2000sport

i have a '00 police xj. its white and the black door handles keep weeping down the white paint. is there any way to stop this. oh and the window seals too. im gonna try and include pics.

i also didnt know where to place this post so please redirect if needed.

respectfully,
phil

tisz

Just an idea and im sure someone will come up with something better but for the handles you could remove them, clean them very well and clear coat them. As for the seals. Replace em?

2000sport

i thought about that. but, with the deterioration of the handle how long would the CC last?

UK PONY

I'd suspect someone put a "back to black" type product on there - I've never seen or heard of black paint seeping like that. Another vote for giving them a good clean.

2000sport

its not black paint but the plasitc/polimer. its like a dry rot.

Rmart30

I would give them a good cleaning and paint them rather than clear coat them.....

tisz

I would think the paint would do the same thing. Thus why i said clean them really well and clear coat it to hell.

ilikemud

You could just paint your jeep black.
I'm with UK PONY, prolly got some black magic silicone protection junk on there.

$300XJ

If you clear them you'll seal them and shouldn't have any weeping as long as you clear them completely (all sides) it's like putting an encasement around the stuff that's leaking off. If you do just hang them and screw the bolts back into the handle a little use that to hang them so you get full access to spray em. Spray paint should work too anything that will stick and cover should take care of it. As for the weeping residue you should be able to buff that out with a decent rubbing compound.

87m6chris

Sorry, but I got to ask, why would buy a white Jeep and why do you care if it gets dirty?

Rmart30

Paint doesn't bleed and stain like that. Its the material the handles are made of that's deteriorating and causing the stain.
Clear coat can discolor and start to flake off in time also.

JeepCoMJ

straight bleach scrubbed with a sponge in and hosed off IMMEDIATELY will clean the paint. that's the seals deteriorating and causing the streaks, rather than the actual handle itself.

remove the handles, clean/replace the seals, clean the handles with some simple green or other degreaser, and paint them with bumper black pait then bolt them back on.

warthog

Why not buy a white jeep? He probably doesn't care if it gets dirty, he may like his jeep clean when he's not off roading it

2000sport

good call it was black magic!!!! no S|-|it!