Soften cloth shutter

[dxq.canada]

Any idea what type of fluid would soften a cloth shutter that is getting brittle/inflexible ?
Is it even possible ?

 

[colyn]

Nothing will fix it. The rubber coating has dried out and cracks. The only option is curtain replacement..

 

[Ronald M]

new curtains.

 

[sevo]

Nothing will fix it, at least nothing in place, and probably not even anything that old, brittle silk would survive (there are ways and means to de- and re-vulcanize rubber, but these tend to be too rough even for old cycle tires, unless it is purely for exhibition purposes).

 

[dxq.canada]

I was hoping you were not going to say that .... though I knew that was going to be the answer.

I have replaced a cloth shutter once and it really is a pain !!

 

[Sparrow]

... White spirit will soften natural rubber, but only temporarily ... and it's likely to soften the glues on the drum and shutter tapes