Dielectric Grease Experiment

"Long Live the Longdoor" (victoryred08)
10/19/2013 at 15:04 • Filed to: dielectrical grease, chevrolet cruze, K&N Sticker

So today I picked up some dielectric grease for my weatherstripping and accidentally got some on the plastic trim where I had wax residue (which I can never get off :S) and it seemed to remove it! Now I'm not sure if it actually removed it or just coated in some way so I did a quick test area:

Notice on the right of the black plastic area, thats the test. To the left is the evil white residue...

DISCUSSION (9)

newsmctado > Long Live the Longdoor
10/19/2013 at 15:32

Are you offering practical car care tips on OPPO? Clearly you're in the wrong place.

newsmctado > Long Live the Longdoor
10/19/2013 at 15:34

Are you offering practical care care tips on OPPO? Clearly you're in the wrong place.

Long Live the Longdoor > newsmctado
10/19/2013 at 15:35

Noted.

Birddog > Long Live the Longdoor
10/19/2013 at 15:49

You're doing the same thing with dielectric (aka silicone) grease that you would do with back to black or other similar products.

I've done this before and was happy with the length of time before the fade came back.
Hitting it with a high power hair dryer or low power heat gun, carefully, will restore those plastics even longer.

Long Live the Longdoor > Birddog
10/19/2013 at 16:23

Really? Just that exposure to heat will help?

Birddog > Long Live the Longdoor
10/19/2013 at 16:48

Yeah. It brings the plasticisers to the surface.
When I bought my Xterra most of the plastics were dulled and after several coats of every "restoring" agent I could find I had enough. There was a how to on Club Xterra for the heat gun that worked great.

Long Live the Longdoor > Birddog
10/19/2013 at 17:13

Hmm, curious. I think I'll try that out (I might see how long this lasts though).

Sidenote : what must my neighbours think, first I'm standing outside rubbing my car doors for an hour, then I'm holding my wife's hairdryer to the car... couple that with the fact that I wash my car far too often and I think they may have me framed as the crazy car nut.

Birddog > Long Live the Longdoor
10/19/2013 at 17:21

You may get a few months out of the grease.

I say screw the neighbors.
I'll spend 2 to 3 hours cleaning my truck on a Sunday, go for a drive, find a mud pit to wallow in and ruin all that work in 3 minutes.
It's all about having fun.

Squid > Long Live the Longdoor
10/19/2013 at 17:28

303 Aerospace protectant works better than back to black or ultimate black. 303 is also not as greasy as either of those two.