So far this is my new recipe. Spray on 3-1 restore and leave on for 24 hours. Wipe clean back to front. Then the conditioner back to front a couple times. Did this to a tired Cortland Bonefish 6wt I had laying around. So far I’m impressed.
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Does it make a difference in longevity? I usually just fish em till they are cracked and done. Then I go try to find last years model (or year before) for a discount. Hard to justify paying $100+ for a line. I am a firm believer it is the Indian not the arrow. I have watched my buddy Gary (FFF MCI) pick up a cheap combo and throw it better than I can.
There was an IG post - the last 30 feet. So true. Doesn’t matter what you credit card limit is, if you can’t make the cast you are not going to catch fish!
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I would say it definitely improves longevity. The majority of fly lines are pvc. Over time sun and heat leaches out the “plasticizers” in the pvc causing hardening, cracks, and roughness. Very much in the same way your vehicle trim, rubber, and dash do. Pennies on the dollar to keep $100 fly line going and shooting like grass out a goose.
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So I think I posted this before but here ya go. I keep a food grade silicone soaked rag in a ziplock. At the end of a day fishing or just a casting session in the grass I run the line through the rag as I squeeze it to get the twists out as I respool. I’ve been practicing this for a pretty long time. My fly lines, well used all still look new except for the one that got caught in my trolling motor 
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Very much the same principle. I believe the chemical guys stuff adds just an extra touch over the top of silicone alone. I have a friend I now call Trolling Motor Tommy. I cringed watching a few brand new lines get ate. Pretty sure he’s done it 3 times now. 
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Good to know! I’m still in the phase of buying fly lines to try them out so hopefully I get to this phase soon for my wallet’s sake.
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Great idea! I typically just use the green food grade silicone spray. I’ll have to check those out. Thanks for sharing.
I’d assume that those products would work well on the rub rail too?
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Yes, excellent on the rub rail as well.