I accidentally made a Chinese rubber insanely tacky — so I started experimenting

[piligrim]

No, the racket was laying with the effected rubber slightly face down(partly exposed) on a shirt laying on a chair. The side that was facing upwards is long pips.

It because of long pips ))

 

[ejruk]

It because of long pips ))

What?

 

[piligrim]

What?

Other side become tacky

 

[JoeZhendong]

Appreciate your scientific research 😂. I had a 10 year old Hurricane 3 Neo Commercial that I stowed away. I was going through my stuff and found it. I was truly surprised that it was still insanely tacky. It was able to hold the ball for several seconds. All I did was clean it with water, put a film over it and put it inside an opened rubber package and film. I glued it on a blade to see how it played. The topsheet’s tack was still gripping but the sponge was completely dead though lmao. I’m not sure if I threw it away or not. But like you, I’ve been trying to find a tacky yet powerful enough rubber. It’s true that the rubbers now don’t have the same amount of tackiness it use to have. Two sheets of Battle 2 Provincial and National Blue Sponge along with two sheets of H3N Commercial have lost there extreme tack from new. I have a Gambler X3 Diamond Gold Label on my Xiom Hayabusa ZXi and it’s about a year going on two years old and the tackiness is still great. It will pull the ball up maybe stick for a couple seconds depending on how clean it is. I always keep a film over it when not played. I met with the owner of Gambler and the guy helping her run it has X3D on his blade but it was completely non tacky. The lady owner commented about how I kept the film over it and preserving the tackiness, I guess the rubber is supposed to feel much lively after the tackiness wears off?? Well I tried to wear it down but I couldn’t. Yet, I honestly think it plays better with the tackiness. I just put another sheet of X3D gold label on my FZD ALC and I’m really liking it way better than the H3N commercial I had on there. I tried the X3D unboosted but it was lacking, after two layers of haifu seamoon (although Gambler says it doesn’t need it) it plays incredibly better. I’m keeping it on my FZD ALC and see how it continues to play. Definitely try it out. The owner says they have asked the manufacturer to tone down the tackiness, so I may need to do a lifetime buy on the current stock if this one plays out great.