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Gen 4 maintenance

Andy2640
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12 Sep 2019 08:05 #213425 by Andy2640

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Any reccomendations for rubber seal care. Ya know...the stuff that protects from drying out and going green an stuff. Something that keeps them supple etc??

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12 Sep 2019 08:20 #213426 by CC Baxter

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This form of maintenance seems to be an old fashioned idea now. I was taught to use Girling rubber grease (bright red it was), great stuff. Any petroleum based product will weaken rubber in the end and silicone can cause separation in bushes, etc. To my knowledge current thinking is to let rubber have its life and then replace.
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12 Sep 2019 08:35 #213427 by Lambert

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It's like the tyre dressing sprays many contain substances that shorten your tyres lifespan causing cracks and potentially bead leaks. I would save the money on treating them to go on replacement especially on things like window and door seals.

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12 Sep 2019 09:19 - 12 Sep 2019 09:20 #213428 by Daniel30

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Andy2640 wrote: Any reccomendations for rubber seal care. Ya know...the stuff that protects from drying out and going green an stuff. Something that keeps them supple etc??

Thanks.

Funny you should mention this, just got this product on recommendation from the detailing site, got it for the Jim and my mini yet to get round to use it but it's on the list in the next couple of weeks

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12 Sep 2019 15:46 #213433 by mlines

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If it's an oil seal then red rubber grease.

If it's an external seal such as a window seal the 303 Aerospace protectant

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12 Sep 2019 17:42 - 12 Sep 2019 17:42 #213434 by facade

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When the window rubbers on mine go green and the moss starts budding I clean it out with an old toothbrush, or scrubbing brush if I can find it. The rubbers lasted 18 years on the old one......

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there

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