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Nice to meet you, Stewart! I hope that all will go well with your van and will look just like new again!

cheers,
sebastian

Likewise, see you next Friday.

Stewart

Stewart wrote:

collector wrote:t looks like I got really lucky because the door and window seals look fine (I'll give them a little vaseline)
If I may add my 2 cents, never use Vasoline on any rubber or vinyl seals-the petroleum will break down the rubber composite over time...

I heard vaseline is the best product to use. What would be a better one you could recomend? Some kind of silicon lube maybe?

I read on the UK site that you can use sillicone spray typically found in Scuba Diving shops...

delicat wrote:

Stewart wrote:

collector wrote:t looks like I got really lucky because the door and window seals look fine (I'll give them a little vaseline)
If I may add my 2 cents, never use Vasoline on any rubber or vinyl seals-the petroleum will break down the rubber composite over time...

I heard vaseline is the best product to use. What would be a better one you could recomend? Some kind of silicon lube maybe?

I read on the UK site that you can use sillicone spray typically found in Scuba Diving shops...

Thanks, I'll go shop for some tomorrow.

The comment about Vaseline is correct. You can by Silicone Lubicant or Oring Lubricant from any plumbing supply store, scuba shop or water treatment business that sell fittings.
Good Luck ICBC
Sean

Thanks Sean.

Stewart

I used a GM dealer product on my old truck's door seals. Not sure of the part#, but it is just called seal conditioner.

Thanks collector, I guess your handle means you probably have an interesting collection of cars. Do you have a website, some pictures or do you display them sometimes?

Regards
Stewart

sean wrote:The comment about Vaseline is correct. You can by Silicone Lubicant or Oring Lubricant from any plumbing supply store, scuba shop or water treatment business that sell fittings.
Good Luck ICBC
Sean

Absolutely. You can pick up a small container of silicon grease for a couple of bucks at any scuba shop. Works great and doesn't rot your rubber. (try saying that fast ten times)! OTOH, petroleum-based products destroy most kinds of rubber pretty fast.

George

[quote="Stewart"]Thanks collector, I guess your handle means you probably have an interesting collection of cars. Do you have a website, some pictures or do you display them sometimes?

Actually my nickname is misleading...I do online gaming a fair bit, and "Collector" has been my moniker for years. I wish I did have a car collection....

Last year when we were replacing the valves on our Aire Inflatible Sea Kayaks we were hunting for a good non-silicon lubricant. Silicon and inflatibles are not a good combination because patches will not stick to it, and it is an active ingredient in amplifying UV when exposed to sunlight. Remember that if you get it on your body work and then the paint shop has to paint it, they will not be very happy because it makes prep work very difficult. Not all SIlicone lubricants are the same, (avoid Dimethyl based ones).

When we pointed out to the Tech at Aire, Tony, he was quite excited about this product that I stumbled upon at work. If you can find it, you may want to give it a try as an alternative to Silicone or petroleum based products:

OMG thats the best window tint ive ever seen.

Secret_Squirrel wrote: OMG thats the best window tint ive ever seen.

Your's is cooler, mines pretty HOT though.

Stewart