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DON'T!

There was a post last week about this grease on door and top seals.

I bought Sil-Glyde last year for door seals and the hatch seals on my boat. I sure wish I had not. All the hype about this product being the answer to preserving the seals on vehicles and boats. This stuff "drys out" and becomes very sticky to the point I worry about it tearing the seals. It is difficult to get the hatches open.

Now I cannot get this garbage off the seals. It is more resilient and sticky than your kids booger collection under their bed. Two big tubes of Sil-Glyde going into the garbage can.

Back to my old solution of using medical glycerin on the seals once a year. I should have stuck with what worked. Been using that on my 1990 convertible Dakota top and door seals for years.
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^^^ I use the Honda Shin-Etsu grease as well. Great stuff.
 

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Another vote for the Honda Silicone Grease. I used it on my '14 JK seals when new and it never had a leak with the Freedom panels or doors for 9 years.
 

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I have used this for door and window seals for years.
Jeep Gladiator Dielectric grease on door seals grab297
 

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Seems a bit wasteful to throw out two tubes of the stuff when it turned out to be no good for something it wasn't meant for. In my experience it's good for weatherproofing electrical connections and general maintenance tasks where silicon grease is suitable for purpose.
 
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Seems a bit wasteful to throw out two tubes of the stuff when it turned out to be no good for something it wasn't meant for. In my experience it's good for weatherproofing electrical connections and general maintenance tasks where silicon grease is suitable for purpose.
Yeah, a good thought. It was just that is what I bought it for. Thanks, I went and rescued it. Like Duh! Fred
 

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404…UV resistant too.
 

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