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lowdowndub Thu Dec 04, 2003 4:35 pm

I finally got some center sliding windows for my westy. I guy I'm getting them from said the seals are in decent shape, just a little brittle. What is a good method of reconditioning them so I might avoid having to buy new ones?

-LDD

ratwell Thu Dec 04, 2003 4:52 pm

I've read that boiled linseed oil may help but nothing will truly recondition rubber back to a newlike state. Nothing beats new rubber.

Read up on it and take the necessary precautions before handling unless you find a better alternative. I have no experience with it.

crofty Thu Dec 04, 2003 5:02 pm

New seals are cheap enough that I would just get them, It would be a shame to go through the trouble of installing them if they leak. Right?

lowdowndub Thu Dec 04, 2003 5:20 pm

I know, better to spend the money now, then to have them leak and spend the money later.

Thanks for the info.

-LDD



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