Any members know where to buy rubber button to replace the stock one on a Leonard rod?
The only source I could find online is a store in UK. Placed an order as I thought this thing is universal size so could fit. Turns out not. Not the same. It is lighter, a bit smaller in diameter, thread dia is the same but is longer.
I think the button should be pretty common back then but now it seems no one make it?
Thanks.
Rubber button
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Re: Rubber button
#2Cutting out the brass post and replacing it with the correct one from the old button may be easier than trying to find a button with the correct post. Somebody with basic skills could pull that off pretty easily it’s just a question of time and $$. They would need a jig and custom circular cutter. A 2-hour job, all-in.
Re: Rubber button
#3Or, any way to restore the old red rubber bottom?
The white stuff on the rubber, at first, I thought it was dirt. I tried to clean it with soap and water, no use.
Without knowing if it is dirt on the rubber, or the red colour of the rubber faded, I did not try other way to try to remove it.
The white stuff on the rubber, at first, I thought it was dirt. I tried to clean it with soap and water, no use.
Without knowing if it is dirt on the rubber, or the red colour of the rubber faded, I did not try other way to try to remove it.
Re: Rubber button
#4That is a different question. The rubber looks oxidized to me. There are rubber restoration techniques out there. I have no experience with any of them. To preserve the rod’s history that seems the best approach.
John
John