Thread: Rust under the rubber grip

What about some kind of tape as a liner underneath the grip? Waterproof tape maybe? Just a thought..

Are you sure those are the new "nail head" style pins because looking at the photos they appear to be the old style?

This might be a help for doing pins the old fashion way Un-pinning and re-pinning a razor - Straight Razor Place Library . That is under "making and repining yer razors" section.

Bob

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.

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