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Old 03-17-2008, 09:00 AM
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Old 03-17-2008, 10:36 AM
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I grease mine every 4 months. I just went to autozone and bought some generic silicone grease....as long as it says its safe for rubber and vinyl it should be fine. My rubber seals feel a lot softer than when I picked it up used.
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why dont u just get the real deal? its not like its very expensive
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Originally Posted by Mrfixit687,Mar 17 2008, 11:04 AM
why dont u just get the real deal? its not like its very expensive

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I think Shin-itsu is just silicone incorporated into a white grease emulsion. Unless there is some other "secret ingredient, I can't imagine why it would be any better than any other simular product.
I have a tube of shin-itsu and it only describes it as silicone grease.
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I bought a tube of Shin-Etsu grease a year ago and probably only used less than 5% of it. It'll last the whole life of the car. =p
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Originally Posted by Dan H,Mar 17 2008, 01:29 PM
I bought a tube of Shin-Etsu grease a year ago and probably only used less than 5% of it. It'll last the whole life of the car. =p
, 6 years later and mine is still over half full. I've even shared it with other owner's cars too!!!

Buy the real deal from HandA Acessories for $12. The dealers want a rediculous amount for it usually.

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dude... do you guys have a picture of where you're supposed to grease up the soft top articulations? i would like to start doing this as well because i frequently go top down... i could imagine how much wear and tear i put on my whole convertible mechanism
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I would suggest just buying the real stuff. It's not that expensive.
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Originally Posted by shotiable,Mar 17 2008, 03:54 PM
dude... do you guys have a picture of where you're supposed to grease up the soft top articulations? i would like to start doing this as well because i frequently go top down... i could imagine how much wear and tear i put on my whole convertible mechanism
anything that's rubber (all the seals and stuff around the edge)


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