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Old 06-02-16, 11:34
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Thank you all for the welcome. Michael R especially thanks, I have sent a PM to Brian, fingers crossed he still has some. Ron I will check my air filter on the weekend (as the carrier is stored miles away from where I live) and let you know what is on mine. Mine lived the past 10 years in Wiltshire so probably not the same one.
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Hi, Mike, welcome to the forum. I bought a set of those rubber gaitors, word of caution they are 70 years old and once exposed to UV light they will fall to pieces, mine have lol.

look forward to seeing the carrier on the show scene.

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Old 06-02-16, 15:13
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Soak them in hydraulic fluid ��
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Old 06-02-16, 16:02
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Hi Mike,
Good to see you on here.

I've left a NOS Carrier Inspection Lamp at the barn this morning with Paul, think it will be perfect for you...if you don't have one already!
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Old 06-02-16, 17:27
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Soak them in hydraulic fluid ��
That will make them fall apart even quicker! Brake fluid might be better.
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Old 06-02-16, 19:06
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Maybe Armour-All would be betterto soak them in? I have used that on the rubber cones on the Mk7 Microphones of my WS 19 headsets to good results.
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Old 06-02-16, 20:45
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Hi Mike
Welcome. I would use a rubber/nylon lubricant on any old rubber. Car supermarkets sell it for weather strips etc - I got mine from Halfords . It wont make it a lot better - nothing will, but it will stop it drying out further and cracking more
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Old 06-02-16, 21:43
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Soaked some rubber items at bluebird in aviation hyd oil and it resurected them a treat.... Must have been luck.

You could use the originals as patterns and cast some more ?
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Ah Mike. Have you got a brother/father/son/uncle called Paul? Coming to look at my Tilly? Ron
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