How to maintain Windows sills (rubber)?

[Kelpie]

  On 4/7/2012 at 1:37 AM, Mazdaowner said:

All car product brands have a "Vinyl and Rubber" protectant product. Use this it will suffice very very well.

Apply a thin layer every time you wash your car, using a clean cloth, attached to your fingertip, spray product and apply

onto sills, window rubber gaskets etc. If you must know, I use Meguiars. Welcome.

 

I read from an overseas BMW forum that they simply use WD40 and solve the problem.

 

I thought, how could it be possible?? So decided to buy a WD40 for RM10 and spray all the doors and windows seals/rubber and it really worked! all the creaking sound gone. Really cheap and effective.

 

That TS mentioned that creaking noise is usually caused by ill maintenance. If the rubber hardened, the creaking will start no matter what car. It could happened to Lexus too.

 

Regards,

[Iiiusion]

What I heard is WD40 eats rubber...so use at your own risk

[Kelpie]

  On 4/18/2012 at 3:25 PM, Iiiusion said:

What I heard is WD40 eats rubber...so use at your own risk

 

This is a common concern that people have on WD-40. if you go into their website, they have a FAQ on this too:

 

What surfaces or materials are OK to use WD-40 on?

WD-40 can be used on just about everything. It is safe for metal, rubber, wood and plastic. WD-40 can be applied to painted metal surfaces without harming the paint. Polycarbonate and clear polystyrene plastic are among the few surfaces on which to avoid using a petroleum-based product like WD-40.

 

 

Regards,

Edited April 18, 2012 by Kelpie

[Picanto]

  On 4/18/2012 at 3:25 PM, Iiiusion said:

What I heard is WD40 eats rubber...so use at your own risk

rubbish.

[Mazdaowner]

I'd be very careful with WD40 on rubber. I dissolves rubber and you'll be faced with another set of problems later.

I never use WD40 on rubber.

  On 4/18/2012 at 10:58 AM, Kelpie said:

I read from an overseas BMW forum that they simply use WD40 and solve the problem.

 

I thought, how could it be possible?? So decided to buy a WD40 for RM10 and spray all the doors and windows seals/rubber and it really worked! all the creaking sound gone. Really cheap and effective.

 

That TS mentioned that creaking noise is usually caused by ill maintenance. If the rubber hardened, the creaking will start no matter what car. It could happened to Lexus too.

 

Regards,

 

[Mazdaowner]

Manufacturers will say anything It doesn't happen overnight. Use at own risk.

I'd use petroleum jelly, far safer on all plastics and rubber.

  On 4/18/2012 at 10:23 PM, Kelpie said:

This is a common concern that people have on WD-40. if you go into their website, they have a FAQ on this too:

 

What surfaces or materials are OK to use WD-40 on?

WD-40 can be used on just about everything. It is safe for metal, rubber, wood and plastic. WD-40 can be applied to painted metal surfaces without harming the paint. Polycarbonate and clear polystyrene plastic are among the few surfaces on which to avoid using a petroleum-based product like WD-40.

 

 

Regards,

 

[Mazdaowner]

  On 4/29/2012 at 9:23 AM, Picanto said:

rubbish.

 

You do cars meh? It's only rubbish when you donno.

[Alechi]

  On 4/6/2012 at 11:36 PM, Kelpie said:

Hi all,

 

What do you use to maintain or polish your car windows sills? Some of these rubber tend to degenerate after some years due to our hot weather.

 

Thank you.

 

 

Regards,

 

All leather moisturisers should do the trick

[5936]

It depends on what type of lubricant they used.

solvent based may cause more harm in the long run.

no WD40,mineral oil, sewing machine oil. They contribute to swell rubber parts.

Use silicone or wax based lubricants.

[5936]

Easy to proof.

spray wd40 on a blown balloon.

See if it will burst in minute or not.

[Warthog]

If WD40 can be used on rubber, geylang hotel rooms will smell of WD40.

[Happily1986]

  On 4/29/2012 at 1:50 PM, 5936 said:

Easy to proof.

spray wd40 on a blown balloon.

See if it will burst in minute or not.

 

My concern is not that WD40 will dissolve the elastomer which is the core component of so called "rubber". I am more worried and sure that it will dissolve or at least degrade the stabilising agents and vulcanising agents found within most commercially produced rubber. Once these agents are gone, your rubber will start to degrade and fray like nobody's business.

[5936]

Wow, nicely worded.

after all their base materials are oil based - ethylene, butadiene.

[Mazdaowner]

  On 4/29/2012 at 3:29 PM, 5936 said:

Wow, nicely worded.

after all their base materials are oil based - ethylene, butadiene.

 

In context, when doing up exotic cars, WD40 isn't exactly the one for all things spray.

Even now with my own cars, I don't even use WD40.

[Donut]

  On 4/29/2012 at 9:26 AM, Mazdaowner said:

I'd be very careful with WD40 on rubber. I dissolves rubber and you'll be faced with another set of problems later.

I never use WD40 on rubber.

 

Hmmm.... WD40 is safe with rubber, as far as i know.

 

to play safe, just use silicon spray. v safe and can even be used on those engine belts.

[S4vtec]

i only use WD40 when cleaning arms..... barrel shiny ! hahah

[Mazdaowner]

  On 4/30/2012 at 1:32 AM, Donut said:

Hmmm.... WD40 is safe with rubber, as far as i know.

 

to play safe, just use silicon spray. v safe and can even be used on those engine belts.

 

Nut, not exactly. Not ALL rubber products, it depends on the rubber content. I had one experience many years ago,

spraying WD40 onto a "rubber' product, within 5mins, I could feel the slight "stickiness" with my fingers, had to

immediately clean item, bit late though, ended up replacing it. Best deal is silicon spray or Petroleum jelly aka Vaseline.

I use Vaseline even on electrical components with plastic gears, lasts far longer then grease, and totally safe.

 

[5936]

WD40 use to unfreeze seized bolts and nuts. Quite effective especially let it soak overnight. But for my car its also a NO.

I use Dupont teflon dry wax lube and LPS aerosol