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Hot Patch
Hot patches are put on with heat and
pressure. They are stronger and more durable
and resist heat better than those set on with
rubber cement.
Materials for making a hot patch come in a
kit with complete instructions for using. The
"patch," as it comes, is a piece of rubber
protected by Holland cloth, as is the cold patch.
This patch is mounted on the bottom of a small
pan containing a tablet. When lighted, the
tablet provides heat to vulcanize the patch onto
the rubber article.
To put on the hot patch, first clean and
roughen the place to be repaired. Take off
the Holland cloth. Press patch against the
place to be mended with the clamp in the kit.
Light the fuse on the tablet. Cool for a few
minutes; then remove clamp and pan. The
mended article is ready to use immediately.
Mending Tape
Friction tape is a cloth tape saturated with a
rubber-asphalt mixture that makes it stick to
most surfaces.
Electrician's tape is a soft strip of semivul-
canized rubber that will stick to and insulate
the wires of electric cords. It comes with a
coating of Holland cloth, which must be taken
off before the tape is used.
Prepared by
BUREAU OF HOME ECONOMICS
Agricultural Research Administration
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Issued jointly with
OFFICE OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION
Washington, D. C. October 1942
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Price, $1.00 per 100 copies.
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War in the Pacific has cut off the sources of almost every
bit of our crude rubber. Practically all the rubber we now
have . . . and the synthetic rubber that we can produce
. must go into weapons for our fighting forces.
Dark. If the place where you store the
rubber is not dark, wrap the articles in heavy-
paper or put them in a covered box. Do not
fold or crease the rubber if you can help it.
If you must fold, dust talcum powder or corn-
starch between surfaces that touch each other.
If the article you are storing is part cloth,
the storage place needs to be dry as well as
cool and dark. Otherwise, the cloth may
mildew.
OFF WITH SPOTS
Take off oil, grease, and tar spots quickly.
Usually a bath of warm water and soap will
do the work.
If the spot stays on after this treatment,
sponge it with a dry-cleaning fluid. If neces-
sary, soak the spot in the fluid — but no longer
than 2 or 3 minutes. Treat rubber extra
gently while it has fluid on it.
Because it does - not catch fire, carbon
tetrachloride is one of the best fluids for clean-
ing stubborn spots on rubber. Gasoline is all
right to use if it has no tetraethyl lead in it.
"stick-ons." You can buy these along with
directions for putting on.
Clothing Made
of Rubber Thread
Wash clothing, such as foundation garments
and suspenders, with mild soap and warm
water. Handle gently and stretch as little as
possible when wet. Rinse several times. Dry
in a cool, airy place away from stoves, radiators,
or sunlight. If any garments must be ironed,
keep the iron only moderately warm, and use it
as little as possible.
To dry a girdle quickly, roll it in a dry cloth,
fold over lengthwise so the garters will not cut
the garment. Unroll and hang to dry.
Repair breaks with a patch or darn as soon
as possible. Be careful not to cut the rubber
thread with the needle. Do not use fine
thread, because that is likely to cut the rubber.
Allow three-fourths of an inch margin of mend
around the spot you are mending.
take care — cois
*W MR*. HOMEMAKER
Very little rubber can be spared for civilian uses,
lany of your household rubber articles cannot be
placed. It's now up to you to make what you have last
nger ... by better care and home repair.
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with friction tape.
Garden Hose
Straighten kinks out promptly. Store on a
reel or coiled on a flat, dry surface.
Greatest wear comes near the faucet. To
repair, cut off the worn section of the hose.
Put a new coupling on the cut end.
If the hose wears out anywhere else, cut out
the damaged part. Put couplings on both cut
ends and join them. Or join cut ends by
putting a short pipe inside the hose — clamp the
hose firmly to this pipe from the outside.
Hot-Water Bottles .
Packs . . . Syringes
Ice
Dry thoroughly, away from heat. To store,
wrap article in heavy paper or lay it in its own
box. Coil rubber tubing loosely in the box.
Be sure there are no sharp bends in it or
sharp objects to cut it.
Most repairs can be made with a cold patch.
warm water, and a soft brush. Dry with a
cloth, or hang in a cool, airy place. Dust
large articles lightly with talcum powder or
cornstarch before you put them away folded.
Use the cold-patch method of repair. If
you have a piece of self material, make the
patch from that. Then follow directions for
putting on a cold patch. If you can match up
material for a raincoat, put the patch on the
outside. It turns water better than an in-
side patch.
Wringer Rolls
See that pressure on the rolls is even before
you put clothing through the wringer. Don't
stall or strain rolls with too much clothing at
once. Fold buttons and buckles to the inside
when wringing.
Release pressure to separate the rolls after
each washing. Wipe rolls clean and dry be-
fore you put the wringer away. Take off any
stains with a cloth dipped in a dry-cleaning
fluid.
serve — repair
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TAKE CARE OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD RUBBER
Dry Cleaning and Copper are t
lies easy to control. Dry-cleanin
amage rubber if they are left in cont
KEEP RUBBER YOUNG
CARE AND REPAIR OF HOUSEHOLD RUBBER
the back of this folder.
Boots, Galoshes, Rubbers
Nipples for Nursing Bottles
Milk fat softens them. Wash in clean, hot,
Coo!. Best storage place usually is some-
dark. Otherwise, the cloth
OFF WtTH SPOTS
To store, stuff loosely <;
tick-ens." You can buy these along
ubber Rubber-Coated Cloth
Garden Hose
Straighten kinks out promptly. Store on a
Put a new coupling o
Use the cold-patch method of repa
you have a piece of self material, mal
patch from that. Then follow dirtcli.:
; best fluids for clean-
To dry a girdle quickly, roll it in a dry cloth,
Repair breaks with a patch or darn as soon
as possible. Be careful not to cut the rubber
thread with the needle. Do not use Bne
Dry thoroughly, away from heat. To s
ox. Coil rubber tubing loosely in the
nee. Fold buttons and buckles to the inside
Release pressure to separate the rolls after
ach washing. Wipe rolls dean and dry be-
take care — conserve — repair
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MEND IN TIME
If there's a small break or worn spot in a rubber article — and the rubber is
in good shape otherwise — see if you can mend it. Look for mending supplies
at drug, hardware, and department stores ... at the five-and-ten ... in mail-
order catalogues ... at your garage or service station.
Cold Patch
You can "paste" a fairly strong patch on
rubber with rubber cement.
Inner-tube patching is suitable material for
mending most articles. For raincoats, self
material is suitable if you can get a patch piece
large enough — from a belt, pocket, or other
unnecessary style detail. For light rubber
goods, such as gloves, make patches of thin
sheet rubber.
Here ore step-by-step directions for putting on
the cold patch —
1. Turn the article inside out and put the
patch on the wrong side. Hot-water bottles
with narrow necks and other articles that
cannot be turned inside out may be patched on
the outside. Also, if you have matching ma-
terial, patch a raincoat on the outside. The
patch will turn water better that way.
2. Clean the place to be patched with a dry-
cleaning fluid. Wipe dry. Roughen up the
surface with sandpaper.
3. Cut the patch one-half inch larger all
around than the spot you are mending. If you
use inner-tube patching, take off the Holland
cloth that protects it.
4. Spread on the rubber cement. Put two
coats on the rubber you are mending — none on
inner-tube patching — two coats on any other
patch material. Let each coat of cement dry
a few minutes.
5. Press the patch firmly over the spot. Do
not move it once you have placed it. Hold
with a weight or clamp until the patch sets.
Clean and rough-
en the place to be
mended.
Coat the surface
with rubber ce-
ment.
Remove Holland
cloth from the
patch,
Press patch on
firmly.
