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I've got an old but really nice rubber-coated mac with a cotton lining (which I found in a local opp. shop of all places). It is in excellent condition although the rubber is a bit dull now.

Anyway I want to give it the good ol' spit n polish n' all that to restore that shine.

What product would work the best?

Baby oil? ArmourAll? any ideas?

I don't want to damage the rubber, hence my caution.

ArmourAll is good, I polished a Black Diamond jacket up with tha and it was fine. If the rubber is hard then I would try Rubber Revive just to try and bring it back to life and then a good polish with something like Armor All.

The best idea I know is to use "Mr Sheen" silicone polish. I do believe that silicone is the best answer.

I have also used "Mr Sheen" on wellingtons, but it does what it "says on the tin" It's a sheen rather than shine. I have also tried car dashboard polish which gives a little more shine. Polished my green PVC suit with it and it gave a lovely smooth feel to it
Can you tell me where we get ArmourAll and Rubber Revive from as never seen or heard of them.

Hi Johnnyrbr,

You can get both off Ebay but Armoral is sometimes available at Halfords..

Late reply, but you could try some polish specifically intended for latex / rubber clothing. It not only shines it, but conditions it and keeps the material feeling great too.

A few brands to look for are pjur, begloss, or vivishine. They all do some good latex / rubber care products.