Slide Door Seal

[james_stan]

Hi All

Trying a new (VWHeritage) slide seal on min 1970. Seems to fit easily Top, bottom and RHS, but the LHS nearest passenger door is 'somewhat tight'.. (i.e. not managed to get it in the profile yet) This is probably normal but before I pour a gallon of fairy liguid on it I thought I would check.

I could easily have it upside down or insideout for example..

Cheers

James

 

[Guest]

Dont Use fairy Liquid! it contains salt and anionic surfactants that promote rusting :shock:

I recommend Son of Gun and itll keep your rubbers supple for ages.

Sounds like your having normal problems, can you get the door shut? the left hand profile should have the cut that slants from the inside to thicker at the outside edge.

 

[james_stan]

Johnny

Thanks for the reply may try this out if I can get some. Any other non-corrosive alterntives you know of ?

Vaseline any good ?

BR

James

 

[Guest]

ive never used vaseline as ive thought it would always leave a mess to clean off?, i dont know, but personally i would go with something more viscous. I use Son of a Gun, cheap, easy to get and works well for me .

 

[Clarkson46]

Waxoyl works as well and give rust protection. Clean up with white spirit.

 

[Guest]

Waxoyl works as well and give rust protection. Clean up with white spirit.

waxoyl is good but heat it up first as it helps no end 8)

 

[Air Cooled Rookie]

I find KY Jelly is the best thing for fitting rubber components. And no, I'm not trying to be smutty!

 

[Araon]

Bizarre but it never even entered my head about Waxoil cheers for that one :wink:

 

[Guest]

only problem with KY jelly is that its water based.... dont ask me how i know that :lol:

 

[Araon]

so how do you know so much about KY

 

[james_stan]

Hmm

Didn't see the KY or WaxOil suggestions in time (even thouh I have an aerosol of clear WaxOil I could have used).

So, as I was babysitting at my Brothers (where the van is kept) I went through his cupboards and found some
wax cotton garment reproofing stuff - Clear waxy and quite slippery in contact with rubber - seemed to work fine..

Cheers all

james

 

[Clem]

Wont the white spirit in Waxoyl be nasty for the rubber?