Caporegime
Sticky rubbers, how do you solve this problem?
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Soldato
WD40 and a wet wipe works for me
Caporegime
Let me know if you need a 4 inch brush to go with that Resene order. It's sitting in my CheckoutAlright I will try some of these new ideas and see what happens! Need to get some bicarb soda though as don't have that. Mission for the weekend I guess
Soldato
I am sure that the easiest and simple way is to just buy a new remote - if you can get one. 
Hold the thoughts guys.... I updated the amp's firmware today as it was on an old one and now the rmeote won't work and there's a strong chance there's no way to install an older one so I may actually be royally stuffed :/
Associate
The curse of soft touch plastic. AFAIK they all go like this after X years.
My MS FF2 was like that so i stripped the top part and cleaned it with TFR (Traffic Film Remover) looks & feels like new now
Caporegime
I thought you were going to say you updated the amps firmware and now the stickyness is gone.
Don't be silly that would be ridiculous
I phoned up Sevenoaks who seem to be super friendly chaps. Gotta get down there soon to show them the issues and hopefully get a replacement
I phoned up Sevenoaks who seem to be super friendly chaps. Gotta get down there soon to show them the issues and hopefully get a replacement
Soldato
WD40 Electronic Contact cleaner Has been my go to for that sort of thing But it does strip the coating completely
But it does strip the coating completely
Soldato
I electroplate all my electrical rubber consumer goods in palladium, easy to polish then and also allows me to point out to anyone that uses them that I am considerably richer than them....................................
Commissario
Just make sure you don't make a mistake when ordering the stuff and accidentally plate it in Polonium.
We've all blamed Putin for years for poisoning Litvinenko but in reality someone at the tea shop probably ordered the wrong plating for the teaspoon he used when they hit o as they typed P.
99% Isopropyl Alcohol, j-cloths and elbow grease. Apply it to the cloth, then wipe that onto the sticky rubber. Don't oversoak the cloth. Apply it like you would danish oil or woodstain - small amounts and rub. Keep going. The sticky crud will clog up on the cloth so keep rotating and disposing. I cut the J-cloth into 8 to give smaller pieces that are easier to work with, and discard once there's no clean surface area left on them. Oh and wear washing up gloves and a solvent mask, that stuff gets unpleasant after a while.
This method brought the horrendous bitfenix survivor back into the sensible regime from so sticky it had become perma-covered in fluff, hair and dust. It was so sticky to touch it was like when the honey runs down the side of the jar. I actually had to wash my hands after moving the case.
Remember all those ads of the time "Bitfenix innovation, pioneering soft-touch" etc etc. Chumps.
This method brought the horrendous bitfenix survivor back into the sensible regime from so sticky it had become perma-covered in fluff, hair and dust. It was so sticky to touch it was like when the honey runs down the side of the jar. I actually had to wash my hands after moving the case.
Remember all those ads of the time "Bitfenix innovation, pioneering soft-touch" etc etc. Chumps.
Soldato
After many years, rubber coatings on electronics tend to go sticky or lose their supple smoothness to the touch. I have looked around and tried a few DIY methods but cannot see a fix for this. So I am running to GD, how do I restore the smoothness or at least remove the sticky friction that becomes of rubbery coatings on devices like a remote control over time?
Example device:
Thanks!
Just ask NAD for the AMP-3 remote which is hard plastic and way better than this crappy thing.