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| ahdoman |
  Nov 20 2006, 11:03 PM
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It's phonetic...Ah-D-O-Man (Audioman)  Group: Members Posts: 667 Joined: 7-November 05 From: Santa Clarita, Ca. Member No.: 5,084 Region Association: Southern California  |
Don't know if this has been posted before but...like some of you I will soon be faced with having to locate a new targa seal. Being born a poor white child and having not married into money has made me a resourceful geek. So, today I got this idea to try and revitalize my slightly oxidized and roted targa seal with a little black silicone. It works pretty good! But, here's the trick...I gently wiped the seal with rubbing alcohol to clean the years of oxidation and "armour all". I then worked the silicone into the seal by massaging it (rubber gloves help) making sure all the cracks were filled. I let it sit for about 10 minutes (this is not the quick dry type) and then wiped it down with a shop paper towel. After wipping the rubber for about 10 minutes the shiney look of the silicone began to turn "flat" like the natural rubber look. Now that it's dry it looks great and all of the cracks are sealed and the rubber itself has a "new" feel to it! Now we'll have to see if it stands the test of time.
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| Air_Cooled_Nut |
Nov 20 2006, 11:36 PM
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914 Ronin - 914 owner who lost his 914club.com Group: Members Posts: 1,748 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Beaverton, Oregon Member No.: 584 Region Association: None |
Glycerin works great and is cheap (drug stores carry it). I wouldn't recommend using alcohol (or acetone or xylene or gasoline) as it will dry out the seal.
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| eric914 |
Nov 21 2006, 07:07 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 381 Joined: 28-January 04 From: Waynesville OH Member No.: 1,613 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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This post is worthless without pictures!!
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| ahdoman |
Nov 21 2006, 10:02 AM
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It's phonetic...Ah-D-O-Man (Audioman) Group: Members Posts: 667 Joined: 7-November 05 From: Santa Clarita, Ca. Member No.: 5,084 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(eric914 @ Nov 21 2006, 05:07 AM)  This post is worthless without pictures!! Have you ever tried to take a close up pic of a black rubber with a digital camera? The old vs. the new pic looked exactly the same. The post with pics would have been worthless. |
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| 914werke |
Nov 21 2006, 11:14 AM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,066 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Not sure Im following (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
Silicone spray lubricant should have no effect on "cracked" or "rotted" rubber (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) |
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| SLKWrx |
Nov 21 2006, 11:56 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 318 Joined: 28-September 04 From: Woolwich, NJ Member No.: 2,845 Region Association: North East States
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I think he's talking about Black Silicone gasket maker (i.e. RTV Black), not lubricant
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| highways |
Nov 21 2006, 02:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 613 Joined: 18-June 05 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 4,296 |
Clarifications please! More details... and you just need a really bright light up close to the rubber in order to get a pic to come out.
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