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

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Often when this sort of thing is happening you can clean off the gunk
with normal soap and a brillo pad, or with some 99% spirits and a
tissue. Whatever is exuding this will remain clean for a while, but
then you might have to redo. Unless it's just a thin outer layer, in
which case you'll be washing it all off completely. Good either way to
be honest.

On Sat, Nov 27, 2021 at 1:39 AM MTG <grant at musictechnologiesgroup.com> wrote:
>
> 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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