This one really works. An almost accidental discovery, maybe everyone
already does this.

If you have sticky plastic 'rubber', rub it well with Bicarbonate of
Soda powder using your finger till it feels dry. Then use a wet cloth
to remove the bicarb, you may have to rub quite hard and you may have to
repeat this.

It's a hell of a lot quicker than rubbing with alcohol, but you do need
to take care not to get bicarb powder inside whatever it is you're
fixing. It's quite possible that other water-soluble powders will work
too, but I haven't tried.

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In message <vqcf5a$31bik$[email protected]>, Simon Simple <[email protected]> writes

This one really works. An almost accidental discovery, maybe everyone >already does this.

If you have sticky plastic 'rubber', rub it well with Bicarbonate of
Soda powder using your finger till it feels dry. Then use a wet cloth
to remove the bicarb, you may have to rub quite hard and you may have
to repeat this.

It's a hell of a lot quicker than rubbing with alcohol, but you do need
to take care not to get bicarb powder inside whatever it is you're
fixing. It's quite possible that other water-soluble powders will work
too, but I haven't tried.

I've seen both bicarb (made into a paste) and Pledge furniture polish
aerosol recommended. I bought a small tin of bicarb (as we didn't have
any), but then found we had a can of Pledge. I haven't tried the former,
but the latter does seem to work pretty well.
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On 06/03/2025 15:31, Simon Simple wrote:

This one really works.  An almost accidental discovery, maybe everyone already does this.

If you have sticky plastic 'rubber', rub it well with Bicarbonate of
Soda powder using your finger till it feels dry.  Then use a wet cloth
to remove the bicarb, you may have to rub quite hard and you may have to repeat this.

It's a hell of a lot quicker than rubbing with alcohol, but you do need
to take care not to get bicarb powder inside whatever it is you're
fixing.  It's quite possible that other water-soluble powders will work
too, but I haven't tried.

Didn't someone on here say that talc does the same? Don't remember it
being wetted though.


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On 07/03/2025 10:00, wasbit wrote:

On 06/03/2025 15:31, Simon Simple wrote:

This one really works.  An almost accidental discovery, maybe everyone
already does this.

If you have sticky plastic 'rubber', rub it well with Bicarbonate of
Soda powder using your finger till it feels dry.  Then use a wet cloth
to remove the bicarb, you may have to rub quite hard and you may have to
repeat this.

It's a hell of a lot quicker than rubbing with alcohol, but you do need
to take care not to get bicarb powder inside whatever it is you're
fixing.  It's quite possible that other water-soluble powders will work
too, but I haven't tried.

Didn't someone on here say that talc does the same? Don't remember it
being wetted though.

You won't get talc anywhere now. It's been withdrawn from the market.
"Talc" is now fine flour.

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On 07/03/2025 10:12, Jeff Layman wrote:

On 07/03/2025 10:00, wasbit wrote:

On 06/03/2025 15:31, Simon Simple wrote:

This one really works.  An almost accidental discovery, maybe everyone
already does this.

If you have sticky plastic 'rubber', rub it well with Bicarbonate of
Soda powder using your finger till it feels dry.  Then use a wet cloth
to remove the bicarb, you may have to rub quite hard and you may have to >>> repeat this.

It's a hell of a lot quicker than rubbing with alcohol, but you do need
to take care not to get bicarb powder inside whatever it is you're
fixing.  It's quite possible that other water-soluble powders will work >>> too, but I haven't tried.

Didn't someone on here say that talc does the same? Don't remember it
being wetted though.

You won't get talc anywhere now. It's been withdrawn from the market.
"Talc" is now fine flour.

I didn't know that, not having any babies bottoms to dust...but hey It
seems is now essentially cornflour in most countries

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we can conclude that Marxism owes its remarkable power to survive every criticism to the fact that it is not a truth-directed but a
power-directed system of thought.”
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On 07/03/2025 10:00, wasbit wrote:

On 06/03/2025 15:31, Simon Simple wrote:

This one really works.  An almost accidental discovery, maybe everyone
already does this.

If you have sticky plastic 'rubber', rub it well with Bicarbonate of
Soda powder using your finger till it feels dry.  Then use a wet cloth
to remove the bicarb, you may have to rub quite hard and you may have
to repeat this.

It's a hell of a lot quicker than rubbing with alcohol, but you do
need to take care not to get bicarb powder inside whatever it is
you're fixing.  It's quite possible that other water-soluble powders
will work too, but I haven't tried.

Didn't someone on here say that talc does the same? Don't remember it
being wetted though.

I think the talc stays on. It dries the sticky but looks poor.

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On 07/03/2025 12:26, N_Cook wrote:

being wetted though.

You won't get talc anywhere now. It's been withdrawn from the market.
"Talc" is now fine flour.

Waitrose still stocks it , bought a tub 2 weeks ago.

Damn! I was in a Waitrose last week and didn't bother to look there.
They might be the only high-street supplier remaining.

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On 07/03/2025 10:12, Jeff Layman wrote:

On 07/03/2025 10:00, wasbit wrote:

On 06/03/2025 15:31, Simon Simple wrote:

This one really works. An almost accidental discovery, maybe everyone
already does this.

If you have sticky plastic 'rubber', rub it well with Bicarbonate of
Soda powder using your finger till it feels dry. Then use a wet cloth
to remove the bicarb, you may have to rub quite hard and you may have to >>> repeat this.

It's a hell of a lot quicker than rubbing with alcohol, but you do need
to take care not to get bicarb powder inside whatever it is you're
fixing. It's quite possible that other water-soluble powders will work
too, but I haven't tried.

Didn't someone on here say that talc does the same? Don't remember it
being wetted though.

You won't get talc anywhere now. It's been withdrawn from the market.
"Talc" is now fine flour.

Waitrose still stocks it , bought a tub 2 weeks ago.
I've never seen sticky silicone rubber.
Not only that it lasts for decades.
I've some Dupont Chemicals silicone sleeving with a manufacturing date
of 1958 printed on the packet, only patented early 1950s ISTR.
I used some in place of broken spring to an extractor fan pivoted
shutter/flap , in full sunlight for 10 years or so now, still working

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On 07/03/2025 12:26, N_Cook wrote:

On 07/03/2025 10:12, Jeff Layman wrote:

On 07/03/2025 10:00, wasbit wrote:

On 06/03/2025 15:31, Simon Simple wrote:

This one really works.  An almost accidental discovery, maybe everyone >>>> already does this.

If you have sticky plastic 'rubber', rub it well with Bicarbonate of
Soda powder using your finger till it feels dry.  Then use a wet cloth >>>> to remove the bicarb, you may have to rub quite hard and you may
have to
repeat this.

It's a hell of a lot quicker than rubbing with alcohol, but you do need >>>> to take care not to get bicarb powder inside whatever it is you're
fixing.  It's quite possible that other water-soluble powders will work >>>> too, but I haven't tried.

Didn't someone on here say that talc does the same? Don't remember it
being wetted though.

You won't get talc anywhere now. It's been withdrawn from the market.
"Talc" is now fine flour.

Waitrose still stocks it , bought a tub 2 weeks ago.

Its not 'talc' tho. Its cornflour

I've never seen sticky silicone rubber.
Not only that it lasts for decades.
I've some Dupont Chemicals silicone sleeving with a manufacturing date
of 1958 printed on the packet, only patented early 1950s ISTR.
I used some in place of broken spring to an extractor fan pivoted shutter/flap , in full sunlight for 10 years or so now, still working

Its some other plasticky rubber that goes sticky ,..
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a car with the cramped public exposure of 
an airplane.”

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On 07/03/2025 16:04, Andy Burns wrote:

The Natural Philosopher wrote:

N_Cook wrote:

Waitrose still stocks it , bought a tub 2 weeks ago.

Its not 'talc' tho. Its cornflour

"INGREDIENTS: Talc, Magnesium Carbonate."

I'll be buggered., So it says...
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into what the world ought to be, whilst we fail utterly to deal with
what it actually is.

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The Natural Philosopher wrote:

N_Cook wrote:

Waitrose still stocks it , bought a tub 2 weeks ago.

Its not 'talc' tho. Its cornflour

"INGREDIENTS: Talc, Magnesium Carbonate."

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On 06/03/2025 15:31, Simon Simple wrote:

This one really works.  An almost accidental discovery, maybe everyone already does this.

If you have sticky plastic 'rubber', rub it well with Bicarbonate of
Soda powder using your finger till it feels dry.  Then use a wet cloth
to remove the bicarb, you may have to rub quite hard and you may have to repeat this.

It's a hell of a lot quicker than rubbing with alcohol, but you do need
to take care not to get bicarb powder inside whatever it is you're
fixing.  It's quite possible that other water-soluble powders will work
too, but I haven't tried.

I found Screwfix No-Nonsense degreaser worked brilliantly on a "Pure"
DAB radio that had got very sticky.

It's also great (and cheap) as a brush cleaner for oil-based and
shellac-based paint

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