I finally got the Shinetsu grease. Anyone recommendation on how to apply. All I know is you should put a light coating but don't know if I should use a rag, my fingers, etc.

Thanks for the help.

BTW, this crap was almost $30 for the tube!

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by dlee
[B]I finally got the Shinetsu grease.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by dlee
[B]Thanks SilverFrog.

 

Only buy Shin-Etsu from H and A. Besides supporting one of our sponsors, he charges less than $13.00. Of course, I learned this after spending $19.00 at the dealer who said the list price was $25.00 per tube.

I'm no expert but as for applying it: I used a rag (old clean undershorts), squeezed about an inch long length (we all know how big that is, right) on to the rag, and then rubbed the grease onto the seals. I found that this amount after dabbing it along the seal I was working on and rubbing it into the seal would cover ~15 inches or about half the length of the top of the one of the roll up windows. I used it on all the seals around the windows, doors, the roof to windshield seal, the trunk, the hood, and rightly or wrongly I carefully rubbed it on all of the external rubber I could find, except the tires of course. The rag can get very dirty depending on the condition of your seals so you should rotate the use of rag as necessary to use a relatively clean portion of the rag during the application.

 

Thanks mselland. Yes, I almost expected to get screwed by the dealer but I guess I figure I can't lose (product quality wise) with a dealer. I paid $27 - oh well, it's worth it for my S2000

I think I have several options on how to put it on. Your option seesms to be easiest, though it may waste some of this expensive grease.

Thanks again.

 

I went to my Honda dealer and they hadn't even heard of a particular silicone grease for the S2000 soft top use application. And they are the largest Honda dealer in 32 states. They ended up giving me a bottle of Honda'a Silicone Spray which comes in an aerosol container much like Honda's professional glass cleaner. They just gave it to me as well. I didn't have to pay anything. I asked the service guy and he said it does the same thing as the grease, it's just not as messy and you have to work it in a bit with your hands. I used it and it was fairly easy to apply and effective.

 

Jaded, that's really sad that one of the "largest" Honda dealers hasn't been able to read our owner's manual, which specifies the Shin Etsu grease. I don't like to mix chemicals so I'm staying with the Shin Etsu goop (from H-and-A). Yeah, it looks JUST like a handful of silicone greases from Dow.

 

For all I did I estimate I used approximately one third of the tube. If you only do this once a year or so I guess I can justify that price. But I think I saw in another thread that for drier climates someone was recommending every three months. I live in AZ and it doesn't get much drier that then, but at the most, I'll only be doing this every 6 months. Unless the seals seem to need it more often. I've only had the car 2 months and I did the seals a week or so after I got it, and the greased seals are still leaving a little residue along the window edges. So I think my 6 month estimate will be fine and hopefully I'll get it out to a year.

Sorry you got screwed by the dealer, that's why I'm recommending HandA as much as I can. They also have outstanding customer service.

As an example, I ordered some touch up paint, they sent me red instead of the silverstone I ordered. I called HandA and talked directly with Trevor, he apologized for the mix up and sent out the correct paint right away. I asked him for return information and he said "don't bother." When I got the second bottle I noticed that they had used some old packaging for the paint. After checking for the right paint in the replacement order, I opened the box for my first paint order. Well it turns out they had packaged the first bottle of silverstone touchup paint in a box that said red on it. Now I have 2 bottles of silverstone metallic. Trevor if you're reading this sorry about that. Hopefully I've move than made up for that faux pas with my subsequent HandA orders.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jaded41
[B]I went to my Honda dealer and they hadn't even heard of a particular silicone grease for the S2000 soft top use application.

 

I've got some plumber's grease.

It's made of silly, sorry, silicone & waterproof.

Any ideas if that would work?