Spider rubber spoiler

Not sure I really understand what you are trying to do.

I think your spoiler is soft rubber. In 85 I believe they went to a more durable Hard rubber with an integral 3rd stop lite where the Logo was.

The Spoiler was not painted originally.

There is a truly beautiful fiberglass spoiler kit made by Zender. I think SpidePoint in Germany carries it.

Alternately there are spoilers available on eBay and places like Alfa Parts Exchange and De Noya Trading post.

I can send you pic's of the Zender....

How big is your budget?

Regards, Elio

If you're looking to save a few $$, there is a lot that patience and perseverance can do with a rubber spoiler... Everyone has their own method, but I can tell you that the Meguiars Trim Detailer really does work. You can have a grey (very badly faded) rubber spoiler, and the Trim Detailer will bring it back. At first, it will soak up the solution, but slowly it will begin to take. (And don't get discouraged if it seems like minute particles of the top rubber layer are getting rubbed off.) Once the color begins to come back it will look dramatically different. You will have to re-apply it, especially if you wash your car or let it sit in the sun a lot, but it will get to the point were even washing it won't take the color away. The only thing I would recommend is that you be careful with the Meguiars bottle - make sure it is always upright, because it leaks! Go figure why, but it's just how it is.

I have been using the Meguiars for years. I use it on all the exterior molding, rubber or plastic, and there is plenty of molding in your car. There are of course other products, like the 303 Protectant that I was very interested in, when it was mentioned in this thread.

No matter what you decide, do please give us a "long term update".

Best regards,

Thanks guys, I really appreciate your help. I described the problem to a guy in Toronto whose company manufactures paints and coatings for rubber. He says it would require three of their products to restore the surface and appearance of the spoiler. The first is a cleaner, the second is to restore the surface which has a lot of little holes like pinholes and the third is to give the repaired surface a gloss. He says the finished job will retain its flexibility etc.I have never seen a new one so I'm sort of guessing. Maybe someone could send me a close-up digital pic of a real good example sothat I know what the final result should try to imitate (e-mail: [email protected]) I plan to send them some pictures of my spoiler and it would help if I had a picture of a good one to send along as well. The guy said that they have finally managed to put the stuff in aerosol cans, so that will help make the job look more pro...I hope. I will certainly post updates as this experiment progresses. Thanx for the ref. to Alfa311. I have done business with him and was well satisfied. Anyone know a Canadian source for rebound straps? They don't look like they would be hard to make.

Regards,
Len D.

Here's a picture of the rubber spoiler. The color should be uniform, and it actually is, but it doesn't come out like that on the pics... The color is definitely black. It does not have a glossy finish, but rather just a flat black rubber color...

Best regards,