Thread: Slide Seals
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Old 03-23-2020, 04:34 PM   #7
Dave W
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Originally Posted by Logan X View Post
Just out of curiosity, did some sort of petroleum product make contact with the rubber seals? It seems a little odd the seals would become gooey. I know some petroleum based products can rapidly deteriorate rubber and make it gooey.

Just wondering...
I hope your repair goes smoothly.
For whatever reason, out of 4 slides, only one of ours turned gooey and failed and I can assure you that nothing but 303 Protectant ever touched it and that was not very often. The other 3 seals are just like they were when new.
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