O Ring Kit

[FMC1959]

I have a kit similar to what you see on this link
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000OMKIDI/?tag=atomicindus08-20

After having it 6-7 years I have used many but still have about 70% of the kit remaining. The kit I have says the O Rings are made of Nitrile. I see some of them have faded and look like they are drying up. Would a shot of silicone spray or something similar help keep the rings from drying up?

 

[rlitman]

No. It will likely make things worse.

 

[bonneyman]

Maybe Ballistol would help? I find more uses for that stuff all the time.
Says on their website it protects and preserves rubber. Don't know if that's natural rubber only or if nitrile would benefit. Maybe worth a look-see?

http://www.ballistol.com/uses/

 

[rlitman]

Maybe <insert product here> would help?...

Why would you even consider this?

I paid $7 for that o-ring kit a few years ago. It paid for itself in the first half-dozen rings I used.

Any aerosol can of any brand name product is going to cost at least half that. And what do you expect it can do? No product exists that can restore degraded rubber. If it did, don't you think people wouldn't have to worry about dry-rotted tires any more.

Anything you apply that makes an o-ring -look- better, is just that. The rings in these kits are of the cheapest (softest) variety to begin with. I've had many of them fail quickly in places where a better o-ring was really necessary. To start off with using a questionable o-ring just doesn't make sense.

If they're really starting to go, just toss them. Or buy a rubberband loom.

 

[FMC1959]

Why would you even consider this?

I paid $7 for that o-ring kit a few years ago. It paid for itself in the first half-dozen rings I used.

Any aerosol can of any brand name product is going to cost at least half that. And what do you expect it can do? No product exists that can restore degraded rubber. If it did, don't you think people wouldn't have to worry about dry-rotted tires any more.

Anything you apply that makes an o-ring -look- better, is just that. The rings in these kits are of the cheapest (softest) variety to begin with. I've had many of them fail quickly in places where a better o-ring was really necessary. To start off with using a questionable o-ring just doesn't make sense.

If they're really starting to go, just toss them. Or buy a rubberband loom.

I am not looking to restore or use any of the rings that are faded or dry. I was looking more for rings in good condition, like a new kit, if there is a product that would make them last longer.