Is waterproof grease ok on rubber?

[NickCLotus]

Been smearing various rubber seals with waterproof grease (Carlube Aquaslip) for years and as far as I know everything has been fine but read something recently which suggested that was not a good idea. Anyone know what Aquaslip is made of and whether it is safe around rubber seals?

[E-bmw]

Google will likely tell you in about 0.2 seconds.

[NickCLotus]

E-bmw said:

Google will likely tell you in about 0.2 seconds.

Already tried that but no information on it.

[finlo]

Red grease for rubber.

[hidetheelephants]

What rubber seals?

[GreenV8S]

NickCLotus said:

Anyone know what Aquaslip is made of and whether it is safe around rubber seals?

There's no single answer, because there are many different types of rubber and different types of grease will be suitable for some and unsuitable for others.

As far as I can tell from Tetrosyl's safety data sheet Aquaslip is an ester oil based grease, which means it's not compatible with natural rubber or styrene based rubber, OK with silicone and nitrile rubber, marginal with everything else.

[NickCLotus]

hidetheelephants said:

What rubber seals?

Various: cooling system, oil breather, power steering, auto gearbox

[hidetheelephants]

NickCLotus said:

hidetheelephants said:

What rubber seals?

Various: cooling system, oil breather, power steering, auto gearbox

Cooling system probably not, but the others ought to be oil resistant.

[NickCLotus]

GreenV8S said:

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As far as I can tell from Tetrosyl's safety data sheet Aquaslip is an ester oil based grease
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I was under the impression that it was parrafin based.

[richhead]

my go to for rubber has always been vasoline, never had a problem, apart from going into boots and asking for the biggest pot they have

[NickCLotus]

richhead said:

my go to for rubber has always been vasoline, never had a problem, apart from going into boots and asking for the biggest pot they have

I always thought vasoline degraded rubber.

[QJumper]

richhead said:

my go to for rubber has always been vasoline, never had a problem, apart from going into boots and asking for the biggest pot they have

Well I suppose that would raise an eyebrow if you're buying your rubbers there too.