SO....
Shin-etsu grease is a topic that is brought up on and off....so, as winter rolls around, I figured I would pick up a bottle and use some before I put the car away for the winter..




.....but where specifically?




Any help would be great.. .thanks!

 

Anything that's "rubber" on the car. Surrounding of the windshield, door jams, trunk lining, side of the convertible (where the window meets). Basically anything "rubber".

Put a latex/dispossable glove on and squeeze the grease onto your gloves, then start massaging any "rubber" parts on the car. Be sure to let it soak in for a few hours then wipe off any extras.

Hope this helps.

 

Shin-Etsu also works well on door latches and hood/trunk latches. I believe the owners manual details where to use the grease.

 

Owners manual...

I forgot where I put that..


I wasn't sure if there would be any concern of the grease on the window seals getting in contact with window tint.

 

as mentioned above, rub it in really well and let the excess sit on the rubber- you want the rubber "plumped up"- wipe it off really well to keep it from getting on contact points.
i do not know how it reacts with tint, but i would keep it off of glass faces.

 

Gotcha... so I want to leave it on the rubber or wipe it off?


I am storing the car with the windows slightly lowered so it won't be in contact with the window till spring.

 

Leave it on for a couple of hours, then wipe the excess off.

 

this is debated, as some folks like to buff off the grease after a period of time (some say hours, others days)

i let the stuff sit forever. no buffing off for me - just wait another 6-8 months and reapply. i also don't use gloves. just wash my hands after

g/l with your storage - it's getting cold in the midwest real quick!

 

I leave on for 10mins to a few hours based on my time table. I'll wipe on with my fingers and wipe excess off with a paper towel. No issues with Llumar metallic tint. It'll smear a little, but a little Plexus / Invisible Glass clears things right back up. Repeat every 6 months.

On the topic of rubber components and silicone, one thing to not neglect is all the rubber underneath the car that never gets loving. Road Rage wrote up a How-To for Chassis Lubrication (basically cleaning rubber boots underneath the car and spraying silicone on em).

 

great suggestion about the underside...

as to papertowels, i prefer mfs or any cloth- as i learned as a young apprentice wanabe, paper is made from trees and trees can scratch (or swirl) painted surfaces- might be o.k. on nonpainted surfaces, but imo its a bit too scratchy. so i admit that this is an opinion, but mine is to prefer cloth over paper--