Namely, like the boots that cover the gear shift and the FEL joystick in my tractor.
They are subject to a lot of UV with all the glass in the cab.

303 protectant

Silicone

Dielectric grease

Is it feasible to tint the glass, also?

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Originally posted by armme:
Is it feasible to tint the glass, also?

It can be tinted, yes. But
1. It ain’t cheap, lots of glass in a tractor cab.
2. I run at night quite a bit during hay season, and it sure makes it hard to see stumps and other “gotchas”.

This is mainly a stop gap until I can get a taller shed built.

303 as mentioned above is a good one, but it will ultimately depend on the material itself, anything spray/wipe on can only do so much. I use chemical guys as I bought a gallon jug of it for the dash of my truck a few years ago & will have plenty for a long time. It has a UV additive in the plastic of the dash that will off-gas & leave a film on the inside of the windshield that will blind you when the sun is at a low angle. It's also a bastard to clean off. Wiping with a protectant slows that down, a thick layer of dust failed so I guess I'll keep it clean.

There are films that block UV that don't tint (darken) as well.

Larry Brace told me one time Armour All on rubber recoil pads is good to do. Larry was a top gunsmith making extremely fine rifles and stocks

303 makes a Rubber protectant.

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Originally posted by Hamden106:
Larry Brace told me one time Armour All on rubber recoil pads is good to do. Larry was a top gunsmith making extremely fine rifles and stocks

There's a lot of different rubber formulas & more than 1 armor all formula now. I've seen "armor all" eat tire sidewalls when used as tire shine. Brand new to peeling in 2-3 months. Saw date & mileage on receipt, know brand & model well - not an off brand or a frequent problem. Opposite actually. They were fishing for some warranty sympathy, I declined.

Vaseline. Silicone tends to "wander."

I use sil-glyde on automotive rubber like door seals.

303

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Originally posted by PPinesRon:
Vaseline. Silicone tends to "wander."

Wouldn't petroleum cause it to swell?

Wouldn't petroleum cause it to swell?

No. From Wikipedia: "It was also recommended by Porsche in maintenance training documentation for lubrication (after cleaning) of "Weatherstrips on Doors, Hood, Tailgate, Sun Roof.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_jelly

I, too, used to think that petroleum jelly was bad for seals, O-rings, and other rubber containing products. There may be some exceptions but, at least from information I've found, it's safe to use on these materials.

One of the sites where I got my info.:

https://bobistheoilguy.com/for...nd-seal-swell.23084/