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What's up everyone? Since I can no longer find Battle 2 in medium hardness, I switched to a sheet of red Hurricane 3 Neo that had been used on my backup blade occasionally. There are a lot of things that I like about H3N and I might start a separate thread about it. One thing that I don't like is that the top sheet is already scarred with small blemishes after one month, although it was only played inside and cared for.

I use a damp microfiber cloth to wipe the rubbers after practice, and I noticed the color getting on it? You can see it clearly in the pictures. Has anyone else had that with red or black H3N? I did boost it if that matters.

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I wouldn't worry. All rubbers degrade over a month. Play until you feel the need to change.

Try cleaning with a bit of water and the bare hand. And use a plastic tacky film or simply a plastic foil the same that you use to pack your sandwich.

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Thank you for the cleaning advice guys, but my actual question was if anything similar has happened to other H3 users. I only mentioned how I clean it to avoid questions like "Are you using alcohol", "Are you using solvents" "Are you doing it standing on your head" etc.

I've never seen that. I always use a cleaner sponge, and if the colour came off the topsheet, the sponge should show the colour over time, but it doesn't.

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Haven't experienced this.

Additional question, has either of you used a red one or just black?

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I used both black and red before, and my method of cleaning is just water , vapour of my breath, wipe with my hands and protective cover sheets. Never experience bleeding colours from it. ( i think the microfiber cloths somewhat abrasive to grippy rubbers )

Mainly black for me, but have certainly used red plenty of times too.

I do seem to remember that red has a lot more dye in it, as black is close to the rubber's natural colour, so getting some bleed off the red is more likely.

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Actually the natural color of rubber is white or very light brown like a typical elastic band. That's why tires were also white in the beginning.

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I have used a lot of H3, mainly black, but also some sheets of red, and I can't say that I have ever had any colour bleed issues like that. Or from any other make of rubber, although I have yet to try my green Tuttle Octopus.

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Actually, pure rubber isn't black. It's amber (like honey). The usual coloring agent in tires (and possibly black table tennis rubbers) is carbon black. Red requires a dye or pigment other than carbon black, so I suppose it'd be more likely to fade or run.

Incidentally, I imagine counterfeit DHS rubbers would be FAR more likely to have these problems than real rubbers would...

If you're using a microfiber cloth on your H3 Neo - how long does the tackiness last? Maybe you're rubbing off whatever they put on the surface to make it tacky.

Iskandar

The rubber is still very tacky after almost 7 months. I suspect that those who say tackiness fades don't know how to take care of their rubbers.

It was bought from a reliable source and the authenticity code checked out.

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