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Re: Rubber Cleaning tip?

To: Spitfires Digest <spitfires-digest@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Rubber Cleaning tip?
From: LT <llst@telus.net>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 22:26:54 -0800
Joe, it's probably the sun doin it to your rubbers. Up here in
Vancouver, it get's washed off on a regular basis, sometimes so often,
it starts to turn mossy green. I have found that a litle bit of lime
gets rid of the green.

Larry Ternowski
Surrey BC

Joe Curry  wrote:

>I've cleaned mine several times and it lasts for a while and then turns
the >same dull
>brown again.  It might just be the weathering of
>the natural rubber and nothing can be done except just keep cleaning
it.

>BTW, I use Armorall!

>Joe

>J Constantino wrote:
>>
> >Oh Wise and Knowledgable Listers:
> >
> >The new rubber glass seal for my backlight is coated
> >in some type of waxy, gummy yet flaky light brown
> >coating.  I suspect is is the rubber industry's
> >version of cosmoline.
> >
> >Does anyone have an effortless, effective method of
> >cleaning this stuff out of all the grooves, slots,
> >lips and flanges that make up a window seal?
> >
> >TIA
> >
> >Jason C.

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