On 26/09/2026 14:58, pinnerite wrote:
Some years ago really fancy bottle openers came on the scene, boxed and
very effective. I have two given to me as gifts.
EWhen I moved home five yea5s ago they were stored in my loft.
Yesterday I went uo to get some tools and on a whim brought one down.
When I went to use it I found the rubber grip had become very sticky.
When I told my wife she said that old rubber goes sticky.
I haven't experienced this before but what dO I know.
Can I overcome this does someome know?
You can temporarily get rid of the stickiness by wiping with a cloth
soaked in isopropyl alcohol, although the stickiness will reappear in
time. The simplest and cheapest way is to use talc (now corn starch)
rubbed all over it. Once again, though, the stickiness will eventually
bleed through.
Some years ago really fancy bottle openers came on the scene, boxed and
very effective. I have two given to me as gifts.
EWhen I moved home five yea5s ago they were stored in my loft.
Yesterday I went uo to get some tools and on a whim brought one down.
When I went to use it I found the rubber grip had become very sticky.
When I told my wife she said that old rubber goes sticky.
I haven't experienced this before but what dO I know.
Can I overcome this does someome know?
TIA Alan
On 26/09/2026 14:58, pinnerite wrote:
Some years ago really fancy bottle openers came on the scene, boxed and very effective. I have two given to me as gifts.
EWhen I moved home five yea5s ago they were stored in my loft.
Yesterday I went uo to get some tools and on a whim brought one down.
When I went to use it I found the rubber grip had become very sticky.
When I told my wife she said that old rubber goes sticky.
I haven't experienced this before but what dO I know.
It's mainly certain kinds of plastic that this happens to; something to
do with the plasticiser.
Can I overcome this does someome know?
I don't think there's a remedy.
--
Max Demian
On 26/09/2026 16:48, Max Demian wrote:Well all the greens were screaming for biodegradable plastics and now
On 26/09/2026 14:58, pinnerite wrote:
Some years ago really fancy bottle openers came on the scene, boxed and
very effective. I have two given to me as gifts.
When I moved home five yea5s ago they were stored in my loft.
Yesterday I went up to get some tools and on a whim brought one down.
When I went to use it I found the rubber grip had become very sticky.
When I told my wife she said that old rubber goes sticky.
I haven't experienced this before but what do I know.
It's mainly certain kinds of plastic that this happens to; something
to do with the plasticiser.
I've had it happen with some types of computer keyboard which had a matt black, anti-slip finish on the border around the QWERTY keyboard layout.
It goes sticky and horrible. IPA or something similar can help for a
while, but it's not permanent. I think on one keyboard, the IPA softened
the sticky coating enough that it could be scraped off; then it *was* a permanent fix.
Some years ago really fancy bottle openers came on the scene, boxed and
very effective. I have two given to me as gifts.
EWhen I moved home five yea5s ago they were stored in my loft.
Yesterday I went uo to get some tools and on a whim brought one down.
When I went to use it I found the rubber grip had become very sticky.
When I told my wife she said that old rubber goes sticky.
I haven't experienced this before but what dO I know.
Can I overcome this does someome know?
Some years ago really fancy bottle openers came on the scene, boxed and
very effective. I have two given to me as gifts.
EWhen I moved home five yea5s ago they were stored in my loft.
Yesterday I went uo to get some tools and on a whim brought one down.
When I went to use it I found the rubber grip had become very sticky.
When I told my wife she said that old rubber goes sticky.
I haven't experienced this before but what dO I know.
Can I overcome this does someome know?
Some years ago really fancy bottle openers came on the scene, boxed and
very effective. I have two given to me as gifts.
EWhen I moved home five yea5s ago they were stored in my loft.
Yesterday I went uo to get some tools and on a whim brought one down.
When I went to use it I found the rubber grip had become very sticky.
When I told my wife she said that old rubber goes sticky.
I haven't experienced this before but what dO I know.
Can I overcome this does someome know?
TIA Alan
Some years ago really fancy bottle openers came on the scene, boxed and
very effective. I have two given to me as gifts.
EWhen I moved home five yea5s ago they were stored in my loft.
Yesterday I went uo to get some tools and on a whim brought one down.
When I went to use it I found the rubber grip had become very sticky.
When I told my wife she said that old rubber goes sticky.
I haven't experienced this before but what dO I know.
Can I overcome this does someome know?
TIA Alan
Some years ago really fancy bottle openers came on the scene, boxed and
very effective. I have two given to me as gifts.
EWhen I moved home five yea5s ago they were stored in my loft.
Yesterday I went uo to get some tools and on a whim brought one down.
When I went to use it I found the rubber grip had become very sticky.
When I told my wife she said that old rubber goes sticky.
I haven't experienced this before but what dO I know.
Can I overcome this does someome know?
TIA Alan
There was a thread here about this some time ago. The conclusion was to
use isopropyl alcohol although it needs a LOT of rubbing. Some say to
apply a protective coat afterwards, such as WD-40, but I'm not so sure
this helps.
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