rejeuvneating rubber gaskets (and rusty small parts)

[Mark McDonald <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Could this possibly work on the rubber in a rimblow horn, like the '71 has?

(Next question would be how to fill the interior of my '71 with enough vinegar
to soak the wheel, and does it hurt seats?)(okay, joke)

Mark

"A. Foster" wrote:

> Kenyon;
>  You're very welcome, there would be no point in this list if we couldn't
> share repair ideas and only talked about the pitfalls of Detriot decision
> making. Actually in my case I was heating the vinegar on the stove for about
> an hour after which the rust would wipe right off whatever was cooking. It
> was also instrumental in my freeing up the siezed pistons in my Imperial's
> engine via filling up the cylinders with vinegar and heating it with a big
> soldering iron. I would have assumed that it would work cold as well but
> figured that it would have taken longer then what you experienced. I had no
> idea that vinegar would rejuvenate rubber parts as well; do you know off
> hand what rubber compound Chrysler made them from?
> Best Regards
> Arran Foster
> 1954 Imperial Newport
> Needing a left side taillight bezel and other trim parts.
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> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 4:55 PM
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