What about ArmorAll for reconditioning the rubber window gaskets? I don't know if it was a good idea or a bad idea from a long term perspective, but I recently washed an original 85 hatch window gasket in soap and water and then sprayed it with ArmorAll and let it sit for about 15-20 minutes. My girlfriend and I then put the window in the hatch in about 5 minutes using a nylon rope that was a replacement for a lawn mower pull cord. It was the smallest of the 3 sizes that the local hardware store sold. The ArmorAll made the gasket slippery enough that I could slide the window, with the gasket on it, just a tiny bit to one side to get it perfectly centered in the opening. The ArmorAll also made it more flexible. We had previously tried to get it installed twice, just using very soapy water. Both times I couldn't get it perfectly centered and we would fail as we got up to the upper corner on the side that was too far from the center of the opening. Plus the gasket was too stiff. I have filled some, but not all of the slot that formerly held the plastic fake chrome trim with the round rubber material that holds screens into frames. I'll need a warmer day to finish. Sam -- Sam Walters Baltimore, MD |
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