Clean Sticky Rubber Remote

Quick video on how to clean old plastic or rubber that s deteriorated and has become sticky and or oily.

Clean sticky rubber remote.

Over time rubber surfaces start to deteriorate and can become sticky and or rough. How to clean sticky rubber. Mine turned sticky too. I used alcohol and cotton balls.

I just finished cleaning mine. 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. Rubber can become sticky for any number of reasons. 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.

Literally took 15 seconds to fix the rest of the sticky spots and in general made the remote look even more sparkly shiny new. To get rid of the stuck on residue you must use something that dissolves the stickiness without harming the rubber. You ve probably come across this yourself as it s pr. Sometimes due to environmental conditions like temperature and uv exposure the rubber can break down and become sticky.

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