I have a beautiful SML alto mpc made of incredible multicolored hard rubber.
Unfortunately the bottom portion is discolored. Is there any way to fix this?
I have no idea but I would approach one of the guys who reface them. They are experts at working with the material and will know how much they can do without changing the playing characteristics of it. It does look like it could be a beautiful collector's piece.
I dimly remember once polishing a brownish HR mouthpiece to a deep lustrous black with some Meguiar's compound intended to make tires look shiny. Hope the person I sold the mouthpiece to wasn't sensitive to petroleum distillates... I hate accidentally poisoning people, don't you?
A non-toxic food-grade mineral oil or olive oil might work. I've done that too.
oil or wax helps indeed but you will still se somewhat the difference if you do nothing else than rubbing anything greasy in there.
However there are specific products normally used to take scratches off plastic which would restore this (apply with a soft cloth).
Also products ( I have a very old bottle of Turtle was lacquer cleaner) for the shining of car lacquer will work (they need to be applied with a soft cloth)
Thanks everyone! I was really sad when I accidentally left that mouthpiece in the hot outdoors and forgot about it... Previously, the entire surface was beautifully smooth and awesome. I sure hope I can bring it back!
I've never tried it but the guys at babbitt say to take mineral oil and put it in a little mouthpiece tube...then submerse it for several days. The sun and time leaches oil from hard rubber making it dull. They say it needs time to soak in.
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