# Cv boot

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-boot/67439>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 27, 2011, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-boot/67439 "2011-08-27T12:54:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-boot/67439/1 "2011-08-27T12:54:02Z")

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Hello,  
I have 1992 Honda accord, just recently replaced the cv boots on the car. I wondering is their any product out there that I can apply/spray on the boot to make them last longer.

Thank you

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-boot/67439/2 "2011-08-27T13:35:21Z")

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**_That Honda Is 19 To 20 Years Old.  
I Suppose It’s A Good Thing To Imagine That It’ll Last Another 19 Or 20 Years, but . . ._**

. . . You’d have to dip the whole car in this magic potion. There are some other parts that are aging, too.

You can spray on a little silicone spray, but I’d just love it and drive it, instead.  
[http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en\_US/3M-Industrial/Adhesives/Product/Catalog/Detail/?PC\_7\_RJH9U5230GJJ60IS8FSO6Q3GD3\_nid=QQGPXDL6BKbeZ0RH29HR0Lgl](http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/3M-Industrial/Adhesives/Product/Catalog/Detail/?PC_7_RJH9U5230GJJ60IS8FSO6Q3GD3_nid=QQGPXDL6BKbeZ0RH29HR0Lgl)

**😉**

CSA

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-boot/67439/3 "2011-08-27T13:59:23Z")

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The car is a '92. How often are you having to replace them? Are you talking about boots only or replacing the entire half-shaft? (More common these days).

I’m sure there are products that will claim to condition & protect rubber. I’m also sure that given the conditions seen by the boots nothing will make much difference.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-boot/67439/4 "2011-08-27T14:00:18Z")

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LOL  
Thank you, just " breaking the car in"

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**Author:** ![bennyandthejets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@bennyandthejets](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bennyandthejets)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-boot/67439/5 "2011-08-27T15:31:13Z")

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There is nothing out there that will protect the rubber boots past the first time it rains or you drive through a puddle, or wash your car or …The best thing for them is to keep them clean and dry.

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**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 2:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-boot/67439/6 "2011-08-28T02:08:07Z")

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You can use replacement boots made from urethane instead of natural rubber, it will last a lot longer. Too bad the manufacturers don’t use urethane in the first place, but then, when was the last time a customer asked how long the CV boots would last before buying a new car.