Dielectric Silicone Grease-CONFUSED!
11-01-2002, 12:49 AM
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Dielectric Silicone Grease-CONFUSED! Fellas,
Today I bought some GM dielectric silicone grease from my local Chevy dealer for about $9.00 a tube, a small tube at that. It says on the blue and white tube model # 12345579. It's a clear vaseline looking substance. My chevy parts manager told me "most Corvette and Camaro owners use this stuff on their rubber weatherstripping around the t-tops, doors and stuff". He went on to tell me there's some "really expensive conditioning stuff" also. He said it's about $60.00 a tube and it's a conditioner for the seals but he says the dielectric grease would do "the same thing".
Tomorrow I'm gonna pick up an old piece of rubber seal from a junk yard and I will test it out. I will also test 303 aerospace protectant, Mothers blk to blk, Zaino Z-16 rubber and tire dressing and Meguiars' rubber and vinyl protecant.
Whatever product you decide use to do follow up with the 303 as a 100% UV inhibititor!
I want the damn truth on this grease stuff!
Somebody please explain to me how it's the BEST stuff on the planet to apply to your rubber seals/weatherstripping!
Thank you
Today I bought some GM dielectric silicone grease from my local Chevy dealer for about $9.00 a tube, a small tube at that. It says on the blue and white tube model # 12345579. It's a clear vaseline looking substance. My chevy parts manager told me "most Corvette and Camaro owners use this stuff on their rubber weatherstripping around the t-tops, doors and stuff". He went on to tell me there's some "really expensive conditioning stuff" also. He said it's about $60.00 a tube and it's a conditioner for the seals but he says the dielectric grease would do "the same thing".
Tomorrow I'm gonna pick up an old piece of rubber seal from a junk yard and I will test it out. I will also test 303 aerospace protectant, Mothers blk to blk, Zaino Z-16 rubber and tire dressing and Meguiars' rubber and vinyl protecant.
Whatever product you decide use to do follow up with the 303 as a 100% UV inhibititor!
I want the damn truth on this grease stuff!
Somebody please explain to me how it's the BEST stuff on the planet to apply to your rubber seals/weatherstripping!
Thank you
11-01-2002, 12:56 AM
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Re: Dielectric Silicone Grease-CONFUSED! Uhh.. i dunno about smearing grease on my weatherstripping... i just use some armorall or something similar.. shines and protects against UV...
11-02-2002, 06:20 PM
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Re: Dielectric Silicone Grease-CONFUSED! Dielectric grease is indeed what GM says to put on your weather-stripping!
I just got mine in a big bottle for $5 from "Farm & Fleet"
I just got mine in a big bottle for $5 from "Farm & Fleet"
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Re: Dielectric Silicone Grease-CONFUSED! </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Tapout:
<strong>I agree, any thing petroleum based will eat rubber. Hence why you dont use vasaline with condoms.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">OH NOOOOO!!!!
<strong>I agree, any thing petroleum based will eat rubber. Hence why you dont use vasaline with condoms.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">OH NOOOOO!!!!
