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New rubber weights smell

Jimmy123

Jimmy123

New member
Hi everyone,

Been reading for a while and just bought and assembled some equipment for home including a bunch of rubber weights.

Thing is I'm in my spare room and the weights reek, they also seem to have a coating of oil on them, I presume to stop rust.

My question is should I rub the oil off, should I use a chemical or something, just put them outside or just wait and it will evaporate or something??

Thanks for any answers.
 
Put them outside or a well-aired room. The smell eventually goes.

If they are in a small room, watch out, the smell gets in the walls!
 
wipe them over with a rag to remove any oily residue. then leave them in a well ventilated environment as suggested. never use a chemical for that sort of thing
 
Ok great, thanks.

Last thing - where can you buy a decent mirror? I checked Bunnings and big w but no good, only tiny ones!
 
You can stick them under a layer or two of sand, and that usually does the trick.

For some reason that tends to eke out whatever makes them stink. Just make sure you wipe the oil off first, or you'll be finding sand everywhere for the rest of your days.
 
Put them in a small room over night. Then sit in that room for a few hours.

May as well get all you can form them.
 
yeah over time it dissipates but even with a ventilated room if it's small it lingers around a bit..wipe 'em down they should be sweet after a while
 
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