Melted Nymans

[thomasrhoward]

The other day, I mistakenly left my Nymans in the car, which got hot enough to melt it. The rosin didn't leak out of the cup or anything, so I didn't even notice until I went to use it last night. It had solidified by then and I was able to get it out of the cup, so I tried using it. It now is super super sticky, whereas it was almost powdery before. There's no subtly left to it. And I'm having a heck of a time getting it to wear off my my bow.

I plan on picking up some more and tossing this out. I just wanted to know, does Nymans change its composition when it melts and gets hard again?

[PocketGroove82]

I leave Pop's on my windowsill, so i just rub my bow on that.

[littlekatie]

I've always found Nymans a bit sticky in general personally - I switched to Carlsson a year or so ago and it's much better, less gunky. If you're ordering some Nyman its only about a fiver (english) for a nice shiny pot of Carlsson so maybe give that a try if you are feeling adventurous. Not sure about whether it's chemically different but I think it probably does affect it. I had a friend once who claimed to have melted his back together after he dropped it, but it's probably not adviseable.

[thomasrhoward]

I just might do that.

[atrombs]

one word....



pops

[toman]

Hopefully your bass isn't being left in that same car... How about putting the rosin in a low-temp oven for a while, to even it out? Or just pitch it and buy new, what is it, ten bucks shipped? I forget; haven't bought rosin in years.

[Dave Whitla]

Try putting it in the fridge for a while to see if that sorts out the ultra-stickyness. If that doesn't work, spring for a new cake.

[brandonwong]

IME, (from many many nymans) they do get stickier if melted down and hardens again. But i oso do prefer it sticky than when its first out of the box.