Vaseline On Rubber Door Seals

I tried a spray of wd40 wiped round on a cloth but doesn t seem to have helped.

Vaseline on rubber door seals.

While vaseline and other petroleum products may degrade real rubber actually made from the rubber tree current o rings technology does not use natural rubber. And then close the door and be amazed. Apply a thin layer to the rubber gaskets around your car doors. But it has been close to four months since i tried the experiment and the freezer is still frost free.

For preventative measures some manufacturers recommend applying silicone spray around the rubber door and trunk seals to prevent this problem. This would include vaseline. Seal it up vaseline or petroleum jelly can soften a dried gasket so that it will form a good seal around the door of your refrigerator. A polymer is the result of a chemical linking of molecules into a long chain like structure.

Would a good smear of vaseline on the rubber seals help. The vaseline won t repair damage such as cracks or tears. The parker o ring handbook states. Seriously i doubted this would work.