Over at Ettore they dont count out the grosses of rubber… they weigh them out… Pretty neat.
A question I always had… what is the powder they use on rubbers and what is its purpose?
I believe it’s to prevent them from dry-rotting/deteriorating. I use baby powder to accomplish the same thing. Not sure what they use though.
I’ve heard baby powder is not as ideal as talcom powder. Couldn’t tell ya why.
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Yep
Sounds about right. But it raises another question…
Both baby powder and talcum powder are abrasives (trust me, I know, friends of mine “antiqued” my Mercedes with baby powder and it really dulled the finish)
Because of this, should extra care be taken with a fresh rubber on tinted / coated glass surfaces? I know hard rubber is unpowdered, but soft rubber is definitely powdered. Could the powder on a fresh rubber, theoretically, wreck a surface?
Good ? but in my opinion I don’t think there is enough powder on the rubber to harm the window… + your pulling everything off the window with the squeegee I dunno …Wtf pole is where itz @…lol
They use talcum power on the rubber. And the rubbers are still counted when they are boxed. Pretty need to watch people cut and place every rubber in the box by hand. Not to mention, every piece is inspected by hand for perfection.
I would think that a quick swash in your bucket with your new rubber would eliminate any possibility of harming even the most sensitive of glass coatings…
Michael, Do you think it hinders oxidation? My guess would have been it keeps them from sticking together when stored, but I wouldn’t argue the point.
I think that baby powder is talc with a scent, nothing more.
I’d like to see how they measure and cut them, is it one giant roll of rubber?
Picture from your visit last year?
Anyone ever see the episode of California’s gold with Huell Howser (RIP) in which he visited the Ettore warehouse? I saw it a few years back, it was interesting. I’d post a link but cant find it anywhere. Episode #5002 if you are more resourceful than I am.
This is a pretty cool process. All the rubber is in 36" strips and its placed into pre-measured slots and this small block with a razor on it is pressed down to cut the rubber. Looks like an old stapler almost. But man they work fast and efficient, really cool to watch.
