Originally Posted by Mike-in-Orange
You can generally take a very dirty or gray piece of trim and make it look nice again, but if you've got a rubber seal that is dry and actually starting to crack, it's done. Nothing will bring that back and it must be replaced.
On the older car, there are no cracks but the surface does have a slightly rough feel to the touch. Would it be advisable to go over the surface with something with a slight roughness? (such as a natural luffa)?
Thanks again,
PP
ps Funny how we baby a new car and suddenly we start looking back at the older car and wish we had done a little more TLC.