Gummi Plege bonkers price increase

Anything non-technical about the Mazda Bongo Friendee van

Moderators: Bongoplod, aitch

Post Reply
User avatar
BongoBongo123
Supreme Being
Posts: 1670
Joined: Sat Jun 07, 2014 10:14 pm

Gummi Plege bonkers price increase

Post by BongoBongo123 » Sun Aug 26, 2018 6:38 pm

The Sonax rubber conditioner I bought for £6.08 in 2014 is noow £19.00!!!! :shock:

It is difficult to believe.
User avatar
BongoBongo123
Supreme Being
Posts: 1670
Joined: Sat Jun 07, 2014 10:14 pm

Re: Gummi Plege bonkers price increase

Post by BongoBongo123 » Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:40 am

When I made the original post the SONAX must have been in very short supply in the U.K. as it was shipped from Germany.

Ordered 2 variants of this after nearly choking on my breakfast after seeing the cost of a Mazda AFT roof seal.

I bought a SONAX stick as it seemed ok when I used it last time, though it seems to come off on exterior foam/rubber after a few months, though not sure of quantity I found it for £9.00 on ebay. The last one from Amazon never turned up and there was no way to complain through Amazons systems. And also bought twin pack of 100mm Nextzett Gummi Plege to see what it is like. Have some light cracking on the outside edge (front corners where it probably gets the chemicals from road spray and my washer bottle regularly doused all over it) so it needs a thorough smearing over with conditioner on the next dry day.

I prefer to try and recondition the original than use cheap, ill fitting length off ebay. But the Mazda original price is :shock: .

Always little jobs to do on the Bongo to keep them good, you do need to be a bit of an enthusiast with them, at least keeping up on the smaller jobs.

Just for your info... Amazon have it for £6.46 !!! If it turns up.
User avatar
BongoBongo123
Supreme Being
Posts: 1670
Joined: Sat Jun 07, 2014 10:14 pm

Re: Gummi Plege (Rubber conditioner) bonkers price increase

Post by BongoBongo123 » Sun Mar 10, 2019 1:18 pm

Benefit from my experience... what can you do but try things eh ?

Never buy 100ml Nextzett Gummi Pflege

Totally and utterly useless on the AFT roof seal.

Looked today and it looked identical to how it did before I applied it after heavy rainfall.

Stick with the SONAX GummiPflege.
teenmal
Supreme Being
Posts: 3656
Joined: Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:08 pm
Location: north lanarkshire

Re: Gummi Plege bonkers price increase

Post by teenmal » Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:23 am

We generally use Fleischmann’s and then a slight coat of Petroleum Jelly .

PS don't go by looks , go by feel.




Take Care.
User avatar
BongoBongo123
Supreme Being
Posts: 1670
Joined: Sat Jun 07, 2014 10:14 pm

Re: Gummi Plege bonkers price increase

Post by BongoBongo123 » Mon Mar 11, 2019 12:12 pm

Thanks Teenmal, yes dry as a bone.. as if nothing was put on there. It is water soluble and vanishes
from the surface.

Interestingly I saw the SONAX has vaseline in apparently. "Inhalt Vaseline"

Cannot seem to find Fleischmann’s online.
teenmal
Supreme Being
Posts: 3656
Joined: Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:08 pm
Location: north lanarkshire

Re: Gummi Plege bonkers price increase

Post by teenmal » Mon Mar 11, 2019 1:00 pm

If you cant find Fleischmann’s online just use a good quality Vinegar.



Take care
User avatar
BongoBongo123
Supreme Being
Posts: 1670
Joined: Sat Jun 07, 2014 10:14 pm

Re: Gummi Plege bonkers price increase

Post by BongoBongo123 » Mon Mar 11, 2019 1:48 pm

An acid on rubber, for preservation ? That does not sound right to me.
teenmal
Supreme Being
Posts: 3656
Joined: Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:08 pm
Location: north lanarkshire

Re: Gummi Plege bonkers price increase

Post by teenmal » Mon Mar 11, 2019 2:43 pm

BongoBongo123 wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2019 1:48 pm An acid on rubber, for preservation ? That does not sound right to me.
You have probably put it inside your body with no adverse affect ( in actual fact it may have been beneficial and you don't know it), I don't think it will harm a tatty old roof rubber.

Another tip is to use it on windscreen wiper blades.

You take care.
User avatar
BongoBongo123
Supreme Being
Posts: 1670
Joined: Sat Jun 07, 2014 10:14 pm

Re: Gummi Plege bonkers price increase

Post by BongoBongo123 » Mon Mar 11, 2019 3:54 pm

I will respectfully give that advice a miss. I will stick with the SONAX.

A quick google suggests

"Vinegar is the byproduct of fermented ethanol, a naturally occurring acid. Vinegar is hailed as a cleaning marvel, killing bacteria and removing grease and stains. Acids can slowly cause some synthetic rubber seals to deteriorate, however. Small bottle of vinegar beside lemon and baking soda."
User avatar
g8dhe
Supreme Being
Posts: 10179
Joined: Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:06 pm
Location: Worthing, West Sussex.
Contact:

Re: Gummi Plege bonkers price increase

Post by g8dhe » Mon Mar 11, 2019 3:56 pm

Try this for an idea;
Image
Geoff
2001 Aero V6, AFT, full side conversion.
Image Spherical Visions
teenmal
Supreme Being
Posts: 3656
Joined: Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:08 pm
Location: north lanarkshire

Re: Gummi Plege bonkers price increase

Post by teenmal » Mon Mar 11, 2019 4:06 pm

g8dhe wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2019 3:56 pm Try this for an idea;
Image
[/quote

Aye you don't want to swallow the Battery Acid, that would definitely put your lights out, and you could forget about your auld perished rubber seal.



Where is Bob the Cider Drinker .



Take Care
Bob
Supreme Being
Posts: 15255
Joined: Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:54 pm
Location: North Somerset

Re: Gummi Plege bonkers price increase

Post by Bob » Mon Mar 11, 2019 4:40 pm

Post Reply

Return to “Bongo Chat”