simple green, hot water and a stiff brush.

Mike

SeaSlugs · 05-05-2014, 06:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clem Clement

tried kerosene? use on a small spot to be sure it doesn't curb the rubber.

i would not try kerosine, ive been using it as parts washing fluid and any rubber grip tool and my shoes just soak it up like crazy and never seems to dry out so it reeks like kerosine for days. even when you think its gone if it starts to get hot you can start smelling it again.

Tom Wesenberg · 05-05-2014, 06:18 AM

WD-40 cleans the rubber grips on tools very well.

C26Pinelake · 05-05-2014, 06:33 AM

I have also used WD 40 on the running boards. The first coat I let sit for a day.. I then stiff brush it and wash it off with very warm sudsy water. After dry time I then respray and wipe with soft cloth. I have been asked many times how I get them so nice..
Wayne

FL&WVMIKE · 05-05-2014, 10:10 AM

It sounds crazy, but the BEST thing that I have ever found for cleaning black tires and running boards is BLACK STOVE POLISH !
It really dyes the rubber a black, black and lasts forever.
The rear tires on this replica racer were white walls, until one treatment of black stove polish.
MIKE (mikeburch)
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bobpo1 · 05-05-2014, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FL&WVMIKE

It sounds crazy, but the BEST thing that I have ever found for cleaning black tires and running boards is BLACK STOVE POLISH !
It really dyes the rubber a black, black and lasts forever.
The rear tires on this replica racer were white walls, until one treatment of black stove polish.
MIKE (mikeburch)
CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE - Twice

Mike, where'd you get the black stove polish?

Russell in Tulsa · 05-05-2014, 02:41 PM

Jim Huseby, don't look now but in your avitar it looks like the stuff totally ate your running boards off!

d. · 05-05-2014, 04:54 PM

source for black stove polish:
try Tractor Supply, Ace Hardware, a wood stove store, or any farm supply store, lots of folks still use this for their woodstoves.

05-04-2014, 07:57 PM	#1
gpits68 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Staunton , Virginia Posts: 239	best thing to clean running board rubber with ? Hello all , hope everyone is enjoying the spring weather and getting their A's road ready . Does anyone know the best way to clean the rubber on the running boards . Mine do not look the best and appears to have whiteish spots where things have been set on them . I hope they will clean up . Gary P.

05-04-2014, 09:09 PM	#2
SeaSlugs Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Central, IL Posts: 3,968	Re: best thing to clean running board rubber with ? maybe some of the tire cleaners that are out there, test on the tire to make sure it doesnt make it slipery. __________________ 1929 Model AA - Need long splash aprons!

05-04-2014, 09:35 PM	#3
Clem Clement Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 3,393	Re: best thing to clean running board rubber with ? tried kerosene? use on a small spot to be sure it doesn't curl the rubber. Last edited by Clem Clement; 05-05-2014 at 02:13 PM.

05-04-2014, 10:20 PM	#4
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: best thing to clean running board rubber with ? I don't know if it is the best or not but I use tire cleaner. __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

05-04-2014, 10:28 PM	#5
Jim Huseby Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 361	Re: best thing to clean running board rubber with ? Magauir's makes a spray rubber and vinyl cleaner that I scrub the r'bd with using a vegetable brush, then dry with towelling. It comes out really black and clean.

05-04-2014, 10:30 PM	#6
mass A man Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Danvers, Ma. Posts: 712	Re: best thing to clean running board rubber with ? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Hot soapy water, a stiff brush & elbow grease. Always worked for me.

05-04-2014, 10:46 PM	#7
MBI Houston Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: The Woodlands, TX Posts: 173	Re: best thing to clean running board rubber with ? I use Surf City Beyond Black on my running boards. It is easy to apply, dries fast, is not sticky and is not shinny but yet it looks good.

05-05-2014, 04:58 AM	#8
Dusty Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lincolnton, Georgia Posts: 723	Re: best thing to clean running board rubber with ? I used a black spay paint for vinyl, my rubber had a worn sun bleached look to them. Tire stuff would helped for a day or so and fade. The rubber now looks new and is holding up well and would be easy to redo. dusty

05-05-2014, 05:57 AM	#9
Mike Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ASTON, PA. Posts: 725	Re: best thing to clean running board rubber with ? To CLEAN the rubber I use simple green, hot water and a stiff brush. Mike

05-05-2014, 06:18 AM	#11
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: best thing to clean running board rubber with ? WD-40 cleans the rubber grips on tools very well.

05-05-2014, 06:33 AM	#12
C26Pinelake BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan / Ontario border, Sarnia, Ontario. 50 miles from Detroit and 150 from Toronto. Posts: 5,800	Re: best thing to clean running board rubber with ? I have also used WD 40 on the running boards. The first coat I let sit for a day.. I then stiff brush it and wash it off with very warm sudsy water. After dry time I then respray and wipe with soft cloth. I have been asked many times how I get them so nice.. Wayne Last edited by C26Pinelake; 05-05-2014 at 02:33 PM.

05-05-2014, 02:41 PM	#15
Russell in Tulsa Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tulsa Oklahoma Posts: 298	Re: best thing to clean running board rubber with ? Jim Huseby, don't look now but in your avitar it looks like the stuff totally ate your running boards off!

05-05-2014, 04:54 PM	#16
d. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 510	Re: best thing to clean running board rubber with ? source for black stove polish: try Tractor Supply, Ace Hardware, a wood stove store, or any farm supply store, lots of folks still use this for their woodstoves.