303 Aero Application on Seals

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shadow85

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For applying 303 to rubber seals, do you guys use an applicator or you just go straight with the spray and wipe? Is 303 over spray on paint bad?
 
No, it's not bad on paint, just maybe an annoyance to wipe up. I spray it on an applicator or MF if I'm going to apply it to seals.
 
DJBAILEY said:
Yes you can use it on your exterior rubber seals. The 1Z gummipfledge is a great product for seals.
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Yes, I heard great things about gummi. Too bad I live in NY and the VOC issue blocked me from getting it.
 
There's something I don't understand though. What would make gummifledge so much better for rubber seals than 303? Everyone seems to rave about how great 303 is for rubber,vinyl.... but it seems, at least in this thread, that gummifledge wins for rubber seals?
 
Im just concerned if i would be doing any harm if i were to apply it to exterior seals. I know that its great for interior pieces but never heard of anyone using it on their exterior trim/pieces.
 
Striker said:
Im just concerned if i would be doing any harm if i were to apply it to exterior seals. I know that its great for interior pieces but never heard of anyone using it on their exterior trim/pieces.
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I am going to go ahead and use a common sense approach on this. People have used it to dress engine hoses, convertible tops, pieces exposed to the sun etc... if it can handle water and sun it can surely be used on exterior seals. If it can handle being used in an engine compartment, then using it on an exterior seal is no problem. I actually use it to dress the windshield wiper area on the hood of the car, the plastic components and the top portion of the wipers themselves. Not a problem. enjoy
 
duke your rite, im just paranoid of anything touching my car. I've used it before on the plastic trim pieces that is beneath the wiper arms and seemed to work good so far.
 
Striker said:
duke your rite, im just paranoid of anything touching my car. I've used it before on the plastic trim pieces that is beneath the wiper arms and seemed to work good so far.
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I know, we all are, that's why we are on Autopia :)
 
Cleaning the seals before applying a protectant of choice is just as important. How many times have you washed someone else's car and gotten your mitt/sponge/pad blacker than the ace of spades after going over a seal, especially those exposed to the outside, like exterior seals around windows. If it's someone else's car, I will take an old MF cloth soaked in a APC (Super Clean, the Purple Stuff) diluted 10:1 and wipe down the seals BEFORE I wash the car to prevent getting my washing mitt/sponge/pad streaked with that black residue that is so hard to clean off from your mitt/sponge/pad. If it's REALLY bad, I may wipe it down several times until the black residue doesn't appear as much on the MF. Am I hurting the seals? You decide. To me all you are doing is removing the "dead" rubber (Actually a specialized synthetic material called EPDM, (ethylene propylene diene monomer) that has been damaged by the UV of the sun. THEN go ahead an add the non-petroleum-base protectant of your choice.
 
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