how to soften and restore old hard rubber motorcycle parts
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- Опубликовано: 7 апр 2016
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In this weeks video, Dino from the HackaweekTV youtube channel sends us a set of old used rubber airbox velocity stacks off his Honda in for renewal. The parts are over 40 years old and hard as a rock. I demonstrate proper methods in softening old hard rubber motorcycle parts so they may become usable again. ( will of course not fix cracked or crumbling rubber )
If you don't have all of the secret ingredients available where you live, you can just soak your rubber parts in a 50/50 mix of pure wintergreen oil and isopropyl alcohol for 36 hours+ .
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i love that this is actually recommended by google as a way to restore rubber
2:26 dry them out with the "clean" towel
😂. That towel was as dirty as the part when he removed it.
WHAT! I was taking notes until the hot sauce, noodle flavoring and a kettle on the boil came into it! Came for tips on how to restore parts... left with a hot snack!
hahahaha
😂👍
I used this method on my 40 year old GL1000 which still had its original factory tires and it worked remarkably well!
I think i can get another 40 years of use out of them, thanks!!!
you are very welcome !
Maurice h Awesome that it rejuvenated your tires, but I still think you're safer changing them out.. 😄🤓👍
what?? why change!?!
he could turm them inside out - makes 120 years all together by the least!
@@paulwyleciol3459 your math sucks. It's 160 years of life boyo. 🙄
Do it the Burt Munro ( worlds fastest Indian) way, use black shoe polish, heheh. Might make it go faster
Found this video when I was looking for tips on softening hard rubber.
You seem to be like a mad mountain monk. I love it.
Although dimensional tolerances may be greatly reduced via shrinkage, female cafe racer mechanics can quickly soften hardened parts just by pointing and giggling at them.
+Mason Ringbinder LMAO!!!!
Mason Ringbinder Always works for me. 😀
Mason Ringbinder - dont you let them ...
Works like magic.. lol
Hot female motorcycle mechanic always seems to harden the parts I own.
the video is funny and very clear to understand. I am using all your technics on my honda magna. the bike isn't expensive but I love it so these technics are truly badass for a minimum of money. the way you repare stuff is totally new 4 me. awesome job
Ichiban Moto is one of the most reputable companies I have ever done business with. They are a model that all corporations should follow.
I literally laughed when he say clean towel and used dirty one 😂
Great share thank you I will keep in mind when i cant get rubber parts for my classics
Awesome! I especially love the gas can in the background during the gun powder fireworks megaflame! Nice touch...
How did you ever learn about rejuvenating rubber parts like this? Nobody else on RUclips seems to know about this. It is so wonderful of you to share this knowledge with us. You must get a warm feeling knowing how much you are helping so many of us. The Lord will surely reward you for your good deeds, and we are so appreciative for helping us.
If you don't fancy following Ichibans precise & concise System - just chuck your rubber bits into some ATF.
ATF contains loads of "We Love Rubber!" Stuff because your average automatic gerabox is packed full of seals - so they invented a fluid that makes seals stay sealing.
15 minutes soaking in ATF is the "Answer" for those who clicked in really expecting a "How to" & left feeling like their nads had just been tickled..
You think it would work to restore grip to old sneakers that have hardened and come slippery?
Thank you!
I sent your videos to my buddy in Castlerock Colorado, he said he now knows where his tools ended up.
+Ed Sunderland what an incredibly small world ! :D
Amazing! I thought I was the only one that used those ingredients. Secrets get out fast. Great video!
+Mike King I share garage secrets.. but not my squirrel pie
Where do I get those ingrediances
Can't I just use mayonnaise or sumthin?
I love the chewed tools 🤣. Keep it up these are awesome.
Wow, amazing process, might be hard to get all those chemicals to do that, but it sure is worth it!! NICE job buddy!!!:) Cheers!!
I used to do the same on my old KZ rubbers but without the need for all those weird chemicals or hot water. Just soak em overnight in cellulose thinners. (Gunwash in UK) soak overnight, let them dry out (as they will have swollen bigger than orig) for 6 hours, job done, like new rubbers. Try it!
great info guys. love the dry sense of humor also
Thanks for the info but that Hi-Tech carburetor adjustment build is over the top, top notch precision stuff man. Thank you
Oh man that was worth the watch. Thanks. How have I not been subscribed before?
I'm sposed to be working on my bike... I'm laughing at these instead! Love it
I'm worried that if I watch enough of these videos and I come across an auto issue I will subconsciously try to fix it with ideas from your channel.
+L-dubwesson bad ass awesome !
Damn y’all had me for a minute. I wish it was that good
Absolutely amazing. I love your video.
Back in the 90's I was using an old rubber cow teat liner as an adapter to connect a funnel to 5/16 copper, and accidentally discovered that POE refrigeration compressor oil is a rejuvenation for rubber. Worth trying out should you run out of chalk tablets.
Good one! That’s a great transformation!
Thanks for the mention....have a great Christmas and new year...keep up the great vids 👍
yes, happy new year !
+Ichiban san I have just discovered your channel and subscribed. It's really good. I particularly enjoy the subtlety of your humour. Keep up the good work and I hope you get a tv or film deal very soon. All the best and I might even get some of your apparel.
Love your SAAB hubcap!
Wow. Super impressive stuff, Sir.
Random video to find when I'm trying to find out if I can make hardened black rubber pliable again, lol. The search goes on. Sub'd for the humor.
Great trick there. Sadly I'll have a hard time getting the cristalizing mix stuff. Thanks for sharing anyways.
you sir are modern day alchemist!
good vid cheers
just thinking if you heated the last batch of chemicals and oils they would soak it up and might last a bit longer
keep up the good vids mate
Awesome fix!
Great video, thanks for the info
Great work Sir, a real solution.🇬🇧👍
Ichiban, you are a brilliant genius!
+Jacob Frame thanks for watching and sharing :D
This is great, could you list the ingredients for the plastizer? please?
That was hilarious and education at the same time.
Great info and thanks for the laughs too. :)
A link on how to get the ingredients to do this would be nice.
Laziest generation in human history... and they don’t even realize it!
Could I please get a list of ingredients. Would be fun just to try it. Thanks
This is truly incredible
Man that’s awesome. One question though, is it ok to not cover the rejuvenating mixture with a Saab hub cap? I only use Volvo nowadays.
This been the coolest collab in history of badass bikes!
+Jaime Flores collaboration has allowed humans to totally infest every tiny nook and cranny of the planet!
+Ichiban Moto Yep, here to stay like a plague or a virus and there's no cure for that
Nice work
5:54 bad ass is correct. I love the metric screwdrivers, hard to find in Arkansas. Glad I found your channel man.
+Lil Doggy you can make the screwdrivers, I have a how to video on that topic here
+Ichiban Moto haha I saw that!
Hi, I watch your instructional video's all the time and I am almost at the point of becoming a master of mechanical engineering due to your instructions. I have not yet earned any money from do work to your specs , but obviously this will come in the future once word gets around that I can replicate your type of work.living in the united kingdom we have never head teachers of your kind to show us how its done ..We are now transfixed at your instructional video's and to watch this rubber re-juvinator has been fantastic.could this also be applied to old cracked tyres ?
great video thank you
Hey, thanks for the great video.
Just to confirm what about those Rubber parts that get gooey and melt off when you rub them. Will this solution fix that?
Thanks in advance.
Sporking work ichiban moto !
+TT GarageRat it's that a fitness show on BBC ?
I love my new rubber! Thanks Ichiban!!
+HackaweekTV fresh rubbers for everyone !
+HackaweekTV that CB is coming along nicely !
+Ichiban Moto Konichiwa Ichiban Moto San! As an industrial engineer, I must advise you that in order to reach the working temperature where you can manipulate the properties of the material (above the Eutectic Point)in a faster and more efficient way, you MUST add 5 drops of miso. In case you can't get Miso, you can always use sake but it MUST be of the Junmai-shu type, otherwise you will achieve a plastic deformation instead of an elastic deformation.
+superchapin2g 非常に特定の技術的な勧告をありがとうございました。これは、すべてのオートバイのエンジニアの未来に有用であろう。 素敵な一日を ！
+Ichiban Moto Ha ha ha!!! That's a good one. Tu e il signor Dino sono grandi. Amo i tuoi video.
Will this work on rubber machete handles? I have an older machete I want to bring to life for display; and yes it is dull.
So what was that syringe filled with that you did not identify directly before dumping in the ramen flavoring packet?
You my friend are a true craftsman.
Badass....
whay tank you sir!
What's the latest news
You can use a fine polish, like plastX to bring that surface up to par.
1. What is the brand of the rubber rejuvinator? I went so far as to image search rubber rejuvinator products and couldn't find that bottle. Is it just Fedron?
2. What did you squirt in from the hypo needle?
3. How many hot sauce drops (Mikuni stuff)?
4. How much "hot sauce"?
5. How long does this treatment typically last? I would like to get at least a year of softening out of the process if possible. Do you know? I suspect my application is MUCH less demanding than yours, now tremendous heating, no monster tension (stretching) stresses.
If you (or someone else that has done this and knows) would take the time to answer my question, I would be glad to put another comment describing if, and how well it worked. Thx, and thx for taking the time to share this via the video. Current "restorers" use stuff like brake fluid, which to me doesn't sound like that great an idea, although the rubber parts in a brake system don't seem to deteriorate soaked in it. Still....
I am going to try this on a very old typewriter platen, as re-rubbering them is rather expensive (about $100), and a pretty long turn around time, both of which I'd like to avoid if I can. Obviously the "treatment" will not be able to penetrate both sides of a thin rubber part, as it does with your part geometry here, but I don't think that's an issue, as I really just need the outer 1/8"-3/16" to soften to make the necessary difference (not ripping through typewriter ribbons and paper, and not sounding like a woodpecker on steroids tapping on a plastic tree.
Hugely useful!
Did he really put taco bell mild sauce in that?
I have to suscribe now.
Would this work to restore a harmonic damper? The rubber already has a few cracks and is dry and hard but otherwise intact.
Have you, or anyone else, used this method to restore a typewriter platen? Do you have any recomendations when working with hardened rubber that cannot be separated from metal or wodden components?
How about a large tank for aged tires that still have enough tread?
My ATV was burnt down, but I was able to salvage the carb and its rubber manifold. The manifold burnt a little bit and stiffen, but am I able to restore it with this technique without tearing it apart?
That was Amazing ! ! !
So if I would want to do this for record player idler tires, should I use the same sauce packets or something else?
My God! This worked a treat on my friend's KTM seat. After years of fertility treatment, just one ride after the annealing process on his old seat and voila! Quadruplet daughters! (I haven't told him about the potential ding his riding time is going to take, but one thing at a time.) Thanks, again, Ichiban!
Can you print the recipe - hard to follow all the ingredients from the video.
That's pretty funny, you had me going for a while. Except for the wintergreen oil, the active part of you potion, the others do not exist.
Trolling can be an art form. You are a true artist. So much work to create the labels and the entire atmosphere!. Those antique labels, i mean, dang! keep going! think I'll order some stickers for my various restores - "by Ichiban Moto"
Actually I use Mothers Back to Black. Restoring plastic or rubber, soak in Mothers till soft. I would do it the Ichiban Moto way but the dog chewed up my last spork the other day and I'm afraid to just guess at the measurements. Great video :)
+ww321 I might have an extra spork here somewhere...
Recushilization point... nice.
Can this system be utilised to soften up aged tires? I have some 7.35 farm-tractor tires that I want to fit on my Kawazuki 390 but they are a bit firm and cracked everywhere?
got the same bike with the same problem, gonna try this
Just send cash
Can I use same method to rejuvenate the cracked rubber dust covers on a front fork ? (It's a Yamaha)
Love that SAAB wheel cover
Very cool!
Can you show us how to make rubber bushings from old tires?
Hi Ichiban, does it work for door rubber seal?
What is seal oil and replenisher and what do you put in the syringe
Never knew you could soften old rubber parts.
3:22, love th gasoline can behind the flaming coffee pot! Outstanding that man!
thumbs up for creative intro
"You sent me nice chicken pot pie"
"... That was squirrel..."
"...Just sent cash..."
Best line ever now some ichiban moto stickers my way or sent over squirrel pot pie Mmmm😂😂🤗🇺🇸
I had to instantly like the video when i seen the hot sauce 🤣🤣🤣 u had me dying!
wow like magic!
will this work on rubber window trim?
phenolsodadetramine, how to get a hold of this stuff tho? google search didnt leave me with much info :-(((
just soak them overnight in pine sol.
if you are doing o-rings just be mindful of the soaking time as they will swell after awhile.
Hi. I'm looking for a safe way (skin contact safe) to soften up a hard silicon watch band.
Ichiban you are the best. I had fight with my wife last night, I saw your video and now my jaws are hurting after laughing so muchhhhh.
Where can I purchase one of those metric carburetor tweakers? I just got a new water powered carburetor but all I have is a standard tweaker.
Do you have a link to the ingredients?
Awesome stuff! I also liked that ichiban metric drive you sent to your buddy!
Does this annealing process work for stainless rubber as well?
+Kenny Downs probably
This is probably the most informative and entertaining video I have seen on RUclips. But, what is seal oil? I can't really find any of the chemicals used to try this myself: all of the chemical names are sort of ambiguous.
First harpoon a seal...??????
😂😂
BAD ASS !!! Does replasticizing (sp) work for tyres ? I have some old firestone tyres I wanna use on my cafe racer - can i add more plasticiser to get more grip?
you used the Mikuni sachet but would that work for tyres - any chance of a video on tyres next ?
+adegsx11 would need firestone sachet... it might be better to retread the tires
Is there any other oil I can use ?
Because there is no wintergreen in Europe.
where do you get "Genuine mikuni plasticizer" ?
If I posted my engine to carb boots to you would you be able to do the softening process for me and my CB750 project.