This is the integral White Paper from Gord about how to properly and safely Chlorinate your rubber items. Exposing latex rubber to chlorine gas causes the chlorine to attach to sites on the rubber molecules, which has the effect of reducing the friction at the surface of the rubber. In practical terms, rubber garments which have been properly chlorinated are much smoother and can usually be worn without the need for talc or other lubricants. This document sets out to describe a process for chlorination of rubber garments, together with safety notes and other possible methods.

This is published here under authorization from the author, in the hope it will help many more like it helped me to properly treat my garments for use.

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