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Old 03-28-2022, 04:38 PM   #6
Lawson Cox
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Default Re: Softening rock hard rubber

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Originally Posted by 51 MERC-CT View Post
Back in the time when we used to use gasoline as a lubricant to sand lacquer
color coats prior to buffing and polishing, rubber squeegees were used as part of the process.
If you left a squeegee in a bucket of gas overnight, the next day the squeegee was like a limp noodle.
Do you recall if the squeegee returned to "normal" after it "dried out"? I'll have to give that a shot. I've got to drain the tank on Apatchy anyhow, so I'll give it a shot.
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