General: - Gummi Pflege - Advice & Info. sought - Page 2

GreenBrick · Jun 26th, 2019, 12:08

Parking your car on a slope may make it fill with water, the drain holes are designed to work best on the level....

FredGraham · Jun 26th, 2019, 12:09

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Originally Posted by SwissXC90

The doors have multiple drain holes ex factory

The window glass seal is never designed to be 100% waterproof

However a new rubber seal will always help if the old one has deteriorated.

Gummi Pflege is basically silicon. It helps keep rubber soft and pliant. It is excellent to help prevent doors freezing closed in Winter.

Yes, but is it easy to change or is it into a workshop job. Looking at it , it looks quite complicated, it seems to be connected to part of the interior too. Would it be easier to have the glass adjusted. The gap is only the width of a piece of paper but when water runs down the glass it runs straight into the door.

FredGraham · Jun 26th, 2019, 12:11

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Originally Posted by GreenBrick

Parking your car on a slope may make it fill with water, the drain holes are designed to work best on the level....

Unfortunately, level, with parking would not be classed as local!!!!!

SwissXC90 · Jun 26th, 2019, 12:38

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Originally Posted by FredGraham

Yes, but is it easy to change or is it into a workshop job. Looking at it , it looks quite complicated, it seems to be connected to part of the interior too. Would it be easier to have the glass adjusted. The gap is only the width of a piece of paper but when water runs down the glass it runs straight into the door.

Refer to the replacement instructions in VIDA

Welton · Jun 27th, 2019, 08:58

I had a Peugeot once where the door seals were whistling at speed (found out later the car had been jigged after a large accident) some door seals are hollow inside and I managed to feed in some smaller rubber tubing inside the hollow void to 'pack out' the seal and it worked! you'd never know it was in there.

GMcL · Jun 29th, 2019, 20:18

Gummi Pflege is used in the late Autumn/Winter to stop the door metal sticking to the frame rubber in ice/snow. A water repellent.

It will not reshape or reform a seal it is preventative maintenance rather than some miracle cure.

marsdalebear · Jul 7th, 2019, 18:47

Any silicon will do. When I owned a Honda S2000 owners swore by some snake oil called Shin Etsu to lubricate the seals because it was recommended by Honda.
I used some generic silicon from ebay at a fraction of the price and guess what...it worked just as well.

StatusRed · Jul 8th, 2019, 13:50

Gumi pledge won't repair anything, it just helps to keep the rubber subtle for as long as possible.

A tip I got off this forum years ago is to just use roof and gutter sealant to fix perishing rubber.

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Welton Premier Member Last Online: Sep 14th, 2021 17:03 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Market Harborough	I had a Peugeot once where the door seals were whistling at speed (found out later the car had been jigged after a large accident) some door seals are hollow inside and I managed to feed in some smaller rubber tubing inside the hollow void to 'pack out' the seal and it worked! you'd never know it was in there. __________________ 2005 S40 T5 SE - Manual. Bilstein B4's. (For Sale) 2010 Citroen C4 1.6 HDi (bizarre Gearbox model). 2010 Renault Twingo (refreshingly simple) 2018 Infiniti Q30 1.6T Business Executive (what's this button do?)

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Jul 8th, 2019, 13:50	#18
StatusRed Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 09:08 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Glasgow	Gumi pledge won't repair anything, it just helps to keep the rubber subtle for as long as possible. A tip I got off this forum years ago is to just use roof and gutter sealant to fix perishing rubber. __________________ 2009 S40 SE Lux 2.0i \| 2022 Suzuki V-Strom 650 \| 2002 Audi TT 225 Previous: C70 Coupe 2.4i \| Saab 9-5 Aero \| Daihatsu SporTrak Last edited by StatusRed; Jul 8th, 2019 at 13:54.

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marsdalebear I've Been Banned Last Online: Dec 30th, 2021 14:21 Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Between Skegvegas and Boston	Any silicon will do. When I owned a Honda S2000 owners swore by some snake oil called Shin Etsu to lubricate the seals because it was recommended by Honda. I used some generic silicon from ebay at a fraction of the price and guess what...it worked just as well.

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