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Vulcanite stems
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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 378226"><p>Pete, the benefit to vulcanite is that it is harder wearing than plastic, and can be reformed. Small teeth marks can be buffed or popped out.</p><p></p><p>As Brewdude has already said, badly oxidised stems can be fixed with elbow grease and a magic eraser (I would use toothpaste first) and then protected with an oil or wax of some type. If you do the latter regularly, and that only takes a second, you should never need to do a big clean again. You don't have to pay money for an oil to coat your stems. I use petroleum jelly. I have heard of people using their own skin oils. All that needs to happen is for an airtight protective barrier to form on the surface.</p><p></p><p>Fwiw I don't think tyres have been made from rubber in a lot of years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 378226"] Pete, the benefit to vulcanite is that it is harder wearing than plastic, and can be reformed. Small teeth marks can be buffed or popped out. As Brewdude has already said, badly oxidised stems can be fixed with elbow grease and a magic eraser (I would use toothpaste first) and then protected with an oil or wax of some type. If you do the latter regularly, and that only takes a second, you should never need to do a big clean again. You don't have to pay money for an oil to coat your stems. I use petroleum jelly. I have heard of people using their own skin oils. All that needs to happen is for an airtight protective barrier to form on the surface. Fwiw I don't think tyres have been made from rubber in a lot of years. [/QUOTE]
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