Grease on door seals and glass

[JHZR2]

I was getting a little seal noise on my 135, so I applied some Honda shin etsu grease, which cured it right away.

Doing so, I got some grease on the glass-seal interface (frameless windows).

When I bought my new accord hybrid, I was surprised to see that the window seal was greased, and it had (still has actually) a grease line on the glass where it picks it up from the seal.

The issue with either of these is when you wish to clean the windows - smeared silicone grease is not pleasant.

So, for anyone who uses some light silicone grease to condition seals, do you apply it where the seals contact glass?

 

[CT8]

Black magic tire shine, I have been using it on anything vinyl, rubber and plastic since I first tried it in the middle 1990s.

 

[Oro_O]

I use Sil-Glyde (poor man's Shin-etsu) on my door/window/sunroof seals 1x year. It soaks in fairly quickly and does not leave enough surface residue to be an issue in this regard after a very few days. Shin Etsu should be the same.

If it is not soaking in, likely because the seal itself is new and less porous, and the grease is over-applied.

 

[JHZR2]

Not the best photo, but you can still see it from the factory on my accord (built 06/15).

 

[Oro_O]

Hmm, that would be annoying. I see clearly what you mean from the photo.

I have never used the Shin-etsu. I guess it migrates a lot more than the Sil-Glyde. I imagine if you clean it a few times it well stop doing that, but you'll still have enough in the gasket ("glass run" as Toyota calls it) to solve the noise.

 

[razel]

I used to use the 3M Silicone Grease on squeaky parts of the door seal. The same one Eric The Guy Car recommends for brake work. Now I just use quick wax. I don't specifically spray it. It's the Wax-as-u-Dry that I spray on door jams. I end up also wiping the door seals and find it better, since I end up wiping off dirt off the seals every time I wash the car... and it also works just as well at reducing squeaks.