As my truck has been hooked up to my trailer and not thawed out in some time, my door gasket is "frozen" to the door on a pretty regular basis and is pulled away from the truck body when I open the door. There must be some solution like silicon or WD-40 that will not allow the moisture to stick and not be hard on the gasket. Any thoughts?
Door Gasket Sticking Solutions?
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303 aerospace might also work. I've stayed away from Silicon sprays as i've heard they can actually degrade rubber over time. Pure silicone would probably be better but it's pricey.
303 aerospace might also work. I've stayed away from Silicon sprays as i've heard they can actually degrade rubber over time. Pure silicone would probably be better but it's pricey.
HardwaterHoosier
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Fluid Film, safe for rubber use. Or break out the KY,it’s rubber safe too.
MNBlizzard
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Specialist WD-40 Silicone Spray had worked well for me on my enclosed trailer gaskets.
Have not always been near an outlet.
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Yup. F150, 2012
sweeperguy
Active member
I use Dupont Non Stick dry film lubricant with teflon.
I know you would not try to get it on the paint but isn’t tranny fluid bad news for paint jobs? Never tried it just what I heard.
vaseline and or good lithium grease
we used to use this on a lot of clam shell trailers that had a habit of freezing to the decking!
another easy deal is, if you have a small say 1-2 gallon hand pump sprayer
fill inside house (as most folks have hose lines off this time of yr )
with warm soapy water and actually wash the door jams and remove a lot of the build up crap that is freezing on you
gather you could even use a good winter blend windshield washer fluid to wash them too??
no re freezing them?
we used to use this on a lot of clam shell trailers that had a habit of freezing to the decking!
another easy deal is, if you have a small say 1-2 gallon hand pump sprayer
fill inside house (as most folks have hose lines off this time of yr )
with warm soapy water and actually wash the door jams and remove a lot of the build up crap that is freezing on you
gather you could even use a good winter blend windshield washer fluid to wash them too??
no re freezing them?
winterwarlock
Active member
Million dollar idea...heated door perimeter.
Or, it could be like the new style 19 Rams; mine allows the salt spray to get into the door jamb while driving and the salt keeps the seals from freezing.
Idiots, no wonder why Rams are the first trucks to rust out of the big 3.
Bear
Yeah, real bad idea. It's for sale, eh?