How To Clean Sticky Rubber

I also successfully used this method on my 3D Connexion Space Navigator.

How to clean sticky rubber. Black rubber got all over my fingers under my fingernails. This is why they were sticky. Florida Oregon or Hong Kong are humid.

I found some silicone spray that after a thorough cleaning with a phosphate detergent creates a barrier similar to what it had when new. However the simplest and most sacrificial method is multiple scrubs with baking soda a toothbrush and tiny water paste. The sodium bicarbonate will bind the black tiny particles in scrubbing for the removal and polish.

My 14 year old 10 x 30 Canon Image Stabilization binoculars rubberized coating became sticky gooey. Isopropyl alcohol works really well. Anyway the point is Ive noticed on several of these electronic items that the rubber portion has over time become tacky feels slightly sticky but doesnt actually seem to leave any residue on the hand.

No more sticking and there is no way it can come back. Wet a cloth with warm water and add a drop of dish soap and work it through the cloth. I find that in my supermarket the baking soda in the cleaning section is a lot more expensive than the one from the baking section if you calculate it by weight.

Baby Oil for Sticky Rubber Handles. If for any reason you want to have back the rubber coating you can apply Plastidip. In this video I show how to remove that sticky rubber coating from certain old electronics or gadge.

Additionally once it has become tacky it seems to collect dust and particles like crazy and cleaning them off becomes next to impossible. So you have old rubber or plastic that has become sticky and gummy. A small amount of baby oil can help clean sticky rubber whether a handle or possibly an old doll.