The soapy mixture used to clean the dumbbell also helps to get rid of the smell of rubber.
Rubber coated dumbbells smell.
Once you ve got them you don t need that nasty oil on it anymore.
Rubber dumbbells are made out of cast iron which has been coated with rubber.
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The stinky weights problem.
There s a couple reasons for this.
Rubber dumbbells are either completely encased in rubber or just the ends are coated with rubber with metal or chrome handles.
Any way to eliminate the smell.
The benefits of a rubber dumbbell there are two major advantages of using rubber dumbbells instead of metal ones.
For iron weights factories usually put a layer of oil on plates bars and dumbbells to protect against rust during storage and transport.
Pros of rubber dumbbells.
The rubber coating means the dumbbells will cost more but virtually all lifters will agree that the extra cost is worth it because the pros outweigh the cons.
The rubber may be natural or synthetic and weights and dumbbells made with this rubber coating are waterproof.
Dec 4 2013 1 i ve had these dumbbells for months now and they still smell.
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Can be safely dropped.
First you should increase the ventilation of the room.
How to fix smelly rubber dumbbells.
Then you can also keep the dumbbell in the sun for some time but not more than an hour.
Any brand new dumbbells or plates might stink when you first get them.