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Cleaning old windowseals ?
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 3:35 pm
by sandman
I have a few NOS front and rear windowseals I'de like to use.... however due to long time storage the rubber has sort of a wax-coating on it... ?
Anyone here know a good method for cleaning these?
Anyone know why they get so 'waxed in' ? (Does the rubber exhaust something over time?)
Many thanks,
Re: Cleaning old windowseals ?
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:21 pm
by guru_1071
sandman wrote:I have a few NOS front and rear windowseals I'de like to use.... however due to long time storage the rubber has sort of a wax-coating on it... ?
Anyone here know a good method for cleaning these?
Anyone know why they get so 'waxed in' ? (Does the rubber exhaust something over time?)
Many thanks,
ive just 'reconned' a couple of old seals with a bit of wire wool and some thinners.
not sure if its the right way to do it, but it cleaned them up a treat
Re: Cleaning old windowseals ?
Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 4:13 pm
by mk1
Most rubber parts are waxed from the factory this stops the rubber oxidising in storage. I don't remove the wax on parts like this, I just leave it to get worn off naturally.