Chinese Rubber Smell
Yes what you are smelling is the smell of glue and booster.
Chinese rubber smell. 05 12 2010 10 30 pm. Posted 02 14 2014 top 3. It reminds me that the rubber is still powerful and new. As an alternative to placing it outside you can keep it within a garage or storage place until the smell lessens.
Mel i would rather have tools that i never use than not have a tool i need. We call the harbor freight smell but of course it applies to many retailers and products. I always get amazing deals with free shipping but one thing that irritates me is the plastic rubber smell that is associated with most chinese products. Because chinese made rubberized plastic goods may have used recycled pvc plastics as well as rubber in their formulations any plastic goods from china should probably be given the smell test before buying.
Not only chinese rubbers are like that some non chinese also have a strong horrible smell. When it comes to eliminating rubber smell a bit of patience is often necessary. Do not expose rubber to sunlight continuously for a long time since the color might fade. Especially the faux rubber chinese junk.
I ve noticed the smell from chinese rubber products for several years now. Fresh air and open space can help in diffusing the smell of this material. The smell of chinese rubber and plastics is like going to garbage dump. Xishuangbanna is best known for pu er tea wild elephants and the lancang river the chinese name for the mekong.
Make sure that you start with a low odor product which will make the overall process easier. Learn about toxins in plastic glues and toxins hiding in some clothing from china. Placing the rubber item outside for 1 2 days will reduce the potency of the chemical smelling aroma. If you need to have your mats installed by a particular date order them well ahead of time so that you have plenty of time to work on rubber odor elimination.
We can change the world with our wallets. My latest experience was the purchasing of some keen h2 newport women s sandals for my girlfriend a couple of weeks ago. It s a good smell to me. That stink is the smell of money.
China s new rubber farming dilemma. The rubber on these sandals reeked.