Cooking Oil on Weather Strips?

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bus driver
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Cooking Oil on Weather Strips?

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Anyone heard of this one? Buddy picked up new Pontiac last week, Got told to use Mazzola (cooking oil) on weather stripping. woorks beetter than silicone grease and cheaper
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Re: Cooking Oil on Weather Strips? (bus driver)

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when i worked the farm show circuit displaying tractors we set up at watkins glen. One of the guys who took one of the display nascars around said that vegatable oil was the key for making tires look nice and it was cheap. I dunno if this would work in a street application but for sitting still and looking good it works well
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Re: Cooking Oil on Weather Strips? (bus driver)

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I would still think that the silicon does a better job of preserving the rubber.
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Re: Cooking Oil on Weather Strips? (russ257)

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We were kids, My buddy had remote car and long hall way with white tiles.........Came up with brain storm that we put "Mazzola" oil strip down, Run car thur it and "LIGHT ER UP"........Really ....Really good burn outs,,,,,,,,,,And I never knew "Toot's ( his mother ) could swear like that
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Re: Cooking Oil on Weather Strips? (bus driver)

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slicone spray works great leave the oil in the kitchen,,,
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Re: Cooking Oil on Weather Strips? (stkos79)

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sorry for bring this thread back from the dead But. Silcone spray on Rubber olding and weather strip what does it do ??
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Re: Cooking Oil on Weather Strips? (shocker sf)

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Quote, originally posted by shocker sf »sorry for bring this thread back from the dead But. Silcone spray on Rubber olding and weather strip what does it do ??Keeps the seals supple and healthy, and prevents them from drying out and corroding. Also keeps the doors from freezing shut in winter (or so I'm told).
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Post by JohnC »

I have always used Armourall on them, the door seals are the last thing i do so the little rag is already soaked in it. It's a good time to check on the fit of the door seals too.
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Does it keep them nice and black looking, The wet look ??
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Post by Stang2Vibe »

ArmorAll is probably not a bad idea. Shouldn't hurt anything that I can think of. But I think that silicone will more deeply nourish the rubber seals.Either product will make them more black looking and give it the wet look, but again, silicone will probably last longer and give it more of a wet look.
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