Thread: Rust under the rubber grip

Thanks for sharing the issue with your Puma. It's something I'll have to be aware of.

Originally Posted by Ised8em

Without hijacking the thread, is there anywhere to get replacement rubber grips? I have a Filharmonic with a similar issue. Unfortunately the rubber has dry rotted and allowed moisture to do the same. Once the rust was clean, I was planning on using a coat of Renaissance wax to prevent it from occurring again. Problem is, the rubber grip is beyond repair. It just looks funny to me without, particularly when sitting in the scales.

Could you use a section of heat shrink instead?

Ed,
Clear nail polish might work, but i dont really know, maybe some sort of car wax even?

What about in the line of the nail polish etc if you lightly sand the area an then use a thin coat of an aryldite or similar type of 2 pack glue this will seal the area and bond to it keeping any moister between the rubber and glue not in contact with the metal
Similar to glueing liners on tangs maybe

There was a thread here about using the rubber forward part of a certain type of disposable pen that fit and looked almost identical to the Filarmonica rubber grips....

Bob from my Google fu it does look like they used the nail type of pin with one side with a flat head with circle punched into it with collars and peening on the other side.

Dion I hadn't thought of a glue but suppose that may be more durable than a paint. Could even just use super glue. All I want is to seal the area so any moisture wont cause rust there again.

Ed nail polish could work. Could use clear or a silver one and put on a good coat. Wax would deteriorate I think so would need reapplication which I want to avoid as it requires unpinning to remove the grip

I thought superglue might react with the rubber ?
That's the only reason I didn't mention it also like it does with some plastics

This is why I am asking instead of doing.I have no idea what reacts with what and what would be safe. I'm not in a rush I just want to do it right. I wasn't aware it would react after drying. Now I'm not sure about the nail polish or epoxy either. They all have solvent bases so what would stabalize after curing and not effect the rubber?

I use this for all my epoxy glueing on straights and knives
There is also a 15 minute cure version

It holds great to all natural and synthetic materials (haven't tried rubber yet but) and is still flexible when cured even when paper thin

BladeBond Ultra - Artisan Supplies

Works out a lot cheaper than aryldite also

Dion I still want the rubber grip loose on top and just seal the metal so wont be a issue about bonding to rubber.

The small local hardware is closing unfortunately but have to move all stock so hig discounts so once I am finished buying up big may get some of that for future projects. For now araldyte as a basic equivalent should work by the sound of it and I can get it cheap while the wife is letting me replace broken things cheaply. Gotta try get a couple extra bits in anyhow

You can re-fashion a new grip with a product called Sugru - I have a photo of one I did somewhere and will attach it when found. Sugru is ideal because it bonds to the metal and creates its own seal - although a clear varnish underneath would not do any harm.

Edit - here it is - the 6/8" was the one with Sugru. It has a working time of about 30 minutes so I moulded it roughly to shape, added indentations with a small steel rule and when it was set overnight, finished off with a 1200 grit paper. It really does have lots of uses