[filmscanners] Re: OT-Restoring rubber rollers on printers...

["Arthur Entlich" <artistic-1@shaw.ca>]

There is a rubber restorer liquid that does something to the surface of
the rubber, to unglaze and unharden it.  You best search the web for who
carries it.  It does seem to work, but you have to be careful to follow
the instructions so it doesn't damage the rubber item as it softens it.

Many people will lightly sand dried rubber rollers to create friction,
but it really further degrades the rubber and makes it more likely to
split or crack and age more quickly if it is already hard.

Art

Austin Franklin wrote:

> Anyone have any recommendations for something to use to restore the rubber
> rollers on an aging printer?  I am just looking for something like a fluid
> that will restore the elasticity of the rollers so it'll grab the paper
> better.  Sometimes it mis-feeds now, as the rollers are a bit hard and dry.
> No cracking though.
>
> Thanks!
>
>


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