Message text written by INTERNET:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx >Sorry, I was only trying to help Dave out, I guess there are drawbacks around every corner. Reggie < I do believe we all try and help our fellow DMLers Reggie....my biggest boob here was not noticing the typo and even continuing ......its actually EPDM Ethylene Propylene Diene Modified Rubber.. its one outstanding property is that its resistance to Atmospheric Ozone is Super, plus its able to be extended with vast amounts of filler and oil it finds its way into quite a few areas of the automotive trade and would suspect that the Black rubber on the rear fender of our DL's is EPDM Regards John Hanley Vin 16369