A quick question
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A quick question
What should I be using on my rubber weather stripping and plastics? A teflon or a silicone based spray or other? Any thoughts? I didn't get much info when I posted this question in the "car care" section of the forum. 
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Here's the GM emulsion I use but I don't know if they even sell it anymore. It's great, if you do find it cut the brush that's inside the top it's useless and uses to much. I use just a small amount on a rag and rub it in well. It puffs up the weatherstripping like new. 
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Hi folks -
The GM manual calls for some "special" gm dressing.
I have used silicone di-electric grease in sparing quantities since 1986 with excellent results.
I am sure the GM stuff is good, but I just buy the CRC grease at O'Reilly's and be done with it.
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The GM manual calls for some "special" gm dressing.
I have used silicone di-electric grease in sparing quantities since 1986 with excellent results.
I am sure the GM stuff is good, but I just buy the CRC grease at O'Reilly's and be done with it.
best regards -
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You should use any "Silicone based non solvent die electric grease" and obviously the GM stuff is good.
Just be careful with the bunch of silicone sprays, many have solvents to help get it out the nozzle, which technicaly, arent good for the weatherstrip.
I dont know though, Ive seen a lotta really old cars that use stuff like Armor all, Back to Black, silicone spray, havent seen theirs fall off.
May be a tempest in a tea cup.
Just be careful with the bunch of silicone sprays, many have solvents to help get it out the nozzle, which technicaly, arent good for the weatherstrip.
I dont know though, Ive seen a lotta really old cars that use stuff like Armor all, Back to Black, silicone spray, havent seen theirs fall off.
May be a tempest in a tea cup.
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I've used some dielectric grease on mine and so far the weatherstripping looks very good after 8 years.
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Another vote here for dielectric grease for the weather stripping. It's expensive but a little goes a long way
I also use "Son of a Gun" on the plastic. I've got one strip around the tonneau cover thats a little discolored so I use Mothers "Back to Black" on there.
I also use "Son of a Gun" on the plastic. I've got one strip around the tonneau cover thats a little discolored so I use Mothers "Back to Black" on there.
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Yep...dielectric grease FTW
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I have used dielectric grease also, but saw a tube that looked like chap stick at autogeek. Anybody have experience with this?
I'll probably just stick with what I have as it's probably a 10 year suppy/tube.
I'll probably just stick with what I have as it's probably a 10 year suppy/tube.
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