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Title: Rubber restoration Post by: knickers on March 25, 2004, 05:45:27 AM Does anybody have any ideas on how to soften rubber grommets etc, I have some that are hard but not brittle.
Cheers Nick Title: Re: Rubber restoration Post by: Shayne on March 25, 2004, 06:21:48 AM You could try soaking the grommets in armorall in a small dish or plastic bag.
Lanolin products are also good for soaking rubber. Title: Re: Rubber restoration Post by: fc4kiwi on March 25, 2004, 06:30:16 AM 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. Title: Re: Rubber restoration Post by: Phantom on March 25, 2004, 06:58:37 AM g'day all,
Nickers try contacting Kiwi for all your lanoline needs . Cheers Rusty Title: Re: Rubber restoration Post by: RET on March 25, 2004, 10:16:03 AM It was out there, begging to be said.
As the Kay One Double-U One might say: "Mmmmmm, wool-fat...." Title: Re: Rubber restoration Post by: Emu on March 25, 2004, 10:43:16 AM 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. Title: Re: Rubber restoration Post by: Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius on March 25, 2004, 12:24:44 PM 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. Title: Re: Rubber restoration Post by: knickers on March 25, 2004, 12:25:24 PM 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 Title: Re: Rubber restoration Post by: Emu on March 25, 2004, 06:58:49 PM 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. Title: Re: Rubber restoration Post by: -KIWI- on March 25, 2004, 08:10:18 PM 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 Title: Re: Rubber restoration Post by: knickers on March 26, 2004, 05:15:56 AM 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 |