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Cleaning the rubberised back of a camera
Old analogue camera (Nikon D90x), but the rubberised back has become
sticky. Nikon Australia claim caused by sweat etc and use over the years; wouldn't or couldn't recommend a way to get rid of the sticky feeling. "no idea" the service drone told me. Any ideas, without ruining the camera? As usual, T.I.A! |
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Cleaning the rubberised back of a camera
On 13/11/2012 7:38 PM, Polly the Parrott wrote:
Old analogue camera (Nikon D90x), but the rubberised back has become sticky. Nikon Australia claim caused by sweat etc and use over the years; wouldn't or couldn't recommend a way to get rid of the sticky feeling. "no idea" the service drone told me. Any ideas, without ruining the camera? As usual, T.I.A! BTW you may have a F90x I have here a F80 which I know the history and it has done very little work always stored in a hard snoot case not used for at least 12 years. Its was as sticky as buggery I have tried several things, its the plastic that is reverting back to petroleum. I don't think its sweat that has caused the problem. I finally used some Wurth brake cleaner (on a rag) to remove the sticky surface then silicon Mr Sheen. Seems to have stopped the sticky feel. |
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Cleaning the rubberised back of a camera
On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:11:52 +1100, Rob wrote:
On 13/11/2012 7:38 PM, Polly the Parrott wrote: Old analogue camera (Nikon D90x), but the rubberised back has become sticky. Nikon Australia claim caused by sweat etc and use over the years; wouldn't or couldn't recommend a way to get rid of the sticky feeling. "no idea" the service drone told me. Any ideas, without ruining the camera? As usual, T.I.A! BTW you may have a F90x Correct, apologies. (Everything "D" these days!) I have here a F80 which I know the history and it has done very little work always stored in a hard snoot case not used for at least 12 years. Its was as sticky as buggery I have tried several things, its the plastic that is reverting back to petroleum. I don't think its sweat that has caused the problem. I finally used some Wurth brake cleaner (on a rag) to remove the sticky surface then silicon Mr Sheen. Seems to have stopped the sticky feel. Thanks, any damage at all visible after that? Did it still have the plasticised back, or bare metal, or whatever? |
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Cleaning the rubberised back of a camera
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Polly the Parrott wrote: On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:11:52 +1100, Rob wrote: I have here a F80 which I know the history and it has done very little work always stored in a hard snoot case not used for at least 12 years. Its was as sticky as buggery I have tried several things, its the plastic that is reverting back to petroleum. I don't think its sweat that has caused the problem. I finally used some Wurth brake cleaner (on a rag) to remove the sticky surface then silicon Mr Sheen. Seems to have stopped the sticky feel. Thanks, any damage at all visible after that? Did it still have the plasticised back, or bare metal, or whatever? Polly- I have had several other types of equipment with the sticky surface. I used 100% isopropyl alcohol to clean it off. (Iso-HEET Premium Fuel-Line Antifreeze & Water Remover, available at Walmart) The resulting surfaces were smooth plastic. My impression is that the rubber surface had been painted on. The trick is to find some kind of paint remover that will not damage the surface underneath. A product called "Goo Gone" might also work, but I have not tried it on rubberized surfaces. Fred |
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Cleaning the rubberised back of a camera
On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:31:46 -0500, Fred McKenzie
wrote: In article , Polly the Parrott wrote: On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:11:52 +1100, Rob wrote: I have here a F80 which I know the history and it has done very little work always stored in a hard snoot case not used for at least 12 years. Its was as sticky as buggery I have tried several things, its the plastic that is reverting back to petroleum. I don't think its sweat that has caused the problem. I finally used some Wurth brake cleaner (on a rag) to remove the sticky surface then silicon Mr Sheen. Seems to have stopped the sticky feel. Thanks, any damage at all visible after that? Did it still have the plasticised back, or bare metal, or whatever? Polly- I have had several other types of equipment with the sticky surface. I used 100% isopropyl alcohol to clean it off. (Iso-HEET Premium Fuel-Line Antifreeze & Water Remover, available at Walmart) The resulting surfaces were smooth plastic. My impression is that the rubber surface had been painted on. The trick is to find some kind of paint remover that will not damage the surface underneath. A product called "Goo Gone" might also work, but I have not tried it on rubberized surfaces. Fred Thanks Fred, no Wal Mart in Australia, but a Nikon drone told me ("please don't say I told you" sort of an aside) to use 50% methylated spirits (I believe you might know it as denatured alcohol) and water. Will try and advise back. |
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Cleaning the rubberised back of a camera
On Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:21:53 +1100, Polly the Parrott
wrote: On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:31:46 -0500, Fred McKenzie wrote: In article , Polly the Parrott wrote: On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:11:52 +1100, Rob wrote: I have here a F80 which I know the history and it has done very little work always stored in a hard snoot case not used for at least 12 years. Its was as sticky as buggery I have tried several things, its the plastic that is reverting back to petroleum. I don't think its sweat that has caused the problem. I finally used some Wurth brake cleaner (on a rag) to remove the sticky surface then silicon Mr Sheen. Seems to have stopped the sticky feel. Thanks, any damage at all visible after that? Did it still have the plasticised back, or bare metal, or whatever? Polly- I have had several other types of equipment with the sticky surface. I used 100% isopropyl alcohol to clean it off. (Iso-HEET Premium Fuel-Line Antifreeze & Water Remover, available at Walmart) The resulting surfaces were smooth plastic. My impression is that the rubber surface had been painted on. The trick is to find some kind of paint remover that will not damage the surface underneath. A product called "Goo Gone" might also work, but I have not tried it on rubberized surfaces. Fred Thanks Fred, no Wal Mart in Australia, but a Nikon drone told me ("please don't say I told you" sort of an aside) to use 50% methylated spirits (I believe you might know it as denatured alcohol) and water. Will try and advise back. Didn't work! :-( |
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Cleaning the rubberised back of a camera
On 20/11/2012 5:07 PM, Polly the Parrott wrote:
On Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:21:53 +1100, Polly the Parrott wrote: On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:31:46 -0500, Fred McKenzie wrote: In article , Polly the Parrott wrote: On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:11:52 +1100, Rob wrote: I have here a F80 which I know the history and it has done very little work always stored in a hard snoot case not used for at least 12 years. Its was as sticky as buggery I have tried several things, its the plastic that is reverting back to petroleum. I don't think its sweat that has caused the problem. I finally used some Wurth brake cleaner (on a rag) to remove the sticky surface then silicon Mr Sheen. Seems to have stopped the sticky feel. Thanks, any damage at all visible after that? Did it still have the plasticised back, or bare metal, or whatever? Polly- I have had several other types of equipment with the sticky surface. I used 100% isopropyl alcohol to clean it off. (Iso-HEET Premium Fuel-Line Antifreeze & Water Remover, available at Walmart) The resulting surfaces were smooth plastic. My impression is that the rubber surface had been painted on. The trick is to find some kind of paint remover that will not damage the surface underneath. A product called "Goo Gone" might also work, but I have not tried it on rubberized surfaces. Fred Thanks Fred, no Wal Mart in Australia, but a Nikon drone told me ("please don't say I told you" sort of an aside) to use 50% methylated spirits (I believe you might know it as denatured alcohol) and water. Will try and advise back. Didn't work! :-( I have here the F80 and that has a sticky back, from what I can guess its not rubber but plastic. So metho ain't going to work. |
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Cleaning the rubberised back of a camera
On Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:25:28 +1100, Rob
wrote: On 20/11/2012 5:07 PM, Polly the Parrott wrote: On Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:21:53 +1100, Polly the Parrott wrote: On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:31:46 -0500, Fred McKenzie wrote: In article , Polly the Parrott wrote: On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:11:52 +1100, Rob wrote: I have here a F80 which I know the history and it has done very little work always stored in a hard snoot case not used for at least 12 years. Its was as sticky as buggery I have tried several things, its the plastic that is reverting back to petroleum. I don't think its sweat that has caused the problem. I finally used some Wurth brake cleaner (on a rag) to remove the sticky surface then silicon Mr Sheen. Seems to have stopped the sticky feel. Thanks, any damage at all visible after that? Did it still have the plasticised back, or bare metal, or whatever? Polly- I have had several other types of equipment with the sticky surface. I used 100% isopropyl alcohol to clean it off. (Iso-HEET Premium Fuel-Line Antifreeze & Water Remover, available at Walmart) The resulting surfaces were smooth plastic. My impression is that the rubber surface had been painted on. The trick is to find some kind of paint remover that will not damage the surface underneath. A product called "Goo Gone" might also work, but I have not tried it on rubberized surfaces. Fred Thanks Fred, no Wal Mart in Australia, but a Nikon drone told me ("please don't say I told you" sort of an aside) to use 50% methylated spirits (I believe you might know it as denatured alcohol) and water. Will try and advise back. Didn't work! :-( I have here the F80 and that has a sticky back, from what I can guess its not rubber but plastic. So metho ain't going to work. Any suggestions? |
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Cleaning the rubberised back of a camera
On 21/11/2012 6:55 AM, Polly the Parrott wrote:
On Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:25:28 +1100, Rob wrote: On 20/11/2012 5:07 PM, Polly the Parrott wrote: On Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:21:53 +1100, Polly the Parrott wrote: On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:31:46 -0500, Fred McKenzie wrote: In article , Polly the Parrott wrote: On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:11:52 +1100, Rob wrote: I have here a F80 which I know the history and it has done very little work always stored in a hard snoot case not used for at least 12 years. Its was as sticky as buggery I have tried several things, its the plastic that is reverting back to petroleum. I don't think its sweat that has caused the problem. I finally used some Wurth brake cleaner (on a rag) to remove the sticky surface then silicon Mr Sheen. Seems to have stopped the sticky feel. Thanks, any damage at all visible after that? Did it still have the plasticised back, or bare metal, or whatever? Polly- I have had several other types of equipment with the sticky surface. I used 100% isopropyl alcohol to clean it off. (Iso-HEET Premium Fuel-Line Antifreeze & Water Remover, available at Walmart) The resulting surfaces were smooth plastic. My impression is that the rubber surface had been painted on. The trick is to find some kind of paint remover that will not damage the surface underneath. A product called "Goo Gone" might also work, but I have not tried it on rubberized surfaces. Fred Thanks Fred, no Wal Mart in Australia, but a Nikon drone told me ("please don't say I told you" sort of an aside) to use 50% methylated spirits (I believe you might know it as denatured alcohol) and water. Will try and advise back. Didn't work! :-( I have here the F80 and that has a sticky back, from what I can guess its not rubber but plastic. So metho ain't going to work. Any suggestions? my mate has a couple of thousand cameras and he has tried lotsa stuff on all sorts of material and I don't think there has been any camera body with a stable covering - right back to folders. Ill give him a call, he was also a chemist (industrial) |
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Cleaning the rubberised back of a camera
On Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:48:22 +1100, Rob
wrote: On 21/11/2012 6:55 AM, Polly the Parrott wrote: On Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:25:28 +1100, Rob wrote: On 20/11/2012 5:07 PM, Polly the Parrott wrote: On Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:21:53 +1100, Polly the Parrott wrote: On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:31:46 -0500, Fred McKenzie wrote: In article , Polly the Parrott wrote: On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:11:52 +1100, Rob wrote: I have here a F80 which I know the history and it has done very little work always stored in a hard snoot case not used for at least 12 years. Its was as sticky as buggery I have tried several things, its the plastic that is reverting back to petroleum. I don't think its sweat that has caused the problem. I finally used some Wurth brake cleaner (on a rag) to remove the sticky surface then silicon Mr Sheen. Seems to have stopped the sticky feel. Thanks, any damage at all visible after that? Did it still have the plasticised back, or bare metal, or whatever? Polly- I have had several other types of equipment with the sticky surface. I used 100% isopropyl alcohol to clean it off. (Iso-HEET Premium Fuel-Line Antifreeze & Water Remover, available at Walmart) The resulting surfaces were smooth plastic. My impression is that the rubber surface had been painted on. The trick is to find some kind of paint remover that will not damage the surface underneath. A product called "Goo Gone" might also work, but I have not tried it on rubberized surfaces. Fred Thanks Fred, no Wal Mart in Australia, but a Nikon drone told me ("please don't say I told you" sort of an aside) to use 50% methylated spirits (I believe you might know it as denatured alcohol) and water. Will try and advise back. Didn't work! :-( I have here the F80 and that has a sticky back, from what I can guess its not rubber but plastic. So metho ain't going to work. Any suggestions? my mate has a couple of thousand cameras and he has tried lotsa stuff on all sorts of material and I don't think there has been any camera body with a stable covering - right back to folders. Ill give him a call, he was also a chemist (industrial) Thanks. |
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