Rubber seal sticking to Rooflight ?

[Talbot]

Every time I try opening the rooflight it lifts the rubber seal out of it's track. Is there any solution to stop it sticking?

 

[nutshot]

Try rubbing ether silicone grease or spraying some silicone spray onto the seal.

Spray you will find in car shops , grease you will probably have to go to a dive shop or a plumbers merchant.

Halfords Silicone Lubricant 400ml

Hayes Silicone Grease 100g tube 66.5016 - Ariston EP 10 U/2 KW_1_1 from Heating Spares Centre UK

 

[GWAYGWAY]

Silicon spray, furniture polish, wax polish, even WD40. anything that is ANTI stick.

 

[n brown]

silicone or PTFE spray is great to have around anyway, for curtain track, drawer runners, sliding windows, sawbenches and router bases etc

 

[AllanD]

If you have some talcum powder handy try that for now, put a little on a paper towel and wipe it around the seal.

Allan,

 

[saxonrosie]

Silicon spray, furniture polish, wax polish, even WD40. anything that is ANTI stick.

WD 40 may harm the rubber.

 

[Obanboy666]

Tried all the suggestions mentioned on my new Swift c class windows to no avail. No matter what I tried within a day or two problem returned.
Now have a pvc with Seitz windows and in my year of ownership no problems whatsoever with any of the windows.
Perhaps it may have something to do with Swift using windows that are inferior to the Seitz windows fitted to my pvc.

 

[Byronic]

Talcum powder as post #6 is or least has been for years many manufacturers usual recommendation, car door seals included. No residue, doesn't dry out & doesn't attract dirt. Washes away eventually as all dressings will.

 

[rockape]

Vaseline

 

[GWAYGWAY]

Vaseline

messy and sticky will become, a dirt magnet, bit like me.

 

[rockape]

messy and sticky will become, a dirt magnet, bit like me.

can I use it for anything else other than mechanical purposes?

 

[Robmac]

can I use it for anything else other than mechanical purposes?

No Mike!

Your hand will slip off.

 

[rockape]

No Mike!

Your hand will slip off.

dirty boy, I was thinking of putting it on the bedroom door handle to stop the kids coming in.

 

[Fazerloz]

Ive heard its good for the chaps.

 

[r4dent]

My neighbours confused Vaseline with putty .. All their windows fell out.

 

[Talbot]

If you have some talcum powder handy try that for now, put a little on a paper towel and wipe it around the seal.

Allan,

Went for the powdered chalk option. They sold chalk sticks at the ferretateria and I grated one down to chalk dust. Worked a treat and I've got 19 sticks left over for future use. Thanks