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March 25, 2004, 05:45:27 AM »
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Does anybody have any ideas on how to soften rubber grommets etc, I have some that are hard but not brittle.
Cheers Nick
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You could try soaking the grommets in armorall in a small dish or plastic bag.
Lanolin products are also good for soaking rubber.
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have to agree with shayne any rubber protector will work, just remember to give the rubbers a good wash in soapy water before gluing or fixing to car
contact glue "wont" stick to any rubber protector.
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g'day all,
Nickers try contacting Kiwi for all your lanoline needs .
Cheers Rusty
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It was out there, begging to be said.
As the Kay One Double-U One might say: "Mmmmmm, wool-fat...."
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Kiwi just rolls the grommets around in his hands after he has affectionately run his fingers thru Baaarbara's hair!
Emu-Exposer of Kiwi's nasty secrets.
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Another trick, discovered by accident, is to dip them in the alkaline solution that Paint Stripping places use.
We have a company here in SA called Minus Paint that drops whole body shells into a vat of the stuff, gets rid of paint, bog, rust etc, leaves shiny metal, gaping holes where the bog and rust used to be
and rejuvenates rubber seals. I wouldn' try this at home though and no I don't know what exactly they use in the vats.
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yes you're right - I guess RET
Emu - in Kiwi's defence he was celibate when over here in WA cos when I was talking to him he reckoned the sheep over here were 'fugly' - I tend to agree with him
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Yeah Nickers,
Your right.
The difference is, we have selectively bred our sheep to produce an animal that yields more wool......The Kiwis have developed a breeding programme based entirely on producing an animal that is physically attractive..... to them.
Hence our "fugly" sheep.
Sorry we wandered away from your original question. I thought you'd understand, knowing Kiwi as u do.
Emu - Australian Sheep Breeding Programme Advisor.
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im listenin yer baaaaaaastards
the alkalai used in those stripping baths is just a heavy version of normal products my suggestion is to hlf fill a bucket with warm water add bout a scoop of your domestic laundry powder and let soak because laundry powder liquid is a alkali product
cherrs kiwi sheep and chemical expert
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thanks Kiwi - co fighter of the evil Emu empire.
Not being a laundry technician myself - I guess it dosn't matter if its liquid or powder - eh bro!!
Will also try Shanes suggestion
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