NO. A plastic bag is the last thing you want to store rubber in.
Rubber band manufacturers sell their products in plastic bags to
reduce their shelf life so they can sell more rubber bands.
I have a surgical (natural) rubber hi-start that is 30 years old and
it like new condition, stored in a brown paper cardboard box. No
talc, no lube, just the tubing in the box. The temperature should be
cool (not cold, cold is usually very dry) and the best storage medium
for natural or synthetic rubber strip is brown paper bags in a brown
corrugated cardboard box or a sealable metal can like a coffee can.
>I was wondering if anyone could share the best way to store rubber for
>long periods of time. I was lucky to receive a box of TanII from a
>friend who's father passed away. I was coaching Sci.Oly. and wright
>stuff has been shelved for awhile and I don't think we will be doing
>any flying this year. Does a plastic bag in a freezer sound right?
>Thanks... Pete Stanko
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