Permatex 22058 Dielectric Tune-up Grease - 3 oz.

by Permatex

Product Features

• Extends the life of bulb sockets
• Prevents voltage leakage around any electrical connection
• Prevents spark plugs from fusing to boots
• Required for modern high energy ignition systems
• Suggested Applications: Marine and automotive electrical connections, spark plug boots, trailer hitches, battery terminals

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 1.4 x 3.8 x 8 inches ; 3.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000AL8VD2
• Item model number: 22058
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #290 in Automotive (See Top 100 in Automotive)
  • #5 in Automotive > Oils & Fluids > Grease & Lubricants

Product Description

Protects electrical connections and wiring from salt, dirt and corrosion.

Customer Reviews

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50 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Super Secret for electronics and rubber products, February 2, 2011

By 

Stoney (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Permatex 22058 Dielectric Tune-up Grease - 3 oz. (Automotive)

Although sold for automobile bulb sockets (for which it works great), this product is actually silicon grease. "Dielectric" means that the silicon grease is an electronic insulator. See also Fantasea Silicon Grease Lubricant, "for all types of O-Rings"

Although ordinary automotive grease is very damaging to rubber products, silicon grease is great for ANY rubber products, and for use on ANY electronic connection (other than high-voltage switches). Not only does silicon grease prevent corrosion at electrical contacts, it also improves existing contacts.

After about 5 years of flawless operation, recently I got a "blue screen of death" on my computer, mentioning a parity-check error. I removed the memory boards, cleaned the contacts with isopropyl alcohol, applied a thin layer of silicon grease to the contacts on the memory boards, and reinstalled the memory. The computer works perfectly. It would be a good idea to coat the contacts of any boards or memory with silicon grease before installing.

Does your car refuse too start when it's been raining for days? You could replace the entire ignition harness (for perhaps $100 plus labor)---or just coat the wires with silicon grease, being particular generous at the spark plug and distributor connections. No need to wipe off excess. Also pull off the spark plug wires (one at a time so you don't confuse them) and put a dollup of grease on the contacts.

Replacing your car battery? This stuff is far better than the petroleum jelly your father used to protect the contacts from corrosion.

Is your bathroom faucet leaking? Disassemble it, clean it, and rub silicon grease into all of the rubber seals. Let it set, wipe off excess, reassemble.

Is the A/C plug for your juicer hard to push into the socket? Add a generous coating of silicon grease and stick it in and out of the socket several times to lubricate the socket. Petroleum-based grease or oil may conduct electricity and burn---making the connection worse. Silicon grease will not conduct electricity nor burn.

Is the door lock of your car stiff? Same solution, slather silicon grease on the key, and lock/unlock the door several times.

Does the right or left channel of your headphones drop out or sputter? Silicon grease will improve the connection.

Do you have to shake your TV remote to make it work? Silicon grease will improve the batteries connections.

Have you noticed? 40 years ago leaking battereies destroyed uncountable flashlights and transistor radios. Everyone knew that you had to remove batteries when not in use. But then battereies improved in the 1980s and 1990s and almost never leaked. But once again, batteries are leaking and damaging equipment. Silicon grease will at least protect your contacts from minor leaks, and will improve already damaged contacts.

Does wind noise at high speed because of a poor door seal drive you crazy? Coat the seal with silicon grease. Rub it in, let it set, wipe off excess

Do you have a classic car with stiff dried-out rubber seals? This stuff is first aid. If they aren't too dead, silicon grease will bring them back to life, and protect them from further deterioration.

Sliding windows in your van hard to open/close? Coat the channels with silicon grease.

Within reason, you cannot use too much. Unlike ordinary oil and grease silicon grease does not attract dirt.

Caution: Silicon grease is NOT a replacement for petroleum-based grease as a lubricant for continuously moving mechanical parts. While silicon grease can "recondition" rubber belts and rollers (in computer printers, etc) it can also make them too slippery to do their job (use CaiKleenTM RBR Liquid, oiler dispenser concentrate 25 mL). Silicon grease can interfere with repainting cars---so it is best to avoid getting silicon grease on painted surfaces, particularly if you anticipate repainting the surfaces in the near future. In high-voltage switches, arcing can create silicon carbide which will deteriorate the contacts.

To see my
"How to Repair electronic devices damaged by bad batteries",
"How to Improve Rubber Seals or Revitalize Rubber Items", and
"How to Improve electrical connections" guides,
click on "See all my reviews" above, then click on "So you'd like to know" guides on the left side of the page

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars EZ plug wire removal, March 19, 2009

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Thomas A. Renick "OGC5" (Sarasota Fl.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Permatex 22058 Dielectric Tune-up Grease - 3 oz. (Automotive)

Using a little Permatex Dielectric grease on the spark plug connectors will help remove them later as well as sealing out moisture.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Its great to have this around, June 5, 2010

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John Platt "alwaysonjohn" (Clarksville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Permatex 22058 Dielectric Tune-up Grease - 3 oz. (Automotive)

This tube is bigger than you think. I used this item as a filler to get free shipping!. I use it mainly for placing on the car bulbs when i replace them, or for spark plug wires. This stuff works great, and is recommended to have just in case you need to waterproof a connector!