Clean Sticky Rubber Remote

On many products such as electronics rubber is added to help with grip.

Clean sticky rubber remote.

Quick video on how to clean old plastic or rubber that s deteriorated and has become sticky and or oily. Literally took 15 seconds to fix the rest of the sticky spots and in general made the remote look even more sparkly shiny new. Mine turned sticky too. Table of contents you will needsteps to remove the sticky surfaceadditional tips and ideas advertisement juan asked how do i clean degraded and sticky rubber from a nikon camera cover.

To get rid of the stuck on residue you must use something that dissolves the stickiness without harming the rubber. I used alcohol and cotton balls. At first i thought the cotton ball itself lightly soaked with the alcohol was going to stick to the remote and almost stopped but i just kept cleaning it with the cotton balls and alcohol and it eventually came off the stickiness on the remote i went through about 5 cotton balls lightly soaked in. You ve probably come across this yourself as it s pr.

Shoes can leave tracks on a rubber floor mat or food can be left behind on a rubber spatula. Sometimes due to environmental conditions like temperature and uv exposure the rubber can break down and become sticky. The only other drawback i ve noticed was it does leave the slight odor a typical cleaner you d use for your house or car windex etc and in only 3 4 hours has already diminished greatly. Over time rubber surfaces start to deteriorate and can become sticky and or rough.

Rubber can become sticky for any number of reasons.