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Old Sep 26, 2015 | 02:11 PM
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Ok corvette fans I'm setting here in my garage cleaning the car from funfest last weekend. I sat in on the seminar where two engineers from the corvtte plant answered questions you had about your c5 or c6. At the end the guys said dielectric Grease on your weather stripping. It was also said that to much is not a good thing how much is a enough?
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Ok corvette fans I'm setting here in my garage cleaning the car from funfest last weekend. I sat in on the seminar where two engineers from the corvtte plant answered questions you had about your c5 or c6. At the end the guys said dielectric Grease on your weather stripping. It was also said that to much is not a good thing how much is a enough?
just enough to put a sheen on the rubber but not feel greasy.
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Old Sep 26, 2015 | 05:37 PM
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I just put a little dab on a towel and wipe onto the weatherstripping. As said above just enough to give it a shine.
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Originally Posted by alxltd1
just enough to put a sheen on the rubber but not feel greasy.
This. If you can find it, some natural silicone lube works well on the weatherstripping.
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Old Sep 26, 2015 | 10:41 PM
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KY 'Racing' should work!


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Engineer sounds like my Dentist. Definitely brush, but not too hard... how hard is "too hard"? If you start having catastrophic dental problems, then you know you brushed "too hard" or did not brush "hard enough".
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Dont worry about it, its not rocket science, just apply it and rub it in. Its very well suited for the rubber and in ten years = zero difference in how it looked or performed.
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