I've got an old Radio Shack FRS walkie talkie.
The yellow soft plastic is sticky. I tried
Simple Green, no better. Now trying Armor All,
which also doesn't seem to help.

The soft yellow side is worse than the hard
black side. Any ideas how to make it less sticky?

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Stormin Mormon wrote:

The soft yellow side is worse than the hard
black side. Any ideas how to make it less sticky?

Now there's a straight line... I've had the some thing with motorcycle and
bicycle grips. I never figured out what caused the rubber to get sticky but
the fix was replacing the grips. I tried putting talc on them. It was messy
and did last too long.

On Sun, 19 Oct 2014 21:38:55 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

I've got an old Radio Shack FRS walkie talkie.
The yellow soft plastic is sticky. I tried
Simple Green, no better. Now trying Armor All,
which also doesn't seem to help.

The soft yellow side is worse than the hard
black side. Any ideas how to make it less sticky?


Razor blade ro peal the yucky layer off.

Possibly alcohol might work first.
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On Sun, 19 Oct 2014 20:22:45 -0600, rbowman wrote:

Stormin Mormon wrote:

The soft yellow side is worse than the hard
black side. Any ideas how to make it less sticky?

Sprinkle dirt dust on it.

Now there's a straight line... I've had the some thing with motorcycle and
bicycle grips. I never figured out what caused the rubber to get sticky but
the fix was replacing the grips. I tried putting talc on them. It was messy
and did last too long.

I'm sure you mean did not last too long. Not is the most ofen omitted
word on the net, according to me.

Maybe you used too much and made it messy. How long did it last?

Maybe you could have washed off or brushed off the excess.

Maybe a different kind of dust.

My only real experience with this was mailing a check, and I wanted to
tape the envelope closed, but found the only tape handy was
two-sided-sticky. So IIRC I got some dust somewhere, maybe dried mud or
soil and let that take up all the sticky spots. Worked fine for the
10 minutes to go to the post office.

"micky" wrote in message

Not is the most ofen omitted word on the net, according to me.

Is not!

The letter "T" is very ofen missing, though. (-:

--
Bobby G.

I'd try mineral spirits.

nestork wrote:
I'd try mineral spirits.





Or WD-40

Then degrease.

Greg

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Stormin Mormon wrote:
I've got an old Radio Shack FRS walkie talkie.
The yellow soft plastic is sticky. I tried
Simple Green, no better. Now trying Armor All,
which also doesn't seem to help.

The soft yellow side is worse than the hard
black side. Any ideas how to make it less sticky?

The material is reverting back to its ancestrial form-crude oil.
So while you may be able to scrape, peel, or coat to a solution, it will
be temporary.

I had an X terminal where 2 of the 4 feet turned to ooze. Never
understood why just 2 because all 4 were subject to the same light.
temperature, and humidity swings. Best guess is that only those feet
were making contact with the wire shelf it was sitting on.

m

On 10/19/2014 10:22 PM, rbowman wrote:

Now there's a straight line... I've had the some thing with motorcycle and
bicycle grips. I never figured out what caused the rubber to get sticky but
the fix was replacing the grips. I tried putting talc on them. It was messy
and did last too long.

Bother, I did think of talc powder. Guess
that won't last too long?

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On 10/19/2014 10:32 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 19 Oct 2014 21:38:55 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

I've got an old Radio Shack FRS walkie talkie.
The yellow soft plastic is sticky. I tried
Simple Green, no better. Now trying Armor All,
which also doesn't seem to help.

The soft yellow side is worse than the hard
black side. Any ideas how to make it less sticky?


Razor blade ro peal the yucky layer off.
Center posted like your reply.
Another email friend of mine said he did
try alcohol on a sticky walkie talkie he
has, but it peeled off a layer of some thing.

Possibly alcohol might work first.
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Christopher A. Young
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On 10/19/2014 10:39 PM, micky wrote:
On Sun, 19 Oct 2014 20:22:45 -0600, rbowman wrote:

Stormin Mormon wrote:

The soft yellow side is worse than the hard
black side. Any ideas how to make it less sticky?

Sprinkle dirt dust on it.
I was thinking talc powder, might do that next. It's
morning after spraying the sticky yellow plastic with
Armor All. It's less sticky, but sill slightly so. I
will probably give it the full 24 or so hours, and
see how it goes. Might give it another squirt of
Armor All.


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On 10/20/2014 12:19 AM, nestork wrote:
I'd try mineral spirits.


Applied how? Some on a soft cloth, and
rub it over?

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On 10/20/2014 3:08 AM, gregz wrote:
nestork wrote:
I'd try mineral spirits.





Or WD-40

Then degrease.

Greg

Degrease how? With mineral spirits?

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On 10/20/2014 4:22 AM, Fake ID wrote:
The material is reverting back to its ancestrial form-crude oil.
So while you may be able to scrape, peel, or coat to a solution, it will
be temporary.

I had an X terminal where 2 of the 4 feet turned to ooze. Never
understood why just 2 because all 4 were subject to the same light.
temperature, and humidity swings. Best guess is that only those feet
were making contact with the wire shelf it was sitting on.

m


Might be nothing I can do about it, at least
nothing that will last very long? I wonder if
I can get the yellow plastic off some how, and
spray it with clear spray paint?

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"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message

On 10/20/2014 4:22 AM, Fake ID wrote:
The material is reverting back to its ancestrial form-crude oil.
So while you may be able to scrape, peel, or coat to a solution, it
will
be temporary.

I had an X terminal where 2 of the 4 feet turned to ooze. Never
understood why just 2 because all 4 were subject to the same light.
temperature, and humidity swings. Best guess is that only those feet
were making contact with the wire shelf it was sitting on.

m


Might be nothing I can do about it, at least
nothing that will last very long? I wonder if
I can get the yellow plastic off some how, and
spray it with clear spray paint?

Acetone would probably take it off but I suspect it would continue to
deteriorate.

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Stormy,

Any reason why you can't coat the thing with something non-sticky? Since
yellow is ugly anyway, I'd coat it with black paint. Get a can of spray
paint. Be sure you clean all the talcum powder off before you paint.

Dave M.

On 10/20/2014 8:35 AM, David L. Martel wrote:
Stormy,

Any reason why you can't coat the thing with something non-sticky?
Since yellow is ugly anyway, I'd coat it with black paint. Get a can of
spray paint. Be sure you clean all the talcum powder off before you paint.

Dave M.

I was also thinking spray paint. In this case,
the walkie is about three by four inches. I'm
not sure if the plastic comes off. To just spray
it over would take a Japanese Rice Writer to do
the masking. There is a window for the channel and
codes, a couple buttons, and little holes for the
mic and speaker. I don't have that level of skill.

It would be nice if the soft sticky plastic came
off, but I doubt it.

The day after, it's less sticky after application
of a bit of Armor All (not masked, just sprayed and
later wiped off).

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On 10/20/2014 9:14 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:

The day after, it's less sticky after application
of a bit of Armor All (not masked, just sprayed and
later wiped off).


I tried the Armor All last night, maybe 8 PM.
Today another spray, and then wipe, about 9 AM.

Noon, it's much better. Not totally perfect, but
at least it doesn't give me the mental impression
that I dipped the plastic in a sticky pot of some
kind.

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On Mon, 20 Oct 2014 05:07:22 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 10/19/2014 10:32 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 19 Oct 2014 21:38:55 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

I've got an old Radio Shack FRS walkie talkie.
The yellow soft plastic is sticky. I tried
Simple Green, no better. Now trying Armor All,
which also doesn't seem to help.

The soft yellow side is worse than the hard
black side. Any ideas how to make it less sticky?


Razor blade ro peal the yucky layer off.
Center posted like your reply.
Another email friend of mine said he did
try alcohol on a sticky walkie talkie he
has, but it peeled off a layer of some thing.

Something sticky, a assume.

Possibly alcohol might work first.
-
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Christopher A. Young
Learn about Jesus
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On Mon, 20 Oct 2014 09:14:52 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 10/20/2014 8:35 AM, David L. Martel wrote:
Stormy,

Any reason why you can't coat the thing with something non-sticky?
Since yellow is ugly anyway, I'd coat it with black paint. Get a can of
spray paint. Be sure you clean all the talcum powder off before you paint.

Dave M.

I was also thinking spray paint. In this case,
the walkie is about three by four inches. I'm
not sure if the plastic comes off. To just spray
it over would take a Japanese Rice Writer to do
the masking. There is a window for the channel and
codes, a couple buttons, and little holes for the
mic and speaker. I don't have that level of skill.

It would be nice if the soft sticky plastic came
off, but I doubt it.

The day after, it's less sticky after application
of a bit of Armor All (not masked, just sprayed and
later wiped off).
Throw the cheap piece of crap in the garbage and buy one that isn't
soft-touch and won't turn into gum

On Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:50:58 -0400, wrote:

Throw the cheap piece of crap in the garbage and buy one that isn't
soft-touch and won't turn into gum

G

A HF product? Use a cell phone!

On 10/20/2014 2:12 PM, Oren wrote:
On Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:50:58 -0400, wrote:

Throw the cheap piece of crap in the garbage and buy one that isn't
soft-touch and won't turn into gum

G

A HF product? Use a cell phone!

I think I mentioned the brand of the product
earlier, and I don't think it's crap.

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On Mon, 20 Oct 2014 16:15:09 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 10/20/2014 2:12 PM, Oren wrote:
On Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:50:58 -0400, wrote:

Throw the cheap piece of crap in the garbage and buy one that isn't
soft-touch and won't turn into gum

G

A HF product? Use a cell phone!

I think I mentioned the brand of the product
earlier, and I don't think it's crap.

I see. You mentioned Radio Shack. Aren't those one step above HF
products? I'm not sure. I'd use a cell phone instead, today.

Would placing the gadget in a plastic bag of white rice reduce its
tacky feel?

On 10/20/2014 4:23 PM, Oren wrote:
On Mon, 20 Oct 2014 16:15:09 -0400, Stormin Mormon
A HF product? Use a cell phone!

I think I mentioned the brand of the product
earlier, and I don't think it's crap.

I see. You mentioned Radio Shack. Aren't those one step above HF
products? I'm not sure. I'd use a cell phone instead, today.

Would placing the gadget in a plastic bag of white rice reduce its
tacky feel?


Now days, most likely. This is an older one.
Not sure about the white rice. Many places,
cell phones are far more practical. Still,
I like some of my retro gadgets.

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On Mon, 20 Oct 2014 17:08:15 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 10/20/2014 4:23 PM, Oren wrote:
On Mon, 20 Oct 2014 16:15:09 -0400, Stormin Mormon
A HF product? Use a cell phone!

I think I mentioned the brand of the product
earlier, and I don't think it's crap.

I see. You mentioned Radio Shack. Aren't those one step above HF
products? I'm not sure. I'd use a cell phone instead, today.

Would placing the gadget in a plastic bag of white rice reduce its
tacky feel?


Now days, most likely. This is an older one.
Not sure about the white rice. Many places,
cell phones are far more practical. Still,
I like some of my retro gadgets.
CB or FRS?
Only a couple incidences where I'd prefer a walky over a phone.
Where there is spotty or no cell coverage, and when out of local
calling area where "constant contact" would get expensive. Generally
in those (the latter) situations I just text. .

On 10/20/2014 7:26 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 20 Oct 2014 17:08:15 -0400, Stormin Mormon
Now days, most likely. This is an older one.
Not sure about the white rice. Many places,
cell phones are far more practical. Still,
I like some of my retro gadgets.
CB or FRS?
Only a couple incidences where I'd prefer a walky over a phone.
Where there is spotty or no cell coverage, and when out of local
calling area where "constant contact" would get expensive. Generally
in those (the latter) situations I just text. .


I think the Armor All did the job. Feels more
normal, now.

Situation three: communicating with a worker
who does not have a cell phone. I've done that.

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Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 10/20/2014 3:08 AM, gregz wrote:
nestork wrote:
I'd try mineral spirits.





Or WD-40

Then degrease.

Greg

Degrease how? With mineral spirits?


409 fantastic etc.

Greg

On 10/20/2014 7:49 PM, wrote:
I have a pair of FRS radios that I have had for a decade and never
turned on.
I always thought they would be handy if my wife and I got separated
hiking in the wilderness but she never gets more than 100 feet from me
(after that did happen once in Alaska).

I've had plenty of equipment failures. Including
FRS walkies. It's my personal experience that you'd
be wise to try out the radios some day.

* Old nicads might not hold a charge
* You don't presently know if alkaline
batteries work, and for how long.
* I've met a lot of people who have bad
radio procedure. The talk into the speaker,
hold the radio out a foot and expect it to
"hear" what you are saying, they forget to
release the TX button, and the list goes
on.
* I've had radios that simply do not transmit
audio, and some that don't receive.
* The quiet codes can be a nightmare to program.

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On 10/20/2014 10:43 PM, gregz wrote:
Stormin Mormon wrote:
Or WD-40

Then degrease.

Greg

Degrease how? With mineral spirits?


409 fantastic etc.

Greg

I tried "Simple Green". No better.

Day two, or maybe three. The radio
got two doses of Armor All. And it
feels much more like new soft plastic.
The sticky has gone away. Thank you
to all.

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On 10/19/2014 9:38 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
I've got an old Radio Shack FRS walkie talkie.
The yellow soft plastic is sticky. I tried
Simple Green, no better. Now trying Armor All,
which also doesn't seem to help.

The soft yellow side is worse than the hard
black side. Any ideas how to make it less sticky?

-
.
Christopher A. Young
Learn about Jesus
www.lds.org
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Plastics get old and sometimes plasticizers, if used, will bleed.
Maybe a mild solvent wipe say dilute isopropanol and absorbent like talc
may make it feel better.

On 10/19/14, 9:38 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
I've got an old Radio Shack FRS walkie talkie.
The yellow soft plastic is sticky. I tried
Simple Green, no better. Now trying Armor All,
which also doesn't seem to help.

The soft yellow side is worse than the hard
black side. Any ideas how to make it less sticky?


http://www.ourdesigns.com/Brass-Spea...GDI151-0X.aspx

No batteries required. No plastic. To transmit, put it to your lips.
To receive, put it to your ear. When it's break time, put a cork in it
and fill it with your favorite beverage. If another company shows up at
your fire, use it as a weapon. At bedtime, put a bulb in it and use it
as a lamp.