Hi All. Very glad to have found this forum. Have a few of the usual common milsurps and may now have some time to fix them up a little - touch up the blueing, polish the bright metal and refinish the wood. These aren't valuable collectables, these are just shooters...

Just picked up a Romanian PSL and it has a rubber eyepiece and a rubber front cap on the scope. These were both covered in a white powdery looking coating that I washed off with soap and water. Anyone know what that is/was?

Rubber is in good condition but I am interested in some sort of dressing or preservative that will help preserve the rubber, improve the dull appearance and maybe slightly lubricate the rubber so it wont feel so 'sticky'.

Any input or advice will be appreciated.
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