Rubber Restorer...

From: Jim <technos_at_nerdland.org>
Date: Tue Nov 6 00:27:35 2001

I still see it sold under the brand name "Carbochlor" as a industrial grease
thinner/solvent. Dry cleaners still use it too.

Any decent hardware will stock it.

On a off note, it's fun to add to a styrofoam cup of coffee.. Scent fades and
the cup dissolves to a rubbery shell. Pick up the cup, you're stuck with a
handful of goop and coffee. Oh, and don't get it on your hands. Not only is
it a carcinogen, you'll get a benzene buzz from even small splashes.

And SpotShot isn't anything like Carbona.

Jim


On Monday, November 05, 2001 6:10 PM, Russ Blakeman [SMTP:rhblakeman_at_kih.net]
wrote:
> Carbon Tetrachloride is what Carbona spot remover was. I think they've
> either outlawed it or just taken it from the market for consumers.
>
> -> -----Original Message-----
> -> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> -> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Douglas Quebbeman
> -> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 4:16 PM
> -> To: 'classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org'
> -> Subject: RE: Rubber Restorer...
> ->
> ->
> -> > HP recommends a plain old water (a damp cloth) to clean
> -> printer rollers. I
> -> > just cleaned the rollers on my DeskJet 820ce and the paper feed is much
> -> > improved. It remains to be seen how long it lasts this way, though.
> ->
> -> Cleaning isn't the issue- deglazing is. Rubber rollers become
> -> glazed on their surface, and whether it's from picking up dirt
> -> and dust or because the rubber simply fuses chemically at the
> -> surface I don't know. But traditionally, cerbon tetrachloride
> -> was used for this purpose. I also used it to highlight watermarks
> -> in vintage postage stamps.
> ->
> -> Regards,
> -> -dq
> ->
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