[sdiy] Off topic - removal of sticky microphone whole-body coating

[MTG]

It seems like the whole world is going to melt. A new plague. They must 
have known this material would disintegrate in a relatively short time. 
I've had to clean binoculars, keypads and TV remotes so far (using just 
about everything in the house, including just scraping a lot of it off). 
I think alcohol was about the best, both for me and the cleaning.

On 11/26/2021 3:25 PM, Mike Bryant via Synth-diy wrote:
> Not sure about that device, but it’s possibly the handling noise 
> reduction rubber coating.  Nothing you can do to stop it suffering what 
> is known as rubber reversion.  Various alcohols will clean it off, but 
> then the microphone won’t be suitable for any form of hand-holding, and 
> you’ll need a good anti-vibration mounting which makes removing it a bit 
> pointless.
> 
> Lots of mixers suffer the same problems with their knobs, but those just 
> pull off and replace.
> 
> *From:*Synth-diy [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at synth-diy.org] *On Behalf Of 
> *Logan Mitchell Sr via Synth-diy
> *Sent:* 26 November 2021 23:13
> *To:* synth-diy at synth-diy.org; analogue at hyperreal.org
> *Subject:* [sdiy] Off topic - removal of sticky microphone whole-body 
> coating
> 
> Hello.
> 
> I know that this is off-topic. I have a Coby CM-P35 Lo-Z 500 ohm Dynamic 
> microphone with a removable windscreen whose entire metal body has a 
> coating on it that has turned sticky.
> 
> What is a good solution to use to remove this sticky coating without 
> ruining the mic body's original finish ?
> 
> Does anyone know why this type of coating would have been used ? I've 
> seen it used on other types of electronic items.
> 
> Logan
> 
> 
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