preserving rubber was Re: Acoustic Couplers (was: Inter-Listmember Contact Difficulties)

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
Date: Sun Apr 7 10:04:14 2002

At 11:30 AM 4/6/02 -0800, you wrote:
>On 6 Apr 2002, R. D. Davis wrote:
>> This reminds me, these acoustic couplers may need some periodic
>> maintenance, such as putting some talcum powder on the rubber pieces
>> that hold the telephone handset. Some time ago I read about this
>> being a good way to preserve the rubber weatherstripping around car
>> windows (e.g., the 1970s Fords that didn't have frames around the
>> windows), now, I wish that I'd done that years ago. However, I was
>> thinking that it would just wash off when it rained and didn't do it,
>> and replacement weather seals now appear impossible to find. Now
>> then, I suspect that the replacement parts for these acoustic couplers
>> would be even more difficult to locate.

  Silicon grease is supposed to be a good preservative for rubber. A friend of mine has been using it on the rubber around the windows in his car for years and swears by it.

    Joe
Received on Sun Apr 07 2002 - 10:04:14 BST