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satchmo
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Door seal treatment

Post by satchmo » Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:17 am

Anybody have any recommendations or best practices for treating/preserving the door seals? I have some seals that I think are original on the sliding door and the rear hatch. I'd like to keep them healthy another 25 years if possible (then they are someone else's problem).

Thanks much, Tim
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Post by bretski » Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:49 am

303 Protectant is really good stuff:

http://www.303products.com/
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Post by hambone » Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:15 pm

Colin says lightly sand the rough/crumbly parts, wash with soap and water, then dust with talcum powder. His seals are gourgeous (I'm jus sayin).
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Post by bretski » Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:26 pm

I was gonna mention the talcum powder, but left it for Colin... :lol:
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Post by hambone » Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:09 pm

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Post by spiffy » Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:39 pm

hambone wrote:All Bus Pilots Unite For The Glorious Workers Bloodless IAC Revolution of Lusty Solidarity! All Grovel At The Feet Of Our Supreme Leader!
Have you gotten into that particularis stuff again? :geek:

I used the black RTV to fill in any cracks and then dusted with talcom powder, worked very well and the talcom does a fine job of keeping them supple.

Yah, I said supple. Not quite lucious though.
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