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Sticky Binoculars
We have a nice pair of "rubberised" binoculars, but the "rubber" has
recently become quite sticky to the touch. Washing up liquid and other gentle cleaners have had no effect. Any other possible ways of removing the stickiness? (Apart from angle grinders, of course). -- Ian |
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HellyB wrote:
We have a nice pair of "rubberised" binoculars, but the "rubber" has recently become quite sticky to the touch. Dunno if it always happens with age, or just to items handled by certain people with a particular composition of sweat/grease on their skin ... my old mice wheels go that way if left for a year or two. |
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On 17/08/2012 20:06, HellyB wrote:
We have a nice pair of "rubberised" binoculars, but the "rubber" has recently become quite sticky to the touch. Washing up liquid and other gentle cleaners have had no effect. Any other possible ways of removing the stickiness? (Apart from angle grinders, of course). perhaps a dusting of talc or cornstarch would help... -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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In message , Andy
Burns writes HellyB wrote: We have a nice pair of "rubberised" binoculars, but the "rubber" has recently become quite sticky to the touch. Dunno if it always happens with age, or just to items handled by certain people with a particular composition of sweat/grease on their skin ... my old mice wheels go that way if left for a year or two. My wife has 'lost' several pairs of shoes (some absolutely unworn) because the rubber soles have become sticky - a bit like chewing gum. I think all of the shoes had been put away for several years, and kept in their original shoeboxes, which while certainly not air-tight, would have had very little flow of air through them. I have a similar problem with a pair of PMR446 walkie-talkies, which now have sticky rubber cases. The conclusion I have come to is that the solvent in the rubber has probably gradually evaporated, and being trapped in the box and unable to disperse, has reacted with the rubber (partially dissolving its surface). I've since kept the walkie-talkies in a box with an ill-fitting lid, and I reckon the stickiness is slowly beginning to disappear. Maybe the binoculars would respond similarly. -- Ian |
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Andy Burns wrote:
HellyB wrote: We have a nice pair of "rubberised" binoculars, but the "rubber" has recently become quite sticky to the touch. Dunno if it always happens with age, or just to items handled by certain people with a particular composition of sweat/grease on their skin ... my old mice wheels go that way if left for a year or two. **** - you still have mice with wheels? -- Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc-ra-cy) €“ a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers. |
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
**** - you still have mice with wheels? With scrollwheels - yes doesn't everyone? With balls instead of optical - no. |
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On 17/08/2012 20:06, HellyB wrote:
We have a nice pair of "rubberised" binoculars, but the "rubber" has recently become quite sticky to the touch. Washing up liquid and other gentle cleaners have had no effect. Any other possible ways of removing the stickiness? (Apart from angle grinders, of course). Talcum powder -- mailto:news{at}admac(dot}myzen{dot}co{dot}uk |
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"HellyB" wrote in message ... We have a nice pair of "rubberised" binoculars, but the "rubber" has recently become quite sticky to the touch. Washing up liquid and other gentle cleaners have had no effect. Any other possible ways of removing the stickiness? (Apart from angle grinders, of course). -- Ian Yes. Get a life. |
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On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:03:52 +0100, Andy Burns wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote: **** - you still have mice with wheels? With scrollwheels - yes doesn't everyone? With balls instead of optical - no. I keep thinking I should try and find a bollocked rodent - optical ones seem to have a liking for dog hair, and wig out completely when it blocks the optics. At least this 'ere Dell mouse doesn't have a red glowing bum though, unlike its predecessor. cheers Jules |
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On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:12:52 +0100, Andy Burns wrote:
HellyB wrote: We have a nice pair of "rubberised" binoculars, but the "rubber" has recently become quite sticky to the touch. Dunno if it always happens with age, or just to items handled by certain people with a particular composition of sweat/grease on their skin ... my old mice wheels go that way if left for a year or two. 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 :-( cheers Jules |
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On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 22:05:49 +0000 (UTC), Jules Richardson
wrote: On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:12:52 +0100, Andy Burns wrote: HellyB wrote: We have a nice pair of "rubberised" binoculars, but the "rubber" has recently become quite sticky to the touch. Dunno if it always happens with age, or just to items handled by certain people with a particular composition of sweat/grease on their skin ... my old mice wheels go that way if left for a year or two. 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 :-( It sounds as if this could be a use for Sugru. See the thread in this group "Has anyone used/found a use for Sugru?" started two days ago. Nick |
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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... -- Cheers Dave. |
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Not really, its the demise of the material. I had some so called rubber
soled shoes that went this way. You may be able to seal it for a while I suppose but the rubber eventually degrades to a kind of gooey liquid. Brian -- -- From the sofa of Brian Gaff - Blind user, so no pictures please! "HellyB" wrote in message ... We have a nice pair of "rubberised" binoculars, but the "rubber" has recently become quite sticky to the touch. Washing up liquid and other gentle cleaners have had no effect. Any other possible ways of removing the stickiness? (Apart from angle grinders, of course). -- Ian |
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On 17/08/2012 20:23, John Rumm wrote:
On 17/08/2012 20:06, HellyB wrote: We have a nice pair of "rubberised" binoculars, but the "rubber" has recently become quite sticky to the touch. Washing up liquid and other gentle cleaners have had no effect. Any other possible ways of removing the stickiness? (Apart from angle grinders, of course). perhaps a dusting of talc or cornstarch would help... Talc or diatomaceous earth sold in garden centres as organic snail discourager (don't breathe the dust). You want something to bind the stickyness and make it inert again at the surface. My old Psion 3 went this way all over. I think the damage is caused by ozone breaking up the soft rubber polymer to shorter chains. I don't know if you can ever really recover since the material is basically shot at this stage and not far off losing structural integrity. Regards, Martin Brown |
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On 18/08/12 00:05, Jules Richardson wrote:
On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:12:52 +0100, Andy Burns wrote: HellyB wrote: We have a nice pair of "rubberised" binoculars, but the "rubber" has recently become quite sticky to the touch. Dunno if it always happens with age, or just to items handled by certain people with a particular composition of sweat/grease on their skin ... my old mice wheels go that way if left for a year or two. 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 :-( My old mobile phone had a rubber coating on the back. It became hard and shiny and grubby looking so I cleaned in with IPA. Which worked but it then went soft and sticky. -- djc |
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On 18/08/2012 09:28, Martin Brown wrote:
I don't know if you can ever really recover since the material is basically shot at this stage and not far off losing structural integrity. I've got the outer skin of a Nikon D200 in that state :( -- Adrian C |
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On Saturday, August 18, 2012 10:49:45 PM UTC+1, Adrian C wrote:
On 18/08/2012 09:28, Martin Brown wrote: I don't know if you can ever really recover since the material is basically shot at this stage and not far off losing structural integrity. I've got the outer skin of a Nikon D200 in that state :( -- Adrian C You can get body armour for cameras |
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"HellyB" wrote:
We have a nice pair of "rubberised" binoculars, but the "rubber" has recently become quite sticky to the touch. Washing up liquid and other gentle cleaners have had no effect. Any other possible ways of removing the stickiness? (Apart from angle grinders, of course). -- Ian I removed the gunge on my rubberised binoculars with neat washing up liquid but it took me an hour or so of repeated treatments. I smeared the washing up liquid on and left it to soak in for about 10 minutes then rubbed it off with a cloth also soaked in neat washing up liquid, and kept repeating that until all the gunge came away. That was about a year ago, I have just checked them and they are still gunge-free. |
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On Friday, August 17, 2012 8:06:46 PM UTC+1, HellyB wrote:
We have a nice pair of "rubberised" binoculars, but the "rubber" has recently become quite sticky to the touch. Washing up liquid and other gentle cleaners have had no effect. Any other possible ways of removing the stickiness? (Apart from angle grinders, of course). -- Ian I had same problem with Sigma. Used surgical spirit to remove coating altogether - took a while but binos now useable albeit minus rubberised coating. |
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wrote in message ... On Friday, August 17, 2012 8:06:46 PM UTC+1, HellyB wrote: We have a nice pair of "rubberised" binoculars, but the "rubber" has recently become quite sticky to the touch. Washing up liquid and other gentle cleaners have had no effect. Any other possible ways of removing the stickiness? I had same problem with Sigma. Used surgical spirit to remove coating altogether - took a while it took you a year and a half i presume? |
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Yes the rubber, or synthetic material, leaches out after a while. Things
that have gone this way here are Pressure rollers on some cassette decks Shoe soles Electric shaver covers some tv fly lead covers Likewise 1970s tv camera cables. It seems that the plasticiser eventually leaches out turning the material to a collection of dusty bits covered in gunge. Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active wrote in message ... On Friday, August 17, 2012 8:06:46 PM UTC+1, HellyB wrote: We have a nice pair of "rubberised" binoculars, but the "rubber" has recently become quite sticky to the touch. Washing up liquid and other gentle cleaners have had no effect. Any other possible ways of removing the stickiness? (Apart from angle grinders, of course). -- Ian I had same problem with Sigma. Used surgical spirit to remove coating altogether - took a while but binos now useable albeit minus rubberised coating. |
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replying to HellyB , Heather wrote:
hellyb wrote: We have a nice pair of "rubberised" binoculars, but the "rubber" has recently become quite sticky to the touch. Washing up liquid and other gentle cleaners have had no effect. Any other possible ways of removing the stickiness? (Apart from angle grinders, of course). I had the same problem and got it off very easily with isopropyl alcohol - rubbing alcohol. We had alcohol prep pads in the medicine cabinet for first aid, so I didn't even need a trip to the store. After a little rubbing, the surface is as good as new. Since the alcohol seemed to have a dissolving effect, I was sure to wash the binoculars with mild soap afterwards so that the alcohol wouldn't work on the surface longer than I wanted it to. I hear the rubber will continue to deteriorate and get sticky over time, so I may have to repeat the procedure in the future, but as of right now, I saved $75 replacing the binoculars! Hope this helps! -- |
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Lots of things seem to suffer this problem. I had an old white cane that had
a handle you could not let go of! As these are fairly cheap I replaced it, but it does seem certain types of rubberised material go this way. There is also a fake leather material that seems to suffer as well, so I guess its a plastic problem. Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active "Heather" wrote in message roups.com... replying to HellyB , Heather wrote: hellyb wrote: We have a nice pair of "rubberised" binoculars, but the "rubber" has recently become quite sticky to the touch. Washing up liquid and other gentle cleaners have had no effect. Any other possible ways of removing the stickiness? (Apart from angle grinders, of course). I had the same problem and got it off very easily with isopropyl alcohol - rubbing alcohol. We had alcohol prep pads in the medicine cabinet for first aid, so I didn't even need a trip to the store. After a little rubbing, the surface is as good as new. Since the alcohol seemed to have a dissolving effect, I was sure to wash the binoculars with mild soap afterwards so that the alcohol wouldn't work on the surface longer than I wanted it to. I hear the rubber will continue to deteriorate and get sticky over time, so I may have to repeat the procedure in the future, but as of right now, I saved $75 replacing the binoculars! Hope this helps! -- |
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Is there any way of preventing this happening in the first place?
Regards Syke On 20/04/2015 20:44, Heather wrote: replying to HellyB , Heather wrote: hellyb wrote: We have a nice pair of "rubberised" binoculars, but the "rubber" has recently become quite sticky to the touch. Washing up liquid and other gentle cleaners have had no effect. Any other possible ways of removing the stickiness? (Apart from angle grinders, of course). I had the same problem and got it off very easily with isopropyl alcohol - rubbing alcohol. We had alcohol prep pads in the medicine cabinet for first aid, so I didn't even need a trip to the store. After a little rubbing, the surface is as good as new. Since the alcohol seemed to have a dissolving effect, I was sure to wash the binoculars with mild soap afterwards so that the alcohol wouldn't work on the surface longer than I wanted it to. I hear the rubber will continue to deteriorate and get sticky over time, so I may have to repeat the procedure in the future, but as of right now, I saved $75 replacing the binoculars! Hope this helps! |
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Syke wrote
Is there any way of preventing this happening in the first place? Not that I am aware of. I have just got a new neckband bluetooth headset and noticed it gets a bit tacky when in the sun. On 20/04/2015 20:44, Heather wrote: replying to HellyB , Heather wrote: hellyb wrote: We have a nice pair of "rubberised" binoculars, but the "rubber" has recently become quite sticky to the touch. Washing up liquid and other gentle cleaners have had no effect. Any other possible ways of removing the stickiness? (Apart from angle grinders, of course). I had the same problem and got it off very easily with isopropyl alcohol - rubbing alcohol. We had alcohol prep pads in the medicine cabinet for first aid, so I didn't even need a trip to the store. After a little rubbing, the surface is as good as new. Since the alcohol seemed to have a dissolving effect, I was sure to wash the binoculars with mild soap afterwards so that the alcohol wouldn't work on the surface longer than I wanted it to. I hear the rubber will continue to deteriorate and get sticky over time, so I may have to repeat the procedure in the future, but as of right now, I saved $75 replacing the binoculars! Hope this helps! |
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replying to Heather, G_Evans wrote:
Heather wrote: I had the same problem and got it off very easily with isopropyl alcohol - rubbing alcohol. We had alcohol prep pads in the medicine cabinet for first aid, so I didn't even need a trip to the store. After a little rubbing, the surface is as good as new. Since the alcohol seemed to have a dissolving effect, I was sure to wash the binoculars with mild soap afterwards so that the alcohol wouldn't work on the surface longer than I wanted it to. I hear the rubber will continue to deteriorate and get sticky over time, so I may have to repeat the procedure in the future, but as of right now, I saved $75 replacing the binoculars! Hope this helps! Thanks Heather, I tried the Isopopyl Alcohol on my sticky binoculars and it worked perfectly. The sticky rubber was very easily removed and they now look like black plastic binoculars with no rubber coating (and they seem fine now!). Thanks for the excellent advice! :) -- |
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That liquid has loads of uses like this. I got mine from CPC.
The problem of sticky surfaces has now started to happen on the handle of my long white cane. Seems the people who make these rubbery substances cannot make one that lasts for more than a few years. Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active Remember, if you don't like where I post or what I say, you don't have to read my posts! :-) "G_Evans" wrote in message oups.com... replying to Heather, G_Evans wrote: Heather wrote: I had the same problem and got it off very easily with isopropyl alcohol - rubbing alcohol. We had alcohol prep pads in the medicine cabinet for first aid, so I didn't even need a trip to the store. After a little rubbing, the surface is as good as new. Since the alcohol seemed to have a dissolving effect, I was sure to wash the binoculars with mild soap afterwards so that the alcohol wouldn't work on the surface longer than I wanted it to. I hear the rubber will continue to deteriorate and get sticky over time, so I may have to repeat the procedure in the future, but as of right now, I saved $75 replacing the binoculars! Hope this helps! Thanks Heather, I tried the Isopopyl Alcohol on my sticky binoculars and it worked perfectly. The sticky rubber was very easily removed and they now look like black plastic binoculars with no rubber coating (and they seem fine now!). Thanks for the excellent advice! :) -- |
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Brian-Gaff wrote
That liquid has loads of uses like this. I got mine from CPC. The problem of sticky surfaces has now started to happen on the handle of my long white cane. Seems the people who make these rubbery substances cannot make one that lasts for more than a few years. Plenty of mine have. "G_Evans" wrote in message oups.com... replying to Heather, G_Evans wrote: Heather wrote: I had the same problem and got it off very easily with isopropyl alcohol - rubbing alcohol. We had alcohol prep pads in the medicine cabinet for first aid, so I didn't even need a trip to the store. After a little rubbing, the surface is as good as new. Since the alcohol seemed to have a dissolving effect, I was sure to wash the binoculars with mild soap afterwards so that the alcohol wouldn't work on the surface longer than I wanted it to. I hear the rubber will continue to deteriorate and get sticky over time, so I may have to repeat the procedure in the future, but as of right now, I saved $75 replacing the binoculars! Hope this helps! Thanks Heather, I tried the Isopopyl Alcohol on my sticky binoculars and it worked perfectly. The sticky rubber was very easily removed and they now look like black plastic binoculars with no rubber coating (and they seem fine now!). Thanks for the excellent advice! :) -- |
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+1 for IPA. Very useful for all sorts of things. I think the 'rubber' absorbs oils from the hands Brian (in this case, binoculars and your cane) and this causes it to degrade. En el artículo , Brian-Gaff escribió: That liquid has loads of uses like this. I got mine from CPC. The problem of sticky surfaces has now started to happen on the handle of my long white cane. Seems the people who make these rubbery substances cannot make one that lasts for more than a few years. Brian -- (\_/) (='.'=) Bunny says: Windows 10? Nein danke! (")_(") |
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On Friday, 17 August 2012 20:06:46 UTC+1, HellyB wrote:
We have a nice pair of "rubberised" binoculars, but the "rubber" has recently become quite sticky to the touch. Washing up liquid and other gentle cleaners have had no effect. Any other possible ways of removing the stickiness? (Apart from angle grinders, of course). -- Ian Steel wool and meths. |
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replying to Ian Jackson, Anna DC wrote:
Hi Ian - did it solve the sticky walkie talkie problem because mine have done the same (kept in a plastic bag) and I have tried anti-glue solvent to no avail -- posted from http://www.homeownershub.com/uk-diy/...rs-826661-.htm |
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replying to Ian Jackson, Anna DC wrote:
Hi Ian - did it solve the sticky walkie talkie problem because mine have done the same (kept in a plastic bag) and I have tried anti-glue solvent to no avail -- posted from http://www.homeownershub.com/uk-diy/...rs-826661-.htm |
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replying to Ian Jackson, Anna DC wrote:
Hi Ian - did it solve the sticky walkie talkie problem because mine have done the same (kept in a plastic bag) and I have tried anti-glue solvent to no avail -- posted from http://www.homeownershub.com/uk-diy/...rs-826661-.htm |
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replying to Ian Jackson, Anna DC wrote:
Hi Ian - did it solve the sticky walkie talkie problem because mine have done the same (kept in a plastic bag) and I have tried anti-glue solvent to no avail -- posted from http://www.homeownershub.com/uk-diy/...rs-826661-.htm |
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replying to Ian Jackson, Anna DC wrote:
Hi Ian - did it solve the sticky walkie talkie problem because mine have done the same (kept in a plastic bag) and I have tried anti-glue solvent to no avail -- posted from http://www.homeownershub.com/uk-diy/...rs-826661-.htm |
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replying to Ian Jackson, Anna DC wrote:
Hi Ian - did it solve the sticky walkie talkie problem because mine have done the same (kept in a plastic bag) and I have tried anti-glue solvent to no avail -- posted from http://www.homeownershub.com/uk-diy/...rs-826661-.htm |
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replying to Ian Jackson, Anna DC wrote:
Hi Ian - did it solve the sticky walkie talkie problem because mine have done the same (kept in a plastic bag) and I have tried anti-glue solvent to no avail -- posted from http://www.homeownershub.com/uk-diy/...rs-826661-.htm |
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