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Undoing Greenish toning in vintage rubber?

Author: C2thew
Date: 2007-07-27 05:18

So there's been loads of discussion in regards to getting rid of that vintage sulphur smell in rubber: bleach, soap and water, and apparently Acid is the solution (though it is a dangerous procedure, still sketchy as to how it works) but it seems like nothing works against green toning of rubber. i mean if you get a dremmel tool and polish off the rubber, some of it will come out (pending on the depth of the toning) but how do you get the rest out to even out the rubber?

i think that would make a fun thing to do, though it would in fact undermine those who are in the know how.

bleach damages the mouthpiece (destabilizes the rubber as i believe Omar said in the past) and leaves the rubber porous

soap and water spreads the oxidation (not sure why. i think it has something to do with reactivating the sulphur)

and a dremmel tool and metal polish works to a minor degree. (though haven't tried an industrial polisher. would be fun to though).

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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