Krytox Lube for roof and door seals

[whoistheg]

As there are a few new people on here with new EOS i figure we start a new thread for this.

From Internet Digging

It seems that Krytox (DuPont) is the lube to get

A.S Harrison seems to be a reputable seller in Australia
http://www.asharrison.com.au/specialty-lubricants.html

I think his current price is around $80 for a 50ml bottle.

Im not sure of the VW price but it seems to range from $80-$150 for 30ml

How to Lube you seals pictures and guide here

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothrea...int&id=3087297


So what the deal.

How often does this need to be done?

Is there a better lube out there ?

Is this too much hastle and should i get VW to do it?

[Umai Naa!!]

The roof seals and rubbers are meant to be conditioned with a 3-part cleaning/lubing/conditioning pack that is provided from new. This should be in the glovebox. You can buy it over the counter at the dealership as well.

We do them every 15,000klms, and supply the customer with a new conditioning pack to replace the one we used.

[Jmac]

We used Krytox at Porsche and was the ONLY thing to get rid of squeeks on the Cabs
Great stuff, well worth buying it
Cheers
Jmac

[Umai Naa!!]

Our area rep told us we had to have it in the workshop otherwise we'll fail the next ISO inspection! Since spare parts would charge something like that straight to the workshop, the boss won't order it in.

[factory trained tech]

krytox only!!! contains no silicone, dont use to much because it will run off when it gets wet leaving streaks down your window glass

[Lams]

I got the harrisons bottle - 90 PLUS GST

I applied it and smudged it into the seals using my finger. A bit later it started to run off, so don't use too much. I think it is a 50mL bottle and I used half with the help of a dental syringe (used to wash crap in your teeth gap which costs about 10c from my dentist friend)

[HaywireTig]

How much are they selling at Mitsubishi? VW quoted me $92 for a "small" bottle the last time I was there a few months ago. But I didn't ask exactly what size.

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[greg32]

Krytox is expensive in any form. I used it anaesthetic machines when I serviced them and a small tube was $125 up to $300 from GE. Very little is needed and is a wonderful product. I have used it to stop cables creaking in the couch in one of the Linear accelerators at work. If the dealer is charging for it, they should be using it(sparingly).

[HaywireTig]

Vw apparently used it for my internal cabin squeaks and squeals. It was all gone. But some came back within 2 months.

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