Grumpyman Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 The sliding door keeps sticking to the rubber trim if left for a few days without opening it.. Have tried olive oil also baby powder around the rubber seal to no avail. Any other suggestions please. The only way to get it open is using my backside from inside the van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deneb Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 I've always rubbed ordinary car polish into the door seals to stop them sticking. A trick my father showed me when I got my first car to stop them sticking in cold weather and I've been doing it ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebeaches Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Grumpyman - 2019-08-09 12:41 PM The sliding door keeps sticking to the rubber trim if left for a few days without opening it.. Have tried olive oil also baby powder around the rubber seal to no avail. Any other suggestions please. The only way to get it open is using my backside from inside the van. We have occasionally experienced a similar problem on our pvc (3-year old Ducato X290). And yes, your temporary solution to open it is one we have also resorted to. Strangely, other times the van can be left for ages without problem. We haven't worked out the logic to when it occurs in our case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebeaches Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Deneb - 2019-08-09 5:18 PM I've always rubbed ordinary car polish into the door seals to stop them sticking. A trick my father showed me when I got my first car to stop them sticking in cold weather and I've been doing it ever since. Is there any particular car polish brand you recommend? Hadn't heard of this solution before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deneb Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 I use Autoglym these days, but I've been doing it for nearly 45 years and as I only settled on Autoglym after I started showing a car in concours, for much of the time it was just whatever old tin I had lying around. It stops the seals freezing to doors in cold weather and I've not had any problems at other times of the year either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don636 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Interesting one this. I noticed a bit of sticking on the sliding door the other day for the first time in 5 years. The van has not been used since April due to working on the house so I put it down to that but I normally polish the van quite often and just lather some polish on the door seals at the same time but it has not been polished this year so the seals might be drying out so this polish suggestion sounds right to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
47643 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Talcum powder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterjl Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 How do you know it’s the rubber seals that are sticking. Could it be the mechanism itself, perhaps fixed by wd40? Peter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldi Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Good morning, If not used frequently mine does the same, silicone spray works for a white but I am going to try the polish next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebeaches Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Deneb - 2019-08-09 10:47 PM I use Autoglym these days, but I've been doing it for nearly 45 years and as I only settled on Autoglym after I started showing a car in concours, for much of the time it was just whatever old tin I had lying around. It stops the seals freezing to doors in cold weather and I've not had any problems at other times of the year either. Many thanks for the additional info!! Although I try to keep our pvc and car clean, I do little more than wash regularly with car shampoo that contains some wax, and then leather them off to dry. So not a polish user... and not going to win any concours parades any time soon ;-) B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpyman Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 Thanks for your suggestions will try the polish idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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