On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:50:45 +0000 (UTC), Judy Zappacosta
wrote:

On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:21:40 -0700 (PDT), ransley wrote:
You wouldnt drive on the highway in 40 yr old tires
Time for the trash.

I will not throw them away (they were my Dads' fins) but besides, there's
nothing physically wrong with them (we replaced the straps which were
missing).

The fins are solid as when they were new (they definitely do not float) but
their can't possibly be a "safety hazard". The only thing happening to them
is they rub off a black oily inky smear on everything they touch.

But it's a safety issue. My swim fins came off once and I drowned.

At this rate, since they're more than an inch thick in spots, it would take
a thousand years for them to wear thinly enough to become a safety hazard.

I'm wondering if I can find a varnish or spray that will "cover" and "seal"
the fins. It must exist. It exists for wood and metals ... so why not
vulcanized rubber?

Do you have to do the insides too or only the outside?

I can't be the ONLY person with this problem ...