Cats Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 I have been wearing the rubber H factory strap on my PAM for the last few days and noticed that the black vanilla smelling rubber get's a little white grayish color over the black color. The rubber straps i had before were more plastic like and had a deep black color and a kind of shiny finish. I was wondering could i achieve the shiny effect and getting rid of the discolration towards a little grayish hue over the strap by giving it a good bad in baby oil or something like that. Any suggestions ?? Thanks in advance. Carpe Diem Cats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sul Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 You can boil it, wash it with some dish cleaner, Fairy etc. and oil it with "baby" oil. Vanilla smell will be gone also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pakz Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 (edited) I've got no clue on how to help H-factory rubbers... But on some other reps that I've with rubber straps, just a "bath" in warm(ish) slightly soapy water, while maybe brushing the strap with an old tooth brush for removing the grime, worked wonder to "revive" a strap that was showing signs of going south... Without killing the vanilla smell, quite the opposit... Edited July 9, 2011 by Pakz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats Posted July 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Thanks guys for your reply. I will give it a try first boiling it and then cleaning it. I think i must have been a bit more specific. What i would like to achieve is that it gets a dark black shiny tone like i had on several other black Panerai straps i owned before. Carpe Diem Cats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats Posted July 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Just boiled and cleaned it ans soaked it in baby oil. Funny the baby oil is absorbt by the strap. I will wear it a few days and see what happens to the strap if the finish stays the same. Carpe Diem Cats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmindalliance Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 That's weird. I have three hfactory rubbers (005, 318, and 26) and none of them smell of vanilla. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats Posted July 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 One i got , bought it second hand , has the vanilla smell. The one that came on my 005K doesn't smell like vanilla. The problem that i have with both that they get dusty and grayish after some time while wearing them. By the way do the gen rubber straps have a glossy/shiny or a matt finish Carpe Diem Cats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denis_sianto Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Can you share with us, how is the final result of your boiling and cleaning / baby oil thing? Did the vanilla smell finally gone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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