weather stripping/rubber surrounds

[nivek5sfe]

about a year ago when i last waxed my car i got wax on some of the weather stripping and the rubber sorrunding the windows. it seems like because of this these rubber parts have turned kinda grey in color and look like their slowly deteriorating. anyone know of anything i can put on them to stop the deteriorating and color change? i was told that you can put silcone or silicon or something along those lines on weather stripping to keep it from deteriorating, anyone heard of this?

[Admiral]

there is something that begins with the letter "G" i know thats not terribly helpful, but if you go tell the people at a BMW dealership, they'll tell what its called

[Mike Gerber]

I wipe my rubber moldings down with WD-40 periodically. It helps keep them from drying out. Spray it liberally on a rag or paper towel and wipe it on the moldings.

Mike

[nivek5sfe]

thanks for the tip mike, ill check it out. never thought about wd 40. i had just heard about using a can of silicon and applying it the same way you described.

[MIC0417]

But doesn't WD-40 leech out water thereby drying them out prematurely.

WD-40 stands for "Water Displacement, 40th attempt", a name which came from Larsen's laboratory notebook. Larsen was attempting to concoct a formula to prevent corrosion by displacing water, and arrived at the formula on his 40th try.

[nodrogkam]

Well i believe wd40 does work, it does displace water but it doesnt really leech out water. I've never tried, but i've seen mechanics spray it on hoses and what not.

I am actually wondering how much would it cost to buy all new weather stripping, especially the ones around the doors..

[Kingdom934]

I've used tire spray on rubber modings, they seem to keep rubber seals in good condition, especially wiper blades as my car isn't exactly in a covered place. I have tried a few different brands of tire sprays with different results.

[Sniperdude]

Use silicone oil. That's the seal treatment stuff.

[MemphisR]

roughly about 100 bucks per window i believe is retail price on those weather strips

[nodrogkam]

haha i'll live with the wind noise then. I believe a corner of a seal on my moonroof is the cause of it though. It doesnt really let water in, thankgod.

[Mike Gerber]

Originally Posted by MIC0417

But doesn't WD-40 leech out water thereby drying them out prematurely.

WD-40 stands for "Water Displacement, 40th attempt", a name which came from Larsen's laboratory notebook. Larsen was attempting to concoct a formula to prevent corrosion by displacing water, and arrived at the formula on his 40th try.

I have been using WD-40 on many rubber products for many years. I originally saw it on a car show where they suggested spraying it on cv joint boots at every oil change to keep them from drying out. I have been doing this on all my cars for many years and have only had to replace one cv joint boot when the car was 13 years old. I even went on the WD-40 website and they say it can be used on rubber.

Mike

[Kingdom934]

Yea, you'll be suprise how much a piece of rubber thingy cost. Heck I just went to my genuine dealer to pick up the driver front fender plastic liner. Darn thing cost $108 bucks.

Originally Posted by Mike Gerber

I have been using WD-40 on many rubber products for many years. I originally saw it on a car show where they suggested spraying it on cv joint boots at every oil change to keep them from drying out. I have been doing this on all my cars for many years and have only had to replace one cv joint boot when the car was 13 years old. I even went on the WD-40 website and they say it can be used on rubber.

Mike

Wait, the joint boot?

Hmm, too bad the ones on my camry are already torn and knocking already...

Interesting though, I will keep that in mind though.

[jhbhatia]

Every once in a while, used mild soap water and clen those out nicely!
Then when completey try use some treatment on them (many many moons ago i used to use armorall, but now its whatever is currently in the garage - tufstuff, etc).