Zymol Rubber Seal Conditioner

Huskymaniac · #1 11-26-2010, 02:42 PM

Major props for this product. I coated every rubber seal in the car with this and let it sit for a few hours. When I brought the car out for a drive, every evidence of wind noise was gone! I was getting a lot of noise and whistling but it all went away. And I was up to 65 on the highway in a strong cross wind.

The company claims to make the rubber feel like a dog's nose. I felt the rubber and I felt the dog's nose and I can confirm that it does indeed deliver on this claim.

The next step is to put a thin layer of lubricant over the door seals to keep them from freezing together when we get freezing rain. It already happened once this season.

Blacky · #2 11-26-2010, 05:50 PM

We had freezing rain twice already. This morning was brutal, about 3/8 of an inch of ice. It took me about 20 minutes to get in the car. The seals definately need to be dealt with.

Huskymaniac · #3 11-26-2010, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacky

We had freezing rain twice already. This morning was brutal, about 3/8 of an inch of ice. It took me about 20 minutes to get in the car. The seals definately need to be dealt with.

I'm going to give the Zymol 24 hours to fully condition the rubber and then I am going to put a thin coating of Krytox lubricant on them.

Blacky · #4 11-26-2010, 06:10 PM

Where did you buy those products? I usually go to Advance Auto Parts in Ogdensburg, NY.

Huskymaniac · #5 11-26-2010, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacky

Where did you buy those products? I usually go to Advance Auto Parts in Ogdensburg, NY.

I bought them on ebay. I think I may need more of the Krytox but, damn, that stuff is expensive. It may be overkill for what I am doing but I wanted to make sure I used something effective but inert. I also used it to lube up my door and hood latches and the door stopper thingies. The Zymol went a long way and I will have that bottle for some time.

svxcess · #6 11-26-2010, 09:53 PM

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Many members here use Sil-Glyde, a silicone gel available at many NAPA and Auto Zone stores, as well as Amazon HERE

HERE is a better product description from the company's website.

Just squeeze it from the tube and rub a small amount onto the rubber weatherstripping. it dries and leaves a slick, non-stick coating.

I have been using it for years and never had a sticking problem. Hard to describe, but it works beautifully. Aredubjay turned me on to this stuff years ago.

Search sil-glyde on the web to find where else it is available

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