Overheard a guy at the hardware store say he uses dish soap for every single glass install, no exceptions.

He was buying a big bottle of the blue stuff and telling his buddy it's the only lube you need for setting rubber gaskets on storefront doors. Said it's cheap and you can get it anywhere. I've always used a proper silicone spray for that job, it's what I was taught. The soap can leave a residue and it dries out. Am I just being picky, or is this a bad habit that's gonna cause callbacks? What do you guys use for setting gaskets on commercial jobs?

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ellis.ivan1mo ago

Is he trying to save three bucks on a job that pays hundreds? That blue soap is a shortcut, and it shows. It dries sticky and can actually make the rubber brittle over time. On a sunny storefront, that gasket will crack way sooner. I keep a can of silicone in the truck. It's made for the job, it doesn't leave film, and the rubber stays soft. The callbacks for dried, shrunken gaskets aren't worth it.

lucas55129d ago

Maybe, but that silicone spray costs way more and the blue stuff gets the job done.

ivan_fisher996d ago

Exactly, that sticky film ruins everything.