How To Clean Sticky Rubber

I have scoured the internet looking for the answer to this dilemma.

How to clean sticky rubber. This is why they were sticky. Work the cloth over the rubber to remove the stickiness. My 14 year old 10 x 30 Canon Image Stabilization binoculars rubberized coating became sticky gooey.

This can be done with a green plastic scouring pad a steel or plastic scraper your hands sanding paper etc. Black rubber got all over my fingers under my fingernails. The top spin players will notice fluttery balls at the.

Keep the rubber away from Sunlight and high temperature. I just used an old t-shirt as cleaning cloth. Water is an enemy to a sticky rubber.

Step 2 to maintain a tacky rubber. - posted in Binoculars. Ethanol made the surface even more sticky.

Clean Sticky Residue From Rubber. Isopropyl alcohol works really well. You can find baking soda in the supermarket in both the baking section and the cleaning section.

I also successfully used this method on my 3D Connexion Space Navigator. Shoes can leave tracks on a rubber floor mat or food can be left behind on a rubber spatula. Rubber handles on tools are glued with a contact cement that will dissolve in goo gone or orange oil.