Lube

[DC Dude]

What do you guys use to lube the seals on the doors/hatch?

 

[810moto]

just some gool ole WD40 on the rear door shocks and same with hood. For the 4 doors, I will use the same grease as I do on the swaybar bushings.

 

[DC Dude]

just some gool ole WD40 on the rear door shocks and same with hood. For the 4 doors, I will use the same grease as I do on the swaybar bushings.

Thanks, just wondering if Toyota had something like what Honda has.

Genuine Honda shin-etsu grease. Used for lubricating rubber door seals. - Bernardi Honda Parts and Accessories

 

[Uneek]

303 Aerospace protectant.

 

[aika1]

+1 for the 303 aerospace protectant. It's fricking awesome stuff. Made near where I grew up too. Never found anything better than that stuff for rubber, plastics, vinyl, etc...

 

[PaulB-2006 T4R]

For years, on many cars and now the T4R I have used the tire spray like Armor All (not really sure what brand I have now). It works great to condition the rubber and in the winter time after a car wash my doors are never frozen shut.

 

[Absolute]

For years, on many cars and now the T4R I have used the tire spray like Armor All (not really sure what brand I have now). It works great to condition the rubber and in the winter time after a car wash my doors are never frozen shut.

interesting, I think I will give it a shot... Might i ask why you use the tire spray over armor all?

 

[PaulB-2006 T4R]

Maybe I misspoke, I use the Armor All Original Protectant Spray, like this;

 

[Absolute]

Ahh, I wonder though if you use the tire gel on the plastic molding. Since I have the sr5 my entire lower body is basically plastic molding. I wonder if it would offer any protection.
Eh just a thought.

Thank you!

 

[PaulB-2006 T4R]

I used to have a 97 Jeep GC with the same plastic molding on the bottom and yes it works. It is slower to soak in to the plastic but is clearly looked a deeper gray than before it was applied.

One winter on the GC I pushed in a corner of the lower rear bumper. I heated the bumper with a low temp heat gun and pushed out the dent with the rounded side of a crowbar but it left a whitish circle around where the dent was. I just used the protectant (again not sure what brand I actually have in the garage) and the circle was gone in a few days.

 

[Uneek]

Unless the Armor All formula has changed, it's a petroleum based product. Once applied, it'll need to be applied repeatedly to prevent drying of the rubber/plastic parts leading to cracks.

If you stop using 303, it won't lead rubber/plastic parts cracking.

 

[gm350reratliff]

Silicone spray on a rag and wipe down the seals.