wackyvorlon - 9-2-2009 at 13:16
It's commonly mentioned that latex rubber is attacked by oil, including skin oils. I was wondering, what is the specific chemistry that is going on
when this happens?
PHILOU Zrealone - 10-2-2009 at 03:55
It simply dissoves!
No chemical reaction
DrP - 10-2-2009 at 06:37
I guess it depends on the level of cross linking in the rubber though. If highly cross-linked then rather than disolving it will soften as the oil
molecules work their way into the rubber structure. Old hard cracked rubber can be re-vitalised a bit by rubbing in some oil.