NOS No.5 Buttpad Grunge (not cosmo)

[tj214]

I previously posted a request for help with removing old/caked cosmoline from the supposedly new No.5 buttpad I received from Apex. Although the suggestions y'all gave were quite helpful in removing that particular grunge, it turns out Apex had sent me a hard-used pad with all sorts of gouges, deep slices, etc., and was also hard as a rock. This is not the first problem I've had with products shipped by Apex, but they've always made good.

The replacement pad is supposedly WW II (or thereabouts) NOS. I've heard "aftermarket" pads exist and hope this is really is NOS as represented by Apex.

Anyway, it is a pliable black rubberlike material, but the black rubber is covered with a thin whitish or pale gray cast to the surface on all sides. No cosmo on this pad. See the pics for details.

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I tried washing it with several kinds of soap (hand, dishwashing, etc.) and although the original black surface returned, the whitish cast reappeared by the next morning. Since I don't know what it is I'm at a loss on how to permanently eliminate it and get back to the original black.

Suggestions on how to remove the cast and protect the surface so it doesn't recur?

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