On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 22:05:49 +0000 (UTC), Jules Richardson wrote:

We have a nice pair of "rubberised" binoculars, but the "rubber" has
recently become quite sticky to the touch.

I've seen it plenty of times with rubber pinch rollers in tape drives,
but it seems quite random and independent of use, storage conditions
etc.

Sadly I don't think there's a cure - once it's started going like that
it'll just get worse :-(

Is this "rubberised" a thin coating for "soft touch" that was all the
rage a few years ago? If so patience with a soft scraper (finger nail)
will get it off. If it's a thicker bump protection then as Jules says
it'll just get worse. I suppose talc might help a bit but the underlying
substance is turning to a liquid...

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Cheers
Dave.