Re: Making Plastic Black

[andrew johnson <sundiaL@xxxxxxx>]

At 11:49 AM -0600 3/30/04, Tom Brown wrote:
>First rule:  Stay away from Armor All and other cheap products containing
>lots of silicone.  When you use these and then let the black stuff get out
>in the sun, it turns brown...you've probably seen this on tire sidewalls
>when they're Armoralled by the car wash.

But isn't silicone grease in general a good rubber conditioner and 
rejuvenating agent? I've been using it on Big Brass Screw O-rings and 
carburetor rubber with no ill effect, and the fork gaitors on the R80 
have not faded to brown with exposure to sun.

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- - andrew, Berkeley, '87 R80, '00 R1150GS
- - "Moto per Mangiare, Mangiare per Moto"

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