Sanding rubber smooth?

[bdgr]

Anyone experienced with sanding rubber to get a smooth finish? Are there any specific techniques that have worked for folks (e.g. freezing the rubber and then wet sanding with fine sandpaper, etc)? I have some rubber parts with surface texture that I would like to remove. Thanks in advance.

 

[Demetrius]

Hi,

When I had to smooth a rubber buttstock on a shotgun after I rounded the corners with a blade I found it easy to smooth by using a pvc pipe to "erase" the cuts. Like using an eraser, in reverse.

 

[Joker31]

Try getting the major bumps worked out then buffing with a wax, it will fill the pores and make it smooth, some synthetics can be chemical smoothed by adding alcohol or solvants, be careful and test on scrap if you have some.