Anyway to soften the black rubber on the bait well drain poles??
Found this.
Method 3 Softening Rubber With a Soak
1. Remove the rubber part from non-rubber components so that it can be soaked individually. ...
2. Mix a solution of three parts rubbing alcohol to one part wintergreen oil. ...
3. Submerge the rubber item, seal the container, and check regularly for softening.
There are quite a few sites that have various methods (supposedly) of how to soften rubber.
“Apathy is the Glove into Which Evil Slips It’s Hand”, but really, who cares?
I saw an old salt soften a rubber stopper by rubbing automatic transmission stop leak on it. That was some time back and I am not sure parts stores still sell the stuff but it did the trick.
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Joe ; do you have any commercial printing shops nearby ???
They use a rubber rejuvinator on rubber rollers in their printing presses, if rubber isn’t dry to point of cracking it will soften it .
It’s also good to wipe on trailer tires to preserve them against ageing…If you can’t find it LMK , I might can help!!!
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I bought a whole new set about 8 months ago.Now they are hard as a rock.I will keep looking.Thanks for the help.Drilled a hole in the pipe near the bottom and put in a boat drain plug.I can now leave the pipe in the hole.
Stonoman