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KJS · 10-12-2020, 04:45 PM

The body colored "Roof Ditch Rails" on our 2010 Crystal Red Red Jewel Tintcoat RS fixed roof (delivered May 2009) are deteriorating.
By that I mean, the color is fading and starting to get small cracks in them.
The car has been extremely well cared for - washed and waxed at least 2X month. I was garaged for the first 5 1/2 years and outside since then.
I started to notice this about a month ago. No amount of polishing or light compounding is bringing them back to life. A search has turned up nada.
Its raining so I can't really get any good pix of it.
Anyone else noticing this happening on theirs?

Thanks.....

Camaro2ss2010 · 10-12-2020, 05:10 PM

Mine started doing this a couple months ago. It’s not bad yet however I’m sure it won’t take long and it will be. Looks like a spider web on the ditch mounding.

KJS · 10-12-2020, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Camaro2ss2010

Mine started doing this a couple months ago. It’s not bad yet however I’m sure it won’t take long and it will be. Looks like a spider web on the ditch mounding.

Sounds like mine. I know the mouldings can be replaced - about $50 each plus end clips - and then you must have them painted, or just buy the black ones.
Installation seems like just popping out the old ones and pushing in the replacements.

Camaro2ss2010 · 10-12-2020, 07:14 PM

Not hard to do. I’ve looked into changing mine but I haven’t gotten around to it yet. I should have picked them up already cause I just dropped a splitter off at the shop today to get painted. Could’ve done both at once... but I didn’t.

byrds8 · 10-12-2020, 07:54 PM

Mine are doing the same thing. I think I read somewhere it means the clear coat has failed. I figured eventually Ill find out how much it cost to repaint them both. Nothing wrong with the rubber itself.

ADVMax · 10-13-2020, 09:30 AM

This stuff

hudson773 · 10-13-2020, 07:39 PM

sunlight deteriorates everything. UV is your car finish's enemy. if you can't garage it, buy a bag. great for all seasons

mikeman · 10-13-2020, 07:45 PM

Just wrap them. When/if the color fades again, just rewrap.

RJT Impala · 10-13-2020, 07:50 PM

All good suggestions, above. I especially like the idea of wrapping with carbon fiber vinyl.

I've noticed this on our IBM 2012RS. Frustrating and just hope it isn't a sign of things to come with the rest of the body paint.

Mr_Draco · 10-13-2020, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by hudson773

sunlight deteriorates everything. UV is your car finish's enemy. if you can't garage it, buy a bag. great for all seasons

Car covers create far more issues unless they are used strictly for storage and indoors, but that is for a different thread.

As for the op, they are made out of cheap plastic and is pretty well known to need replacing after a time. There are a few threads on here about it.

byrds8 · 10-14-2020, 06:29 AM

So even if they are cheap plastic, you cant just repaint them vs replace?

Moto-Mojo · 10-14-2020, 10:04 AM

Never thought about these going bad. I’ll have give mine a closer look.

Mr_Draco · 10-14-2020, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by byrds8

So even if they are cheap plastic, you cant just repaint them vs replace?

If you can remove them without damaging them, sure, but good luck with that. The issue I had and have seen on others, isn't really the paint. It's that the sun makes them brittle and have cracked or broke.

floyd haughton · 10-14-2020, 11:48 AM

Had to replace both of mine last year

10-12-2020, 04:45 PM	#1
KJS Drives: '10 RJT,'95&'14 Vette Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cut Throat, NY Posts: 1,723 View My Garage	Roof Ditch Rails Fading and Cracking The body colored "Roof Ditch Rails" on our 2010 Crystal Red Red Jewel Tintcoat RS fixed roof (delivered May 2009) are deteriorating. By that I mean, the color is fading and starting to get small cracks in them. The car has been extremely well cared for - washed and waxed at least 2X month. I was garaged for the first 5 1/2 years and outside since then. I started to notice this about a month ago. No amount of polishing or light compounding is bringing them back to life. A search has turned up nada. Its raining so I can't really get any good pix of it. Anyone else noticing this happening on theirs? Thanks..... __________________ *"As ye sow, so shall ye reap" - Me* Mine at sunset

10-12-2020, 05:10 PM	#2
Camaro2ss2010 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SSRS M6 Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,249	Mine started doing this a couple months ago. It’s not bad yet however I’m sure it won’t take long and it will be. Looks like a spider web on the ditch mounding. __________________ ECS supercharger, custom ground cam, ported throttle body, long tube headers, aeromotive fuel pump, fic injectors, ATI super damper, Corsa Extreme exhaust, elite engineering catch can and many other things.

10-12-2020, 07:14 PM	#4
Camaro2ss2010 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SSRS M6 Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,249	Not hard to do. I’ve looked into changing mine but I haven’t gotten around to it yet. I should have picked them up already cause I just dropped a splitter off at the shop today to get painted. Could’ve done both at once... but I didn’t. __________________ ECS supercharger, custom ground cam, ported throttle body, long tube headers, aeromotive fuel pump, fic injectors, ATI super damper, Corsa Extreme exhaust, elite engineering catch can and many other things.

10-12-2020, 07:54 PM	#5
byrds8 Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS, L99 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Florida Posts: 447 View My Garage	Mine are doing the same thing. I think I read somewhere it means the clear coat has failed. I figured eventually Ill find out how much it cost to repaint them both. Nothing wrong with the rubber itself. __________________ 2013 Camaro SS/RS, Stainless Power long tube headers with HF's, Air Raid CAI, Solo Mach XL cat back, BC Racing coil overs, Elite Engineering catch can, Ferrada Forge 8 Wheels, Windows tinted at 20%, Tuned by Dyno Steve.

10-13-2020, 09:30 AM	#6
ADVMax Sporting Foole Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Alabama Posts: 500	This stuff Attached Images

10-13-2020, 07:39 PM	#7
hudson773 Account Suspended Drives: 2014 camaro SS Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: nj Posts: 268	sunlight deteriorates everything. UV is your car finish's enemy. if you can't garage it, buy a bag. great for all seasons Attached Images

10-13-2020, 07:45 PM	#8
mikeman Banned Drives: 2015 Camaro Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: My Garage Posts: 1,125	Just wrap them. When/if the color fades again, just rewrap.

10-13-2020, 07:50 PM	#9
RJT Impala Stovebolt BluFlame 6 Drives: '12 2LT/RS, IBM; '20 Traverse Prem Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Wherever! Posts: 893 View My Garage	All good suggestions, above. I especially like the idea of wrapping with carbon fiber vinyl. I've noticed this on our IBM 2012RS. Frustrating and just hope it isn't a sign of things to come with the rest of the body paint.

10-14-2020, 06:29 AM	#11
byrds8 Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS, L99 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Florida Posts: 447 View My Garage	So even if they are cheap plastic, you cant just repaint them vs replace? __________________ 2013 Camaro SS/RS, Stainless Power long tube headers with HF's, Air Raid CAI, Solo Mach XL cat back, BC Racing coil overs, Elite Engineering catch can, Ferrada Forge 8 Wheels, Windows tinted at 20%, Tuned by Dyno Steve.

10-14-2020, 10:04 AM	#12
Moto-Mojo Fast Cars and Old Guitars Drives: 2015 2SS RS (L99, baby!) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,974	Never thought about these going bad. I’ll have give mine a closer look. __________________ “I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.” - Groucho Marx

10-14-2020, 11:48 AM	#14
floyd haughton Drives: 2010victoryred2lt Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: royersford Posts: 580	Had to replace both of mine last year