 Why not use this to freshen up old weatherstripping? |
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| SirAndy |
  Jul 29 2008, 11:41 PM
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Resident German  Group: Admin Posts: 41,637 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California  |
For the last few days, i have been using "Formula V Traction Treatment" on my old GoodYear racing slicks and it seems to really work.
The rubber has become much softer in just two days ... http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productse...sp?Product=3340 Any good reason why you couldn't use this to revitalize old rubber seals and weatherstripping ??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Andy |
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| Rand |
Jul 30 2008, 12:26 AM
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Hmm... I wonder what the chemical makeup of that stuff is.
Back in the old days of my computer repair shop, I used to refurbish the rollers on dot matrix printers with some stuff a guy from an earlier generation taught me about that he used on typewriter platens.... I digress, but this stuff was AMAZING at renewing rubber surfaces. Dammit, I can't think of it. But it was an ingredient you would find in a lot of expensive rubber conditioners... Yet you could buy it separately a lot cheaper. And it worked really well at revitalizing anything made of rubber. "Chlorinated solvent" comes to mind as a generic term we used for it. Oh well, I'll post again if I remember more. |
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| SirAndy |
Jul 30 2008, 12:46 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,637 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Rand @ Jul 29 2008, 10:26 PM)  Hmm... I wonder what the chemical makeup of that stuff is. It's petroleum based, but the exact recipe is a secret ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Andy |
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| hcdmueller |
Jul 30 2008, 01:25 AM
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I seem to remember that "chlorinated solvents" were mostly replaced by less toxic solvents. I know carbon tetrachloride has been banned and I think even older drycleaning solvents are being phased out.
SirAndy's idea seems like a good one. I have some weather stipping on my vw bus that needs help. I have been searching for an MSDS for the "Formula V Traction Treatment" because I want to know if it is safe to ship through USPS. So far no luck. If anyone finds one post a link here please. |
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| rhodyguy |
Jul 30 2008, 07:47 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,080 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
andy, just buy a little bottle of glycerin to the weather stripping. a few apps will help soften it and make it look better too. as recomended in our fav book. the haynes manual...
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| retrofit |
Jul 30 2008, 09:30 PM
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QUOTE(rhodyguy @ Jul 30 2008, 06:47 AM) andy, just buy a little bottle of glycerin to the weather stripping. a few apps will help soften it and make it look better too. as recomended in our fav book. the haynes manual... k Would glycerin be appropriate to use on the rubber bumper trim? I mean it's rubber, only more surface area... Allen |
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