the punishing hot weather makes me sweat alot, thus leaving an awful smell on my rubber strap.
guys, any suggestion on how to remove the smell?
guys, any suggestion on how to remove the smell?
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smell on rubber strap of diver
- Thread starter Cloudystormysea
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Leaving the strap in the sunshine all day is good, the UV light takes care of it;
Packing into baking soda and wrapping it up with cellophane film helps (but takes time: week or month).
Packing into baking soda and wrapping it up with cellophane film helps (but takes time: week or month).
I take them off and scrub them with liquid dish soap and warm water. It eats away the oils from your skin that have transferred over.
That's the problem with rubber straps. It doesn't happen with leather because that breathes properly.
Not in my experience. The rubber ones, if for example you have a damp wrist after washing your hands, tend to rapidly breed some sort of bacteria in the enclosed, non absorbant space and seem to start smelling unpleasant unless you frequently clean them. Leather ones seem to be able to absorb better: they do develop a smell, but it's not an unpleasant one. Of course bracelets don't absorb anything, unless you count inside the joints!
Have you tried washing it with hot soapy water before asking here?
That would be the normal course of action for most people in the world.
Funnily enough my Gen 44 rubber strap stinks in bad weather and my rep rubbers don't smell at all ..... Was seriously thinking about trying to put the rep strap on my Gen this summer , the smell was that bad ....
yep i did.. it does work abit by reducing the smell, but problem came back during next wear..
I Treat my rubber straps like clothes.
Wash regularly (or as required) with hot soapy water (antibacterial soapy hand wash) and make sure it is fully dry before wearing.
Ofcourse odour will return eventually.