The Mellotron Group

No, no, no, no, no.
Rubber conditioners and rejuvinators, as Mike stated,
can result in the eventual gooifying of your rollers. 
As a long-time analogue recordist and owner of quite a
few tape machines, I've seen this in action, not on my
machines, thankfully, but I've had to replace many a
roller that had been treated as such.  Even the stuff
that's made for tape machines will do the same thing.
I would use alcohol or head cleaning fluid, but I
wouldn't soak them.  A simple wipe-down should do the
trick.  Alcohol can dry out the rubber so be frugal. 
Still, a dry roller is better than a pastey, sticky
mess.  
I'm sure that many will disagree with me on this, but
take heed.  Get a few opinions and good luck!  
-Jack 



--- Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@gmail.com> wrote:

> Mark -
> 
> If you are thinking of using the likes of tyrewall
> blackener then forget 
> it. Like any abrasive cleaner this works by wearing
> the rubber away 
> rather than rejuvenating it. All very well taking
> the outside edge from 
> your tyres, but it may end up causing the pinch
> rollers to become very 
> uneven and pitted which would result in some
> catastrophic wobblies. I'd 
> avoid it, if I were you.
> 
> Mike
> 
> Mark Pring wrote:
> >
> > Hello everybody,
> >
> > As winter approaches here, I think it is time to
> get
> > started on restoring #1565. I am planning to start
> on
> > the keyboard.
> >
> > The pinch rollers look in good condition but a lot
> of
> > them are stuck or sticking. I am intend to soak
> them
> > in isopropyl alcohol. I think this can cause
> problems
> > with the rubber of the pinch rollers and that they
> may
> > need to be treated with rubber rejuvenator
> afterwards.
> >
> > New Zealand is a land with 2 mellotrons that I
> know of
> > and very few reel to reel tape recorders, rubber
> > rejuvenator is something with which to clean car
> > tyres.
> >
> > So first of all would car tyre cleaner do the job?
> I
> > suspect not but that is all I can find here so
> far.
> > If not some trade names of products would be
> helpful
> > or a list of ingedients.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
>
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