targa seals
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Pro
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From: Perth Western Australia
targa seals
does anyone out there take time to look after (treat) the rubber seals around the doors and targa?
if so, what do you do/use, do you take the roof off?
i notice a few slithery little cracks in my seal at the back of the targa panel.
i want to sorta prolong the life of it as much as possible, its so expensive importing from the us.
if so, what do you do/use, do you take the roof off?
i notice a few slithery little cracks in my seal at the back of the targa panel.
i want to sorta prolong the life of it as much as possible, its so expensive importing from the us.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Jacksonville, FL
St. Jude Donor '08 thru '26
Okay I'll vote in this poll!
Once a month I pull the targa off and wash all the weather strips with a 10% woolite + distilled water solution. I use a cheap M/F towel to wash and then use a spray bottle of distilled water and another cheap M/F towel for the rinse & dry operation. Last step is 303 protectant spray and another cheap M/F towel to work it into the strips.
The wash towel gets dirty and the 303 towel gets dirty but it seems to squeak less over rough roads....I can't honestly say that my steps do a darn thing to help preserve the weather stripping. I know all this rigamarole don't do anything for the window leaks!
The M/F towels I get at COSTCO, they come 10 / pkg for about $10(?), they're the yellow ones & great for stuff like this...glass, seats, carpets spots, under hood stuff, wheel house liners, dash, etc.
Tom
Once a month I pull the targa off and wash all the weather strips with a 10% woolite + distilled water solution. I use a cheap M/F towel to wash and then use a spray bottle of distilled water and another cheap M/F towel for the rinse & dry operation. Last step is 303 protectant spray and another cheap M/F towel to work it into the strips.
The wash towel gets dirty and the 303 towel gets dirty but it seems to squeak less over rough roads....I can't honestly say that my steps do a darn thing to help preserve the weather stripping. I know all this rigamarole don't do anything for the window leaks!
The M/F towels I get at COSTCO, they come 10 / pkg for about $10(?), they're the yellow ones & great for stuff like this...glass, seats, carpets spots, under hood stuff, wheel house liners, dash, etc.
Tom
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From: Ottawa Ontario
Silicone spray. Up here we get it from Canadian tire. I spray all the rubber everywhere, even the hood seal, anything I can find about every 6 weeks or so. Use lots, it won't hurt anything. The rubber stays supple, and the stuff actually smells good lol.
My Jimmy is going on 11 years old and the seals are like brand new. The Corvette, well, they were already pretty bad when I got it but the silicone is maintaining them from further deterioration until I can replace them.
My Jimmy is going on 11 years old and the seals are like brand new. The Corvette, well, they were already pretty bad when I got it but the silicone is maintaining them from further deterioration until I can replace them.
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