Grease to prevent window sticking in winter ? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

GrantedTaken · 01-02-2019, 05:30 PM

I tried Silicon Spray, but that went away after a few days.
Has anyone just smeared Lithium grease onto the weatherstripping?

This won't dry up, and I am not opening my windows for 2-3 months.
So, I don't care if there is an inch of grease outside the top of the door glass.
I can wipe off the grease at the end of the winter.

https://www.harborfreight.com/14-oz-...ase-40711.html

7 skulls · 01-02-2019, 06:22 PM

I use dielectric grease which is pure silicone, is clear and won't hurt the seals. Available at any auto parts store. Works great and is hydrophobic.

venturaII · 01-03-2019, 09:37 AM

Doesn't that turn your windows into a smeared mess, especially if you put the window all the way down and the silicone grease gets into the window wipes at the base?

7 skulls · 01-03-2019, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by venturaII

Doesn't that turn your windows into a smeared mess, especially if you put the window all the way down and the silicone grease gets into the window wipes at the base?

Good question. My windows are never down in winter (car stored outside). However, I don't wipe it off in the spring and it only slightly smears the top 1/2 inch of the window. That said, I only use a small amount spread evenly over the window seal. Just enough to make the seals shiny is all that's needed. Dielectric grease is great.

GrantedTaken · 01-04-2019, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by venturaII

Doesn't that turn your windows into a smeared mess, especially if you put the window all the way down and the silicone grease gets into the window wipes at the base?

I am not opening my windows for 2-3 months.

KoreanJesus · 01-04-2019, 08:25 AM

Pam cooking spray.

Spray it on a rag, wipe the seals, go live your life.

navanodd · 01-04-2019, 06:35 PM

I use Honda Shin-Etsu grease, made just for this application and works great!

Ultramaroon · 01-04-2019, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by KoreanJesus

Pam cooking spray.

Dear God, no.

All vegetable oils oxidize and varnish. Have you never felt sticky old oil stains on a stove? ...or the bottom of a bottle of corn oil?

FirstWinter · 01-04-2019, 07:46 PM

Honda Shin Etsu grease

KoreanJesus · 01-04-2019, 09:36 PM

I have, and have never had that issue on window or door seals.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Dear God, no.

All vegetable oils oxidize and varnish. Have you never felt sticky old oil stains on a stove? ...or the bottom of a bottle of corn oil?

Ultramaroon · 01-04-2019, 11:04 PM

That's interesting. After I went off looking at the chemical composition of the Shin-Etsu stuff, I also looked up the contents of Sil-Glyde, a tube of "silicone" lubricant that I bought some time ago.

Main ingredient is castor oil. 0.o

https://agscompany.com/wp-content/up...09_07_2018.pdf

Quote:

Originally Posted by KoreanJesus

I have, and have never had that issue on window or door seals.

MuseChaser · 01-05-2019, 12:07 PM

Interesting. I've been wrestling w/ the frozen window/daily re-initialization hassle for four winters now, and getting kind of sick of it. I have a tube of Jack's silicone o-ring lube handy, and also a food-grade lube for the seals on my beer kegging/tapping setups.. both safe for rubber, of course. Any downside to trying either of those, rather than buying the Honda stuff?

Leonardo · 01-05-2019, 12:18 PM

This issue is with many cars. My dads CLK had the same issue. He complained so much the dealership replaced the door seals twice. The issue came back each time...

Armorall makes door seal wipes. Pretty sure thats what my buddy used on my car after I was complaining about my windows to him.

https://www.armorall.eu/en/products/...oor-seal-wipes

Ultramaroon · 01-05-2019, 04:33 PM

I bet that any of the above are fine. I just can't wrap my head around the Pam®... or castor oil, for that matter.

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7 skulls Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Drives: 2014 scion frs Location: Newfoundland Posts: 241 Thanks: 283 Thanked 247 Times in 122 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I use dielectric grease which is pure silicone, is clear and won't hurt the seals. Available at any auto parts store. Works great and is hydrophobic.

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