Belt Grip chemical anyone used it here?

[OLIRC]

Have applied Belt Grip http://www.crcind.com.au/catalogue.nsf/web_brands/Belt+Grip?openDocument on my Denon DR-F7 http://www.vintagecassette.com/Denon/DR-F7 bought for 70$ P&P on the tires for the transport mechanism because it wouldn't rewind just to see if it would work?

Then i hooked up my mobile phone with a 1KHz test tone mp3 ripped from my test CD i bought for a long time ago just to check with earphones how wow & flutter was and it worked just ok for what i could hear.

I know this will probably not work in the long run but as i don´t wanna spend either time or money on it right now i will store it away and on regular basis check if it still works ok?

I have two other cassette decks coming my way and they are Technics M 215 http://www.vintagecassette.com/Technics/RS-M215 bought for 35$ P&P which i just know that the seller says it's ok and Denon DR-M22 http://www.vintagecassette.com/Denon/DR-M22 bought for 40$ P&P which according to the seller has some noise from the transport mechanism and i suspect the capstan belt which i will check.

The funny thing is that someone not me payed nearly 80$ for 10 (ten) BASF CM II are they worth that?

So two q here:
1. Have anyone here tried Belt Grip and how was your experience?
2. BASF CM II 10 (ten) nearly 80$ is it worth that?

 

[SaSi]

I have found that chemicals that attack the rubber causing an increase in grip are effective - at least in the short run - for large R2R pinch rollers that have developed a shiny and slippery surface.

However, the same liquids, seem to do nothing to rubber tires on idlers that have shirnked where tolerances are very small. When the tire has lost thickness, a grippier surface won't be of much help.

So, it should be a hit and miss.

 

[Dwartz]

It seems to me that someone marketed something like this for turntable idler tires, too.

 

[Jon_Logan]

I used to work for a Hi-Fi store when Tor Siverstein stopped in. I believe he was the President of Tandberg or president of Tandberg USA. His name, I might not be dead on or his title, which could have been CEO. IDK. Anyway, he was pretty high level. In tow, was a prototype of the 3004 Tape machine. That was pretty cool to see that thing before the CES show.

Anyway in our conversation, he told me, "Tandberg pinch rollers are natural rubber. You should always wash them with mild soap and water, only.". They seem to clean up well and come back with this method. The one's that don't respond well should probably be changed anyway.

If you have synthetic rubber parts, TEAC rubber rejuvenator and Intraclean S-711 work well. There's something, I've found good, is Hurst Graphics Formula 113 or 117(?) rubber rejuvenator. It's for platen print rollers. The bad news, it smells very chemically and you have to buy a GALLON.

 

[caddisgeek]

A bit off topic, but we used to spray it on out hands before football games, helpled hang onto the ball, particularly on wet days

 

[jdurbin1]

You can get spray cans of stuff like this, from Jones I believe... used for servicing rollers in printers or copier machines.

John

I used to work for a Hi-Fi store when Tor Siverstein stopped in. I believe he was the President of Tandberg or president of Tandberg USA. His name, I might not be dead on or his title, which could have been CEO. IDK. Anyway, he was pretty high level. In tow, was a prototype of the 3004 Tape machine. That was pretty cool to see that thing before the CES show.

Anyway in our conversation, he told me, "Tandberg pinch rollers are natural rubber. You should always wash them with mild soap and water, only.". They seem to clean up well and come back with this method. The one's that don't respond well should probably be changed anyway.

If you have synthetic rubber parts, TEAC rubber rejuvenator and Intraclean S-711 work well. There's something, I've found good, is Hurst Graphics Formula 113 or 117(?) rubber rejuvenator. It's for platen print rollers. The bad news, it smells very chemically and you have to buy a GALLON.