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 Re: Oxidized hard rubber
Author: EuGeneSee 
Date:   2006-08-13 23:48

Thanks for the responses. Doc, I can see where the chemical treatment route would not be a DIY project, as an amateur like me would do more harm than good. I really wouldn't be willing to play around with caustic or volatile chemicals, noxious fumes, etc. Also, since you mentioned that various sulfate and sulfites can cause the reactions leading to the discoloration, I suspect it would take considerable chemical knowledge just to determine which sulfur compound has been involved, what chemical compoung is present on the hard rubber, then decide which chemicals you need to use to restore the black color. All way over my head!

Now, Bonnie has something more along the lines of what I was thinking. I had been given an idea off-line to use some sort of auto polishing compound to remove the patina down to fresher, black rubber. Then I came up with the wild idea of smoothing it out that way, then with a soft cloth (old T-shirt?) rubbing into the body either india ink or lamp black, and doing a final polishing with about #0000 steel wool.

Of course while I had the horn stripped down for the above process, I could polish all the keys and repad/recork/respring it.

Doc, is there any evil sulfur or other mean & nasty stuff in india ink that would defeat the whole purpose of this exercise?

EuGene
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