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Posted by Nate Nagel on November 4, 2009, 6:58 pm
charlie wrote:
>> I have rubber stair treads on my back entryway steps. They are black rubber
>> with many ribs on each tread(very very narrow space between each rib). They
>> are in excellent condition but although I vacuum and mop(with ammonia
>> solution) them often, they never really look that good.
>> I am going to be repainting the wood portion of the stairs and would like
>> to have the rubber treads look a lot better than they do. Removing them
>> and going to new ones is not an option, so any ideas about how to clean
>> them, restore them,etc would be much appreciated.
>> Thank you,
>> Bob
>
> what about the stuff they spray on tires at the car wash?
>
>
That sounds like a bad idea... I think that's mostly silicone and while
it does an excellent job of making rubber look good and protecting it,
it also makes it slick...
nate
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Posted by on November 4, 2009, 5:49 pm
wrote:
>I have rubber stair treads on my back entryway steps. They are black rubber
>with many ribs on each tread(very very narrow space between each rib). They
>are in excellent condition but although I vacuum and mop(with ammonia
>solution) them often, they never really look that good.
>I am going to be repainting the wood portion of the stairs and would like to
>have the rubber treads look a lot better than they do. Removing them and
>going to new ones is not an option, so any ideas about how to clean them,
>restore them,etc would be much appreciated.
>Thank you,
>Bob
Just about any product used to "restore" rubber is also going to make
it slippery as hell.
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Posted by on November 5, 2009, 6:38 am
On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:30:47 -0800, Smitty Two
>wrote:
>> wrote:
>>
>> >I have rubber stair treads on my back entryway steps. They are black rubber
>> >with many ribs on each tread(very very narrow space between each rib). They
>> >are in excellent condition but although I vacuum and mop(with ammonia
>> >solution) them often, they never really look that good.
>> >I am going to be repainting the wood portion of the stairs and would like to
>> >have the rubber treads look a lot better than they do. Removing them and
>> >going to new ones is not an option, so any ideas about how to clean them,
>> >restore them,etc would be much appreciated.
>> >Thank you,
>> >Bob
>>
>> Just about any product used to "restore" rubber is also going to make
>> it slippery as hell.
>Sorry, I have to disagree on that, Salty. Rubber rejuvenator was
>commonly used on VCR tires that had begun to get hard and brittle. It
>restored, to a degree, the resilience and grip of the tires. Not every
>product is as useless as Armor All.
I'll have to disagree with that. Re-Grip, which is the product you are
referring to, would make for a very slick walking surface. It was only
a temporary fix for VCR tires, anyway. It also comes in a very tiny
bottle for several dollars. To use it on an entire stair tread, you
would spend hundreds of dollars, befor discovering just how slick a
surface it would leave.
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Posted by on November 5, 2009, 12:25 pm
On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:05:24 -0800, Smitty Two
>wrote:
>> On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:30:47 -0800, Smitty Two
>>
>> >wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Just about any product used to "restore" rubber is also going to make
>> >> it slippery as hell.
>> >Sorry, I have to disagree on that, Salty. Rubber rejuvenator was
>> >commonly used on VCR tires that had begun to get hard and brittle. It
>> >restored, to a degree, the resilience and grip of the tires. Not every
>> >product is as useless as Armor All.
>>
>> I'll have to disagree with that. Re-Grip, which is the product you are
>> referring to, would make for a very slick walking surface. It was only
>> a temporary fix for VCR tires, anyway. It also comes in a very tiny
>> bottle for several dollars. To use it on an entire stair tread, you
>> would spend hundreds of dollars, befor discovering just how slick a
>> surface it would leave.
>Ha. Well, I wasn't advocating trying to restore the rubber treads with
>anything. I think the OP should live with them or replace them. I was
>just taking exception to your blanket statement about slipperiness and
>restoration. Two observations:
>1. I never walked on a restored VCR tire, but if it were slippery, it
>wouldn't pull tape. You're meant to saturate the tire, allow it to soak
>in some, then wipe off all excess. It always worked well for me and
>didn't leave a slick surface.
What can I say, other than that you are wrong. Re-Grip leaves the
surface wet and sticky just like honey would. Spread some honey on
rubber stair treads and let us know about the great traction.
>2. Anything that comes in a two ounce bottle originally came in a 55
>gallon drum, and the price difference is not proportional by volume.
>Most of the price of liquids is packaging and distribution, not
>ingredients.
I assume you have a contact where I can order a 55 gallon drum of
re-grip for a price that would make it economically feasible to use
for rejuvenating some stair treads that really should be replaced?
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Posted by on November 6, 2009, 6:37 am
On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:22:11 -0800, Smitty Two
>wrote:
>> On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:05:24 -0800, Smitty Two
>>
>> >1. I never walked on a restored VCR tire, but if it were slippery, it
>> >wouldn't pull tape. You're meant to saturate the tire, allow it to soak
>> >in some, then wipe off all excess. It always worked well for me and
>> >didn't leave a slick surface.
>>
>> What can I say, other than that you are wrong. Re-Grip leaves the
>> surface wet and sticky just like honey would.
>Sure. Then you wipe it off. You keep ignoring that step.
No, I am not ignoring that step.
>But please,
>make up your mind. Does it leave it slippery, or sticky? You seem to be
>waffling on your own assertion.
I'm not waffling at all. spread a gallon of Re-Grip on a rubber floor
and walk on it. I think you will find that it is sticky, but doesn't
exactly enhance traction. The slight stickiness of partially dissolved
rubber left by RE-Grip is what temporarily makes a glazed rubber wheel
able to move mylar tape.
>>
>> >2. Anything that comes in a two ounce bottle originally came in a 55
>> >gallon drum, and the price difference is not proportional by volume.
>> >Most of the price of liquids is packaging and distribution, not
>> >ingredients.
>>
>> I assume you have a contact where I can order a 55 gallon drum of
>> re-grip for a price that would make it economically feasible to use
>> for rejuvenating some stair treads that really should be replaced?
>I agree the treads should be replaced. But if I needed a 55 gallon drum
>of re-grip, I could find it quite easily.
I've challenged you to prove that, not speculate.
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>> with many ribs on each tread(very very narrow space between each rib). They
>> are in excellent condition but although I vacuum and mop(with ammonia
>> solution) them often, they never really look that good.
>> I am going to be repainting the wood portion of the stairs and would like
>> to have the rubber treads look a lot better than they do. Removing them
>> and going to new ones is not an option, so any ideas about how to clean
>> them, restore them,etc would be much appreciated.
>> Thank you,
>> Bob