Reddit reviews Honda Genuine 08798-9013 Silicone Grease

There are many techniques to bring rubber back to life and to keep it treated so it does not dry out. I have heard great things about the Honda Shin-Itsu silicone grease - stuff is fantastic on rubber parts to keep them soft and protected. Every few months rub some on. May be what you need. https://www.amazon.com/Honda-Genuine-Shin-Etsu-Grease/dp/B006Z9TZ9M

Also, check out detailing forums for other treatments. My fav is Detailing Bliss https://detailingbliss.com/ The key thing here is to NOT use any petroleum based products on your rubber parts. The petroleum products will degrade the rubber. There are many "safe" rubber treatments out there. Hope this helps.

Silicone grease as to not break down the rubber. Officially its this: https://www.amazon.com/Honda-Genuine-Shin-Etsu-Grease/dp/B006Z9TZ9M

This is more for your money: https://www.amazon.com/3M-08946-Clear-Silicone-Paste/dp/B005RNEH5O

Or local napa has https://www.amazon.com/Napa-7651346-Sil-Glyde-Silicone-Lubricating/dp/B0054DWS1W

The hardtop-only latches have slightly thicker hooks. Are you using those?

You can also try to put small rubber washers here - on lower right side. It'll tighten up the latches and is a common fix.

Lastly, hit up all your rubber seals around the roof/top with shin etsu if you haven't in a while, it'll plump them all up to eliminate more wind noise.

Shin-Etsu grease on the felt channels.

It's a $15 OEM Honda tube of grease. I do it once a year.

Pop the door card off.

http://www.amazon.com/Honda-Genuine-Shin-Etsu-Grease/dp/B006Z9TZ9M

https://www.amazon.com/Honda-Genuine-Shin-Etsu-Grease/dp/B006Z9TZ9M

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This stuff is supposed to be the shizznit on rubber seals like T-tops.

Not OP, but I have a tube of Shin-Etsu grease that Honda recommends for the door seals (originally bought for S2000 soft top and window seals). This tube has lasted quite a long time. I usually treated the S2000 seals once or twice a year to keep them in shape.

http://www.amazon.com/Honda-Genuine-Shin-Etsu-Grease/dp/B006Z9TZ9M

Throw on some rubber gloves and rub that stuff into the seals like you're giving it a massage. Be thorough and don't skimp on the grease. Just don't get it EVERYWHERE. When you're done applying to all seals, go back over with some paper shop towels to remove the excess and old microfibers to remove any that got on the paint and whatnot.

You can buy 100g of Shin Etsu g-30m for $15 dollars.

https://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Honda-08798-9013-Silicone-Grease/dp/B00GD49GTS/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484511084&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=Shin+Etsu+G30M

https://www.amazon.com/Honda-Genuine-Shin-Etsu-Grease/dp/B006Z9TZ9M/ref=pd_sbs_263_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=WEKT07SSDX3GN5H49VKM

G-40M is available from focusattack but it's more expensive.
https://www.focusattack.com/shin-etsu-g-40m-silicone-grease-100g/

They all perform the same so its not worth paying the extra $10, and Sanwa themselves said that you can use G-30m on their joysticks just fine.

Shin etsu ALSO makes thermal compound for CPUs but this is NOT the same thing. This is VERY high quality silicone lube.

While the best way is to disassemble the top of the switch, only PCB mount switches can be accessed this way without soldering (a removal tool is on mechanicalkeyboards.com). You can just find something needle nosed or pinhead thin and press the switch down and squeeze a little into each side of the switch. You don't need a lot.

The easy method: spray some white lithium grease down the tracks and let it sit a few hours, then reapply and roll them up and down a bunch.

The better method: take the tracks out and clean them well with wax & grease remover, then re-grease everything with Shin-Etsu Grease and put it all back together.

Clean the seal around the sunroof with a damp cloth. Clean it well. Then, try using something called Shin Etsu grease to lube the seal. I used this all the time when I worked at a Honda dealership and it worked very well.

Get a tube of ShinEtsu silicone for the rubber seals around the engine bay, trunk, and doors. I also lube up the seal around my engine air filter. A tube will last you a lifetime.


Honda Genuine Shin-Etsu Grease https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006Z9TZ9M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_zQAwCb5129938

Window run channel lubrication.
be careful using the widow before you lube the channel because you can burn up the motor due to the extra stress.
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That stuff is absolute magic.

shin-etsu silicone grease was the stuff. it helps.

ed: a little goes a long way.

No problem. Here's the stuff:

http://www.amazon.com/Honda-Genuine-Shin-Etsu-Grease/dp/B006Z9TZ9M

OP, for the hard top - put a coat of this on the door weather stripping, and the freedom panel seals. Basically anything that is soft rubber, coat it with the grease. I used to get leaks and it stopped as soon as i applied this stuff. If you search most of the forums, you will see it gets mentioned several times.

Shin-Etsu Silicone grease is specifically designed for this/weather seals. I use it on my miata hard top and it works wonders.

https://www.amazon.com/Honda-Genuine-Shin-Etsu-Grease/dp/B006Z9TZ9M

While you're at it, rub some of this in to the rubber on your door jams. Will help them from freezing and also clean / moisturize the rubber seals.

Really great tips :)

If you want a good grease, this one is always highly recommended:

http://www.amazon.com/Honda-Genuine-Shin-Etsu-Grease/dp/B006Z9TZ9M/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top