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Author: C2thew
Date: 2006-10-08 22:04
Ok maybe i didn't properly label this correctly, but see if you can help me out.
How do mouthpiece manufacturers retain the polish on their mouthpieces? is the rubber naturally polished at high rpm? or is there a chemical that they use on it? the reason why i'm asking is that if it is a chemical, i'd like to know what it is, and if it's harmful; probably not since we're all still here. i used bleach on my mouthpiece to kill the green oxidation (which it worked to a degree) but i want to restore it.
thanks!
Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. they are but improved means to an unimproved end, an end which was already but too easy to arrive as railroads lead to Boston to New York
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Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2006-10-09 01:56
Hi Crandall,
Careful with any polishing of a mouthpiece; you can cause some damage with improper techniques. Do a search above for these two words - Green Mouthpiece - and I think you will all the info you need.
HRL
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2006-10-09 03:10
If you don't mind spending a few tedious hours, you can get a nice shiny finish on a hard rubber mouthpiece by polishing with a soft cotton towel (dry) and nothing more. If you want to get a shine more quickly, you can use some automobile polishing compound (the white paste) and a soft towel, but be advised that any more than slight rubbing on the table and facing will alter the facing curve.
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Author: C2thew
Date: 2006-10-09 06:05
Sorry i meant how do you bring back the shine on the outside of the mouthpiece where it has nothing to do with the interior facing, table, tip, rails, or anything. just the outside aesthetic purposes? I was considering using the white automobile polishing compound, but the words TOXIC scared the crap out of me.
i tried using a soft cotton towel, but i guess when you use a pure bleach solution, the mouthpiece turns back to black, however it feels grainy. i'm trying to restore the black smoothness onto the outside without poisoning myself in the process. how do mouthpiece makers do it? high speed buffing wheel and blue compound?
Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. they are but improved means to an unimproved end, an end which was already but too easy to arrive as railroads lead to Boston to New York
-Walden; Henry Thoreau
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Author: BobD
Date: 2006-10-10 10:28
If you are encountering graininess it would seem to indicate that some component of the "mix" has already been removed. Buffing is probably necessary.
Bob Draznik
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Author: C2thew
Date: 2006-10-11 06:24
what do you mean by the "mix"? I still haven't found the answer for making a mouthpiece have the glossy texture that you get when you buy a new mouthpiece. anyone know how to bring that back?
Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. they are but improved means to an unimproved end, an end which was already but too easy to arrive as railroads lead to Boston to New York
-Walden; Henry Thoreau
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Author: BobD
Date: 2006-10-11 09:31
"mix"...hard rubber contains a mix of ingredients just like vegetable soup.
Bob Draznik
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Author: L. Omar Henderson
Date: 2006-10-11 10:49
(Disclaimer - I have a service that restores discolored mouthpieces.)
Your options at this point are machine buffing with various grades of rouge and power mill polishing (a turning drum with abrasive particles) both of which may, if care is not used, alter the facing or rails.
L. Omar Henderson
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