How to use Goo Gone?

Good question for the Equipment forum, wink wink, nudge nudge.

I know this doesn't answer your question, but I thought I would mention it to you anyway because it may help you. I use to use rubber cement and Finezip water-based) but I switched to Tear Mender. The advantageous I found were that it is much easier to put on a smooth, thin layer, very easy to take off the rubber and blade, and dries very fast. Overall the easiest of the glues that I have tried. 

richrf wrote: I know this doesn't answer your question, but I thought I would mention it to you anyway because it may help you. I use to use rubber cement and Finezip water-based) but I switched to Tear Mender. The advantageous I found were that it is much easier to put on a smooth, thin layer, very easy to take off the rubber and blade, and dries very fast. Overall the easiest of the glues that I have tried.

Beside tear mender, I remember one of the forum members recommends some kind of glue paste as well

A long time ago I used a cologne called, "You Gone!" It worked wonders. I was alone for years and had no use for rubbers. Is that the same as Goo Gone?

Edited by tommyzai - 02/05/2012 at 7:47pm

Goo Gone is low in heptane.  I put a little bit of Ronsonol (Napthane lighter fluid in the yellow bottle) in my rubber cement to thin it for smother thinner coats.  It consequently lasts me longer then too.

Edited by king_pong - 02/06/2012 at 1:31am

I think it will be legal if you have aired it for a few days.

mikepong wrote: what brand of rubber cement do you use?

Elmer's. The ones that come in small brown plastic jars.
I have to make sure to mix it with oil in a separate container otherwise the whole batch is gonna be ruined.

Re1Mu2R3 wrote: mikepong wrote: what brand of rubber cement do you use? Elmer's. The ones that come in small brown plastic jars. I have to make sure to mix it with oil in a separate container otherwise the whole batch is gonna be ruined.

or Best Test rubber (paper) cement

UPDATE:

So I've been putting Goo Gone on my Globe 999 for the past 2 weeks now. It didn't make the Topsheet any tacky at all but harder and grippier. Not a bad side effect. Some crisp but I don't see much difference in the spin. If I had to rate the spin, I have to say about 8.5/10.

So I got a 729 FX EL Super Soft and initially, straight out of the pack, glued with about 2 layers of Rubber Cement + Paraffin Oil (about  3 parts RC :1 part PO) and the spin is about 6/10 (10 being a standard H2). REALLY WEAK.
So after about 3 sessions of playing, I finally decided to tune the topsheet with Goo Gone too. So far I have to say the topsheet is now twice spinnier than it initially was! Amazing feel. Combined with the soft sponge, this rubber now feels like the best serving-looping rubber.

Either I got a real bad sheet of Globe 999 since I don't feel any tack at all, or I got a real good 729 FX EL. It has enough speed I need combined with the soft, slow sponge.


Edited by Re1Mu2R3 - 02/23/2012 at 10:06am