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| Subject: | Re: Dragon Rubber wheel perishing |  |
| Date: | Oct 28, 2005 |
| From: | frank forster | |
Hello,
the tight fit is the problem. the rubber will loosen its softeners after a while and the rubber shrinks a little bit, the plastic does not shrink. so the rubber splits. you can prevent this by sanding down the rims a litte bit. another modeller has published the tip, to put the rubber tires into boiling water, what makes the softeners leave the tires and the rubber won´t change anymore. i do not know if it works but it sounds good.
on the other side, if the rubber contains to much softener, it can melt the plastic.
bye
frank |
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