How To Clean Sticky Rubber Controller

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How to clean sticky rubber controller. This can be done with a green plastic scouring pad a steel or plastic scraper your hands sanding paper etc. Instead you can use chemicals to remove the old deteriorating rubber to reach a fresh layer of vulcanized rubber underneath. Wipe around the entire surface of the game controller with the damp cotton ball.

Water is an enemy to a sticky rubber. Use the cleaning sponge to clean the rubber as many times as possible in such places. First clean the controller with a soft damp lint-free cloth.

Otherwise a covering or a coating may work - perhaps you could find some heat-shrink tubing that would fit over them. Ive had luck with cleaning old sticky rubber with WD40. They just made it even stickier.

If you cant beat them join them. FWIW my 10 year old Logitech Harmony One suffered the sticky rubber problem. Quick cleaning of the button and frame will take care of this and should fix the sticky button problem.

If I was patient I could rub the wrinkles out. In order to effectively clean sticky buttons you must first take a toothpick bobby pin with the rubber tip removed or a safety pin and gently scrape the space around the controls. Oct 25 2017 2974 Iwatodai Dorm.

Use a bit of water to start and avoid any and all abrasive cleaners. I previously tried Windex and Goo Gone with no benefit whatsoever. You can find baking soda in the supermarket in both the baking section and the cleaning section.