Anyone using anything to preserve the various rubber pieces (aside from the tires) on your Scion? If so, what's good? I've heard good things about Zymol.

(Sorry if this has been discussed before. I searched but came up with over 3,600 results, which are too many to sort through.)

 

if you can find it, klasse VLRP works wonders.

 

spray silicone works to preserve weather strip and bushings etc.. it keeps them from dry rotting and water proofs, if thats what your asking or are you going for shine. zymol has car kits that go up to aroud $450, they got some high end products as well as lower priced ones. i like thier products

 

Thanks for the replies. I want to avoid dry rot. I'm not too worried about shine, though it tends to be a nice by-product.

 

yeah thats what the dealer is suposed to do when they change your oil is lube the chasis, but we all know they dont do much of anything.

 

Um. Silicones will actually work to aide the dry-rotting process if not applied continually. Once you start, you have to keep using it or you will dry out the stuff you're trying to protect.

 

Bob is the Oil Guy thread...

When I was in the USAF we used (IIRC) Mil-P-11520F. It worked well, but I suspect there should be better stuff out by now.

Tom

 

are you well informed on this, i got that info from a car tech but if you know something thats well informing or works better then im all ears

 

303 aerospace protectant. You can pick it up at any boat/marine shop, or order through NAPA.
http://www.303products.com/main.php

This stuff dominates.

 

I am not an expert on silicone, I just know what I read online. Here is one such article:

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...hp/t-7368.html

There are good and bad silicones. I'd just rather avoid them all.

 

+1. Doesn't last the longest on exterior trim, but it does its job well enough.

 

i only used it for my suspension, so the sun doesn't effect it. all input is good so keep your thoughts rolling.