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Having both sides of an issue is never "needless". It would be absurd to have two separate threads. What if someone reads one thread but not the other? Then they would only have half the story.
But the preliminary test performed today indicate that the pure polymer sans the ceramic solid coats buffs and seals just like the standard product.
Lance...you're now starting to sound like a real chemist who actually knows what he is doing, and is conducting measured tests to prove a point...
...when in reality you are just guessing at stuff and mixing up chemicals without any measured scientific proof and calling it a "treatment process"...yet you say you will only entertain questions from people who have tried the process....????
Don't get lost in your own limited experiments.
No one is going to try something unproven...and just saying "it works" doesn't really count.
Based on what test...the shine???
So like why don't you contact the Nu Finish folks and tell them half of their mixture is not really needed....
You've convinced yourself simply because you are eager to accept something "works", and now you take the position of a scientist...all based on some other guy on some forum who also simply claimed "it works".
That guy had NO CLUE of how to even store his tapes, and he let them turn into a pile of mold...then all of a sudden he discovers a "process" the restores the crud to great tapes. Heck, he could have urinated on those moldy tapes and it would have been a "restoration process" compared to the condition they were in!!!
I'm sure if he was polishing guitars with Turtle Wax instead of Nu Finish..he would have tried the Turtle Wax on the tapes. The Nu Finish was just the first thing in front of him...very scientific.
I would try the Nu Finish just for amusement ...but I don't have any tapes I'm willing to sacrifice, nor do I wish to smear that stuff all over my tape guides...and I would LOVE to see what it does to the rubber pinch roller over time!!!
Please amuse yourself by trying the treatment. You're amusing me in a negative sort of way.
I don't have a reason to try it. I don't have any sticky, shedding tape.
I'm still trying to find the "positive" in your posts about this "process".
Don't forget to keep an eye on the rubber pinch roller. The Nu Finish will either glaze it or cause it to deteriorate over time.
I'm curious...if I came here and said I tried Lemon Pledge furniture polish on my tapes and that I think it works because that's what I've "observed"...would you run out and get some Lemon Pledge???
Dude...you need an electron microscope to truly "observe" what is happening to the tape, and a whole chem lab to really test the effects of Nu Finish on the tape.
Good luck with that....
I don't have a reason to try it. I don't have any sticky, shedding tape.
I'm still trying to find the "positive" in your posts about this "process".
Don't forget to keep an eye on the rubber pinch roller. The Nu Finish will either glaze it or cause it to deteriorate over time.
I'm curious...if I came here and said I tried Lemon Pledge furniture polish on my tapes and that I think it works because that's what I've "observed"...would you run out and get some Lemon Pledge???
Dude...you need an electron microscope to truly "observe" what is happening to the tape, and a whole chem lab to really test the effects of Nu Finish on the tape.
Good luck with that....
I tried Pledge in 1998 results unacceptable. No the NuFinish won't affect the pinch roller. The material is dry/setup by the time the tape gets run through the transport. The capstan/pinchroller have not exhibited any loss of traction or function. Since the overall tape develops less friction the tapedrive is working easier anyway.
Interesting you have no sticky tapes yet you're cluttering up a thread that has a something real to offer those who do have sticky tape. But you don't need sticky tape to test the process and feel the results that are satellite to the treatment such as smoother running through the transport. Did you know that Scotch impregnated some of its tape with silicone as a lubricant? Scotch 144 was one of them and today it leaves a white powder all over the roller and transport. I treated the 144 with NuFinish. No more white powder. Tape runs clean sounds fine.
No the NuFinish won't affect the pinch roller. The material is dry/setup by the time the tape gets run through the transport. The capstan/pinchroller have not exhibited any loss of traction or function. Since the overall tape develops less friction the tapedrive is working easier anyway.
Interesting you have no sticky tapes yet you're cluttering up a thread that has a something real to offer those who do have sticky tape.
Mmmmm...the whole point of the pinch roller is to create friction with the capstan and tape since that's how the tape is pulled across the heads. If you ever "observed" the effects of a really slick/shiny/frictionless rubber roller...it slips. You think that because the Nu Finish is dry before you run the tape across the pinch roller that it won't come off...but then consider that the chemicals on the tape are normally dry, yet after a bunch of passes some of them come off and end up on the pinch roller (and guides)...and the pinch roller gets "glazed", and you have to remove that stuff.
So now you are putting a *polish* on the pinch roller......
I have none at the moment, but I've dealt with sticky tape...and what I am adding to this thread is a realistic, objective counterpoint to your home-brewed, unscientific observations.
There was a guy on YouTube touting the value of smearing liquid lubricant all over his heads and guides because he felt it made the transport smoother. You might want to look him up, you guys should compare notes.
Here's that guy:
I didn't say squat about victory ..... I made a reference to an individual named 'Victory Pete' .... if you didn't know him then it's basically not for you. But you sound a lot like him. Just noting the similarities.As for victory as noted by LT Bob what victory is that? .
I looked at NuFinish. There is no wax in it and thus I have assume there are no cleaners or abrasives either.
I believe it is a polymer finish only. So I doubt there is any abrasive quality to it.
I've already separated the polymer from the ceramic material which is feared an abrasive.
I've not bothered to go to an auto parts store to read the Nu Finish lable...but even Lance states there is more than pure polymer sealant in the mix, and it may very well be an abrasive:
What I was curious about was how the polymer got separated from the ceramic material if it came mixed in one bottle?
I looked at NuFinish. There is no wax in it and thus I have assume there are no cleaners or abrasives either.
I believe it is a polymer finish only. So I doubt there is any abrasive quality to it.
I did not read the part about "no plastics" as Cory stated because I was not concerned about ingredients. I may go back to that store to re-read contents if stated.
It could be there is a "replacement polymer" process going on here, and that could be why it appears to be working.
It appears to be silicone based - have to check the plastics compatibility issue though.