# Best Cleaner to use on rubber gasket

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [February 20, 2012, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-cleaner-to-use-on-rubber-gasket/262735 "2012-02-20T12:43:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-cleaner-to-use-on-rubber-gasket/262735/16 "2012-02-22T02:17:20Z")

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> [@seafood lovers](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/seafood-lovers/48325/11):
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> RTV on a flat surface rubber gasket is going to be prone to leaking. Should only be used in sharp corners as suggested. On flat gasket and orings, use either Hylomar or Curil-T non hardening sealants to actually bond the gasket to the parts to be sealed.
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> Most agressive cleaners cause rubber to swell. Viton is immune. Use warm water and dish detergent to properly clean a rubber gasket that must be reused. Rinse and pat dry**(NEVER pull a thing rubber gasket/oring through a towel to dry…you will stretch it).**

I do this all the time, shit! I’m doing it wrong.

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