How To: Restoring Rubber with Wintergreen Oil 2023 UPDATE!

In this video I'll provide a quick 2 year update to my video where I used Wintergreen oil and alcohol to soften and rejuvenate hardened carburetor boots as well as try out a question I received.
If you have not seen the first restoring rubber video check it out here:
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[@DocJonesGarage]

Thanks for watching!
If you have not seen the first video on restoring rubber with wintergreen oil check it out:
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[@leogeo8149]

hey thanks lemme know if you find any better solutions or methods for this.

[@mmotorcycles9497]

Nice to see you out in the garage giving us entertainment. It’s nice when a tip works.

[@DocJonesGarage]

Thanks! I try to anyway 😁 still trying to get over the fact it's been 2 years already...

[@thisoldchopper]

It works well, did the same thing with the wintergreen oil, we heat our solution slightly. 😁

[@DocJonesGarage]

I think using a little bit of heat with the wintergreen/Alcohol might be my next test, just not too much heat 🔥

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks Doc that's a great follow-up! It's always nice to have updates on experiments to see how things work out 👍😊

[@DocJonesGarage]

Thanks Chris, a comment on the first video sparked the idea I figured it was overdue, cheers!

[@jackjohnson65]

I have some Honda CT 90 rubber parts soaking in the mixture right now, thanks for your video and the update.

[@DocJonesGarage]

That's great! thanks for watching

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Great video! I need to try this! Off to your previous video on the process.

[@DocJonesGarage]

Thanks BJ! It works great, good solution for those hard/impossible to find parts

[@hiphopman72]

Thanks for the update!

[@MRTPR]

Great job mate.

[@DocJonesGarage]

Thank you!

[@kd350]

In a pinch find the wintergreen infused alcohol. It's a bit harder to find in the CVS/Walgreens but it's there. Definitely stinks big time of wintergreen. I did spring for the Green Health Wintergreen and will do my mixing with the 'green' alcohol. Try it straight if you like.

[@DocJonesGarage]

I went with the natural wintergreen mainly because I was trying to see if it might not swell the rubber as much, and I could control the ratio a bit easier. As you saw it still does swell just takes longer and maybe not as much.

[@briansegarra9312]

Did that alcohol worked for you kd350 ? I tried one that was 50% and it worked slightly, i may need tk get the stronger 70% alcohol one

[@crazeyspivey]

I have jugs of Peppermint, Euculiptis, and Lavendar oils.......do you think that one of these would also work???
Got a hard and shrunken air box rubber duct on a '72 Kowasakki F7 that I am restoring.

[@DocJonesGarage]

Honestly I couldn't say, would be worth testing out on something that's not too valuable though, and if you do let me know how it works. Thanks for watching! and good luck!

[@crazeyspivey]

@@DocJonesGarage Well, I tried twice soaking the darn rubber duct in super hot water. It fits over a 2.5 inch round opening on the air box, and a 3 inch opening on the engine case. The heat got the rubber soft, but the opening size is still too small. First try was a total failure. Second heat try, and I barely managed to get the lower 3 inch opening onto the case, and then slashed my thumb real bad with a small pic tool trying to pry the top portion onto the air box. DOH!!!! I guess I will take it off and try some peppermint oil and whiskey on it (maybe for my thumb too). (I had this rubber duct off for 6 years due to life forcing me to put a hold on the restoration project......so, you dont want to remove rubber parts like this and just put in a box.)

[@user-mu5up2tl2j]

I was wondering if you would recommend using the wintergreen oil on float bowl gaskets. They are old and kind of stiff but have no cracks and I would think could be used if the flat spots would go away.

[@DocJonesGarage]

If they are rubber gaskets that your trying to preserve for whatever reason then I'd say it's worth trying for sure, I'd still inspect them carefully afterwards to make sure there isn't any cracks in the rubber. If they swell up a bit just let them sit for a couple of days and they will shrink down a bit.

[@jonsmotorcyclerescueandrev3538]

Thanks Doc! Where do you get the wintergreen oil?

[@DocJonesGarage]

Thanks for watching Jon! I've added a Amazon link to the description

[@jonsmotorcyclerescueandrev3538]

@@DocJonesGarage Awesome, thanks!

[@Morlev44]

Has anyone tried it to mix it with engine oil in hopes of it restoring seals of engine and reducing oil leaking and burning? Kinda like poor mans AT-205?

[@DocJonesGarage]

Interesting thought, I've never heard of anyone trying it. If I do I'll share the results. Thanks for watching!