smart51
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| posted on 8/7/09 at 12:58 PM |
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how do I restore a ruber car seal?
Some of the rubber seals on my car are starting to show signs of age. What stuff can I put on them to rejuvenate them? I've just been to
Halfords for something else and what met with blank stares.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 8/7/09 at 01:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by smart51
I've just been to Halfords for something else and what met with blank stares.
why, did you ask for a bleeding nipple?
Back to black trim cleaner is good for rubber seals though in the past it was recommended to use chalk or talcum powder
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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omega0684
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| posted on 8/7/09 at 01:03 PM |
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is the rubber perishing ir does it just LOOK a bit worse for where. if its perishing surely you'll need to replace the seal.
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smart51
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| posted on 8/7/09 at 01:21 PM |
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One seal looks a bit crazed on the surface but is sound underneath. A few of the others just look a bit tired. I'd heard there was something
that would make the seals supple again and generally halt the ageing process for a while.
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pewe
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| posted on 8/7/09 at 01:30 PM |
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If you can find some try Amorall, an American product which protects and renovates all manner of seals etc.
HTH.
Cheers, Pewe.
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02GF74
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| posted on 8/7/09 at 01:37 PM |
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Frosts sell some stuffs that you can paint on and other stuffs that allows you to copy original ruber(?) part by taking a mould then using the sutffs,
it comes in different hardnessessesses too - but only in black.
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BenB
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| posted on 8/7/09 at 02:05 PM |
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yup, frost is your friend here!
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britishtrident
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| posted on 8/7/09 at 02:06 PM |
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STP "Sun of a Gun" basically is just tangerine oil
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Land Locked
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| posted on 8/7/09 at 07:18 PM |
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Glycerine is rumored to work well.
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