I removed my spoiler a couple months ago and I just had some dirt build up on the trunk lid. Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Just washed it good and waxed it and slapped the spoiler back on so I didn't have to look at the fugly bubble butt.

I waxed and polished mine too. Its about time you got back on this forum.

how do you take those off?

Remove the carpet lining under your trunk lid, and remove a few nuts.

The problem with Josh'* is that we're afraid the peeling is about to hit a 'visible from the topside' area. Migrating, so to speak. He'* sealing the edges of the peeled area right now with GM touchup paint, then he'* gonna clearcoat the bottom (with the top and edges masked off) before he puts it back on.

With a fresh coat of wax, of course.

That original pic is exactly why I removed mine. I noticed that mine was trapping stuf under there, and wanted to see what kinda damage was being done, especially since the later ones like mine have a pass through under them.

Luckily mine was fine, but it was gunky! I also recommend y'all thake a peak under there. If nothing else, a coat of wax on the unreachable body parts can't hurt.

Think some sort of RTV or something on the edge of the spoiler (unvisible) would help?

I've been wondering that myself. A very small bead? Might be worth it.

You try it first i won't have my spoiler off till spring anyways, and if that or some premade weatherstripping for doors or something works that would be fine too.

For the pre 95'* or so, that would work. Mine has the "aerodynamic gap" below it, so I'm stuck with occasional removal and cleaning.

Oh well, darn shame I have to play with my tools, huh?

Oh, and the insulation idea may be the best of the two. If you use silicon or RTV, run a bead and let it dry. Kinda like a gasket. No gluey wingy to butt.

I'm not going to pull mine again to do this, but Josh still has a bubblebutt. Maybe I can talk him into this before he puts it back on. Then pull them next summer for a comparison?