Rubber Suction Cup and Sealing Ring Pad Care - Vacuum Cup Cleaner

We often get asked what we recommend to clean our rubber suction cups and sealing rings. People realize that the proper maintenance and cleaning of vacuum cups and seals is critical in extending the life of the vacuum equipment and ensuring proper safety.

Most mild household or auto rubber cleaners you have around will clean rubber. Just stay away from the greasy types which could make the vacuum cups slippery. The next step up from a regular household or auto rubber cleaner are Citrus based cleaners or Mineral Spirits. Both are inexpensive and readily available from any hardware store.  Mineral Spirits used with a wash cloth type rag cleans well.

If you want to clean and protect which we advise then you need a specialized product. Rubber needs protection against the two main enemies of Rubber Elastomers which are:

UV Ultraviolet Light

Ozone

This is what ages, hardens and starts to make cracks in the rubber sometimes referred to as dry rot.
Currently the best non greasy vacuum cup cleaner product on the market to protect rubber from ultra violent light and ozone is 303 Aerospace Protectant used with a wash cloth type rag. Other protectantson the market leave a greasy film which could allow the the vacuum cup to slip or hydro-plane.

Here is their website 303 Products    www.303products.com

To find a dealer offering 303 Products, click here.   www.wheretobuy303.com  You can usually buy it locally.

We recommend 303 Aerospace Protectant for anywhere you have rubber or vinyl products you want to protect. The more you research it on the web and actually use it the more you will be impressed. It works great!