RodH 4,866 Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 Hopefully it went better than the time you tried to milk a bull....
Ar9Jim 6,512 Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 So does the driver that the mink oil was recommended for have a foam surround or butyl rubber?Lots of examples of dry cracked foam surrounds with vintage speakers to be found.The foam must be in a steady state of change with age until it fails after getting dry and brittle.It would make sense that the sound/performance would be slowly degrading over time as the foam becomes brittle as it gets closer to failure.It sounds like this maintenance could extend the original performance as well as the longevity of the surround.
kve777 6,888 Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 Watch for tainted mink oil: 5:53 pm ET Nov 22, 2013 UNCATEGORIZED The War on Mink Oil Gets Results ARTICLE COMMENTS (17) ANIMAL BUSINESS BUSINESS NEWS KIWI LIBERATION MINK OIL POLISH S.C. JOHNSON TODAY 122 10 By TOM GARA CONNECT Agence France-Presse/Getty Images A group of mink take shelter in a hole in the ground Animal rights activists have a hard enough time coming to terms with the fact people farm mink for their fur. But what seems to have really driven one particularly radical group over the edge was the fact some are also using the adorable little furry fellows as a source of oil. From the Animal Liberation Press Office last week: In a well coordinated action during the second week of November, 263 jars of Kiwi mink oil sold in chain drug and big box stores were tampered with across the United States. Fortunately for us, Kiwi does not use tamper proof seals. Each jar was opened and a small amount of cyanic acid added. They were then placed back on the shelves in Wal-Mart, CVS, Walgreens, and other stores. What’s the plan here? Kiwi brand mink oil is sold as a product that waterproofs and conditions leather goods. “Those who use this product will not die like the animals caged on fur farms,” the activists wrote. “The cyanic acid will cause a severe burn and eat through the leather products it is applied to.” The action is getting results. Consumer products maker S.C. Johnson & Son has told retailers to pull all the Kiwi-branded products containing mink oil off their shelves, and as the WSJ reports today, they won’t return until they contain an alternative to natural mink oil. S.C. Johnson, a privately held company based in Racine, Wis., also makes Ziploc bags, Windex cleaners and Raid insecticides. It acquired the Kiwi shoe-care brand from the former Sara Lee Corp. in 2011, and since then “has been working to align the products with the standards and values” of S.C. Johnson, spokeswoman Jam Stewart said. Those efforts, she said, include a plan to stop using natural mink oil as an ingredient. The items with mink oil, which represented only a small product line, will no longer be sold and will be replaced with the reformulated versions down the road, Ms. Stewart said. See also: S.C. Johnson Pulls Kiwi Mink Oil After Animal Rights Threat – WSJ 1
morris 390 Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 I found a jar of mink oil in my father's shoe shine box. It is most likely over 30 years old. It says on the back "Formulated with refined oil of mink". It is dried up into a chunk of wax. Wonder if I could thin it with something?
madmike46 398 Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 I found a jar of mink oil in my father's shoe shine box. It is most likely over 30 years old. It says on the back "Formulated with refined oil of mink". It is dried up into a chunk of wax. Wonder if I could thin it with something? I wonder if a person tried slowly heating it up, it might soften up?
kve777 6,888 Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 You could add a bit of mineral oil or glycerin to keep it soft once you heat it up.
Chuck 74 Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 I know for a fact Mink works on a women, brought my x-wife one years ago, got laid immediately
UncleMeat 1,173 Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 When you got the mink coat did you remember to get the mink oil for lube?!?! If it preserves and restores leather...
Ar9Jim 6,512 Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 Good idea UncleMeat.My ex wife's surround got old and dry as well.LOL.
RichP714 3,163 Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 Good idea UncleMeat.My ex wife's surround got old and dry as well.LOL. Ouch!!!! I doubt that there's anything more slippery than j-lube
Ar9Jim 6,512 Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 25 years to late for lube.As best I can remember lube made it even worse Lol.Awe, why did I say that?I don't lie.Oh well she left me.
Gene C 1,748 Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 25 years to late for lube.As best I can remember lube made it even worse Lol.Awe, why did I say that?I don't lie.Oh well she left me.
UncleMeat 1,173 Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 Good idea UncleMeat.My ex wife's surround got old and dry as well.LOL. Sometimes as you know it's better to just get a younger more supple replacement surround. Bu be sure you use mink oil and rubber on the new surround or it will get stretched and cracked in about 9 months followed by ever increasing dryness. Don't forget to oil the rear surround before use also!
Ar9Jim 6,512 Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 I hear that.As you age you gain respect for good surround maintenance.When your a young guy you think they last forever no matter how often they are driven hard.I had good luck with my 2nd used set of surrounds.Guy before me was Asian.Didn't seem to drive them hard and excellent maintenance.Had to be mink oil.
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