Hi gang:
In the interest of preserving or rejuvenating vintage bicycle rubber, I asked a friend, who operates a BioDiesel fuel manufacturing company, if they are in fact a source of glycerin and what he thought about its use in this context... Sounds like a "Yes" and "Maybe not..." Read below:
Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina USA
-----Original Message----- From: John Hepburn Sent: Thu, Jun 24, 2010 10:19 am Subject: Re: [CR] Glycerin sources
We have moved several thousand gallons of crude glycerin. I am working on selling more as I write this. Glycerin is a by-product of Biodiesel manufacturing. Because the Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) we use is inconsistent, the glycerin is variable. We have made some soap from it in test batches. It is a reasonably good cleaner in the crude form, but as a rubber preservative...?.