Silicone Hose Reconditioning
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ive used cellulose paint thinners before today,,,,only you gotta use very little on a rag as it brakes down certain plastics and silicone,,,but cleans just about everything including tar and oil
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Originally posted by SurgeMonster
if you use an alcohol based cleaner and the hoses are absorbant it will dry them out and theyll crack faster
soap and water with a rag makes sense to me if they are silicone.
if you use an alcohol based cleaner and the hoses are absorbant it will dry them out and theyll crack faster
soap and water with a rag makes sense to me if they are silicone.
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IMO, lots of people on the forum overplay how "fragile" silicone is, at one point myself included. Harsh solvents definately don't help extend the life of it, but it's pretty durable stuff. I don't know if this would work or not, but some light bodied silicone lubricant might act as a solvent w/o breaking the silicone down at all. Just be sure not to get it on painted surfaced or anywhere you want painted in the future.