So! My wife pulls me aside the other day, and says, "you know, for the last few years I've had a real problem with this. Things are getting older, and I have so many aches and pains, I just don't know how much longer I can keep this up." :ball: I said "I've been having some concerns myself. It seems like it's always soft, but certainly when it's cold out, well, things sometimes just don't work as well as they should." o No: So, she says "maybe it's time to get a professional opinion? Or maybe just get it fixed by getting a younger one." :Brow: I said, " there's got to be something we can do about this, and a new one would be terribly expensive, and what would the neighbors say???." So we agreed to ask you guys..I said "this is about as expert as you can get..." :TU: So please, tell me, what do you put on the rubber weatherstripping to keep the doors from freezing shut. ou: JohnD
Haha. p My grandma has the same problem even in warm weather. Maybe water based lube or something like it?
cheap and easy. Get a can of spray silicone lube and a disposable rag. Spray the rag til' a good protion of it is saturated and wipe down all the rubber weather striping. Also works nice for squeeky T-tops and 3'rd 4'th gen F-body cars with the enourmouse rear hatchbacks. regards (and Happy Holidays!)
What next? I've tried vaseline, and silicone. The silicone doesn't seem to last but a few days. The vaseline seemd to get thick and caused it's own problems with sticking. I've tried cleaning the gaskets and surfaces too, to eliminate any foreign matter. Nothing seems to work for me. The window glass on my Riv's frameless doors stick and the framed doors on the 93 Regal also stick. I don't think we have the coldest weather here in Albany NY. Has anyone tried anything else? What would you think of using Marvel Mystery oil or some other similar light weight oil, like 3 in 1 oil.
Has anybody tried Chap Stick? It works real good on my Holley bowl gaskets. Never tried it on weatherstripping though. I use the cherry flavor, makes my carb smell good! :laugh:
lubrication try soaking a rag with wd-40. and then wipe down the seals. anyone know what wd-40 stands for? jerry
Wd-40 I do not know what WD-40 stands for o No: ,but i do know for a fact it was invented during WWII as a treatment for aches and arthritis type pain. Can imagine purposely putting that on & have smell it for a day or 2.Can't say if it actually helps joint pain or not,never tried it :shock:
The way I heard it was the Navy needed something to spray on the ignition systems of fighter planes sitting on the carrier deck. They were having a hard times starting them. Moisture was getting in the ignition systems. They tried 39 different formulas. The 40th one worked.
From the RIV owners mail list Bag Balm for cows uders can be found at Walgreens keeps weather striping from sticking and keeps it soft. :jd:
Go to the local novelity shop and pick up a bottle of WET lubricant. Water based and some flavored with fruits. Maybe if the rubber tastes better, you will not have to get a younger one for your wife.
a friend of mine uses this one her latex clothing when she models no sticking there. 17 bucks for 100ml though. OUCH. another great product is something that napa has called SYL-GLIDE awesome brake parts lubricant. I use this on hinges and weather striping. nate
According to the Discovery channel special, WD-40 was used to keep missle warheads from flash rusting. And yes it was the 40th combination that finally gave them the product they desired - thus, Water Displacement 40. As for Vaseline - not a goot idea - the petroleum base will eventually break down the rubber compound in the weatherstrip.
