procainestart
procainestart Dork
10/12/09 4:50 p.m.

You know that foamy rubber seal stuff on quarter windows, doors, trunklids, etc. -- the kind that's bonded to some vinyl, which you then attach to the car body? Like this:

What I want to know is if, after years of being pressed against and now permanently flattened, can this stuff somehow be rejuvenated so it's round again? Hot water maybe?

Or should I suck it up and shell out to a dealer for a couple new ones?

DILYSI Dave
DILYSI Dave SuperDork
10/12/09 9:05 p.m.

I've soaked it in armor all and gotten more life out of it.

Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/12/09 9:30 p.m.

Try snaking some thin walled clear tubing inside it.

xci_ed6
xci_ed6 Reader
10/12/09 11:43 p.m.

i've slid in some vacuum line before, works pretty well.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/13/09 9:17 a.m.
DILYSI Dave wrote: I've soaked it in armor all and gotten more life out of it.

+1

Flogger00
Flogger00 New Reader
10/13/09 11:26 a.m.

sometimes backer rod works

procainestart
procainestart Dork
10/13/09 11:36 a.m.

Sweet; thanks for the suggestions. Think I'll try the chemical route first and, if I get no love, snake in some hose or backer rod.

Capt Slow
Capt Slow Reader
10/13/09 12:21 p.m.

we use silicone grease on it at home

mad_machine
mad_machine GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/13/09 3:59 p.m.

I wish I could remember the stuff we used for making cables. It was yellow and there was a #7 involved.. but it started out as a lubricant that turned into a glue as it dried. Seems it would be perfect for slipping tubing inside those

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