Rubber cement 70%

Baby oil 30%

 

I did mix them and it didn't make that much up a mess. I did it trice with 3 different set-ups. The first one I mixed them than put 3 layers of glue on the rubber and let them dry 50% then set them to the blade. The second one I did what you told me to and it said exactly what you said it would do. The third one I di d the same thing as the first but let it dry completely then put a layer on the blade and mounted the rubber to  the blade. It worked but not as well as the first one.

Anything else like it? Because I can't find it in any local music store ... or any store for that matter

 

 I had some i'm tempted now. Lemon smelling table tennis rubber.

 

Yah I had haifu whale 2 but used it all up so just trying out different things.

Where I work I have a paint or spray hood that exhausts the fumes outside.  If I open the sliding door just high enough for my hands to fit through the fumes don't escape.  I never get speed glue on my hands.

However,  I do find it a pain and the rear do speed glue rubbers and so far I have only tried in on Dawei IQUL.   I wouldn't speed glue a rubber that costs more than $20.

I simply don't see where it is worth the effort.  No matter what rubber I have I know I am the limiting factor. 

My coach experiments with boosted and perhaps speed glue rubbers against me during my lessons.  I don't see where it makes a difference in his play.

He said in an interview, "Speed gluing was harmless". 

If you're going to put quotes, at least do it right.  This was the original quote:

"Speedgluing should have been allowed to continue providing it was harmless."

He's not saying it was harmless, he's saying that IF it was harmless it should have be allowed.

“Speed gluing would have been allowed to continue providing it was harmless"

and not..

  “Speed gluing should have been allowed to continue providing it was harmless” 

GOT the idea?
and that still doesn’t conclude from there...
you’ve got the entire article full of context clues.

Nail polish remove 40 %(this stuff has to have a ton of VOC's in it)

 

Baby oil 10%

 

Frebreze 5% (to mask the smell of the nail polish and for the extra hint of Voc's)

 

and some random oils from the Kutchen 5%

 

This stuff made the loudest sound and played like a speed glue but didn't expand the rubber that much

 

 

 

 

it was Elmer rubber cement

might probably do as well with just a pure acetone, since nail polish remover are usually just a percent of acetone with perfume in it.

 

Trust me the stuff I was using does not have perfume in it

what is frebreeze?

Fabric softener you put in your washing machine to make clothes smell nice and fresh.

Apparently, they have aerosol version that can be used as an air freshener. Not sure if this is a healthy practice.

 

Oh well dumped it any ways... Too much work

 

Air fresheners have VOC's in them so I threw it into the mix to kill the smell and add some more VOC's...

Health no... But what speed glue is?

 

Yah but I didn't have any of that just laying around.

Howah! where did you get that? LOL!

BTW, I find lem oil to work just fine with Elmer's glue alone.. will not dome or boost too much, just enough to get some extra kick and gives you enormous control. I just don't know if it works on most rubbers though.. I've used it only on Rasants, Tenergies, Rhyzm on a max, and few good not so pricey rubbers. 

I've to say I don't boost my rubbers anymore, that after I found the right blade for me.

d-limonene works as a booster

mixes with rubber cement

effect is temporary, less than one day, as it evaporates

also depends on rubber you are using.

reguling or speed gluing means you need to add more/reglue often

d-limonene is not a harmful solvent.

I mix d-limonene with paraffin oil and use on the top surface of my rubbers.

It restores the grip/tackiness.   Whether this has any speed glue effect, I'm not sure.

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Rema Tip Top Vulcanizing Fluid was used by many high-level players back in the day... it's still magical. I have several cans of it still, but never use it anymore.

Funny and what a coinky dink...i was talking to my coach last week and we were reminiscing about the good old days and he brought up Tip Top. Tip Top was used alot by the higher rated players....and made that huge explosion hitting sound that the whole play area can hear it.....

It is interesting that you compare the Speed glued Sriver FX (or Mark V) to Tenergy. I think you meant as good as.... 

However, the rubber properties are still very different from what I can deduce - for example Tenergy has an extreme grippy top sheet -  together with the spring sponge it grabs the ball and generates enormous spin, and allows for easy 3rd ball attack vs underspin.

Sriver FX glue would accomplish the same but in a different way - the top sheet is not as grippy (therefore the top sheet itself not as spinny) - however, the Sriver sponge when glued softens, expands and allows air mollecules in - essentially becoming a very springy sponge and stretching the topsheet which becomes very reactive. 

This to me would mean that on medium / high velocity shots where the sponge is activated intense spin can be generated, but on touch shots, the Sriver FX glued should be less reactive to incoming spin and have better placement because the topsheet is not as grippy.

I am not sure about this - would you agree Baal ? 

I have been curious for a long time as to whether the properly glued classics were better than Tenergy and others we have now. 

For some reason there are some areas (touch, control, ability to handle incoming spin, variation of play, short game, and even possibly play far away from the table) I remember classics as being better. However, the game now has become more aggressive than before, backhand receives are a lot more aggressive, and general play too....it seems that what newer rubbers lack, they then make up for in some way and lead to a more attacking game in general.... then again maybe the game has become more aggressive because we cannot conceal the service anymore, and therefore the opponent can receive more aggressively from the 2nd ball....

I'd still might try it....Hee Hee 

Do you mean you could apply tip top over for example a layer of Falco? I doubt it, it would only have an effect for 2/3 and then dissipate as normal. 

Back in the day when using the glue, we used to seal the head of the bat in sort of vacuum bag (looked like platic foil) that way we could glue the night before playing and the effect was good. I never saw any other attempt to make the effect last longer which actually worked (until millenium chack or smthing similar came out which had an effect for 4 days or so)

Totally agree with Baal. Forget passing any test if even a drop of Tip Top (or any other older stuff) gets into contact with your rubber.

 I remember those smelly days players using different products at the eating tables

gives me a head ache thinking about it lol

I think it was worth it, the feeling and sound you got from it, I really miss it. I also miss the social thing about it when you on tournaments could chat with all different kind of persons in the gluing room before matches. But of course it had its negative things too, almost like smoking haha.