Exterior black plastic/rubber trim

[ganstar]

My car is just over two months old and these parts already looked weathered. The material is developing a whitish cancer making it look grey rather aged. (These parts also seem to get dirty quickly and look grubby, but that's another matter).Has anyone noticed this?

[godzilla_110TDI]

Mine too and mine lives in a garage - barely ever exposed to the sun

[veew]

My March '13 built, Aug '13 complianced car came into my grubby hands, as a new vehicle, only 2 weeks ago. Some of the trailing edges of the plastic window trim are white which I assumed was the dealer polishing it with a machine without adequately taping off the plastic trim. I haven't been able to get the marks off, I'll take some pics of it when I get a chance.

[Kevin87]

I used some trim restorer such as mothers back to black with every wash and it keeps it nice and new looking whilst pretty sure it also protects from uv damage

[Disciple]

Re the polish on the black plastic: Use some dish soap on a nail brush (short, stiff bristle brush). This should get the plastic looking close to new again.

There's a number of different products you can use to restore the plastic. I use one called Aerospace 303. It's a trim restorer, but a bit hard to work with. A good tyre gel will work, or some silicone spray.