[Boatanchors] OT: Re: Rubber Restoration

[Larry]

That foam problem....

Yeah, lots of hat mfgr's used foam in various places on baseball hats 
that were give aways from business's.  I had a hundred of so of them 
that i hadn't worn for years, even from back in the 70's. Was going thru 
them before giving/throwing them away and noticed the foam was coming 
apart.  solved the disposition problem.

Larry W0OGH


On 12/18/2020 6:40 AM, Bill Henderson via Boatanchors wrote:
> That foam stuff you mention sounds like what Heathkit (and a few others)
> used decades ago.
>
> I've had more than one Heath item with that issue with the foam in the
> carry/storage case.
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> On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 8:17 PM Richard Knoppow <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>
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>>      I've used it mostly on typewriter platens. I have to say I've
>> never found anything that worked on electrical cords. I also have
>> microphones where the cords just disintegrated. Seems to depend
>> on what they were made of, some very old ones stay good.
>>      The typewriter collectors have also suggested brake fluid for
>> softening rubber platens but I have had little luck with it. I
>> don't know what is in rubber dressing but I agree is smells like
>> instant cancer. BTW, watch out for MEK, it will dissolve rubber.
>>      The other thing that is a problem is the plastic foam used in
>> a lot of carrying cases, disintegrates and also can turn into a
>> sort of sticky mush that is very difficult to remove.
>>
>> On 12/17/2020 4:30 PM, MICHAEL BITTNER wrote:
>>> RUBBER RENUE seems to be widely available from many sources including
>> Walmart.  Has anyone tried it on cords or the suction cups that are used to
>> hold certain loop antennas to a smooth surface, such as Zenith "Wave
>> Magnets"?  Whether for for suction cups or cords, the idea is not to
>> achieve a "tacky"surface, as advertised for Rubber Renue, but rather a
>> smooth but flexible result.
>>> Mike, W6MAB
>>>
>>>
>>>> On December 17, 2020 at 6:55 PM "Ron.K3PID" <ron.k3pid at sbcglobal.net>
>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have a product called "Rubber Renue" that works wonders on rubber
>> belts and drive wheels in printers. Don't know if it would work on cords.
>> It's made in Canada by MG Chemical Company. Nasty stuff but it sure works...
>>>> 73
>>>> Ron K3PID
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