Does oil increase tackiness on rubbers?

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Benzene Chiral Asked 7 years ago

Hihi Pingskills, this video claimed that oiling and letting it stand will increase the tackiness. Is it true?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ys13rLMzezM

Alois Rosario Answered 7 years ago

Hi Benzene,

Definitely not something that I recommend. It is also illegal to tamper with the qualities of the rubber.

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Benzene Chiral Posted 7 years ago

Thanks coach!

Jean Balthazar Posted 7 years ago

Have you considered flypaper?

I'm kidding of course, and I guess so are you when you write about putting glue on the top sheet?

Rohan Keogh Posted 7 years ago

Hi Benzene, your experiment results would be interesting. However, as Alois and Jean pointed out, you cannot use an altered rubber in competition so it would just be for fun/interest sake. From a competition/rules perspective, a dead rubber is a dead rubber is a dead rubber.

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