A cure for sticky feeling rubber hoods?

[freiston]

I sorted out the [gone sticky] rubberised finish to an Aldi drill grip and an old microsoft joystick by scrubbing with a scourer and isopropyl alcohol.

 

[Profpointy]

I sorted out the [gone sticky] rubberised finish to an Aldi drill grip and an old microsoft joystick by scrubbing with a scourer and isopropyl alcohol.

Worth knowing. I'd have assumed the rubber had degraded and it was a lost cause. In a similar vein certain first generation plastic cameras can get a sticky effect on the soft covering layer to the extent you see them advertised on ebay with the words "no sticky" if they are no so afflicted

 

[rydabent]

If anyone else dislikes the feeling of stickiness that tends to manifest itself on rubber brake/brifter hoods after a while.....
I have found that a clean up with silicon lubricant does the trick. Spray some onto a cloth (to avoid contaminating brake discs/rims when spraying it onto hoods directly) and then give them a good clean. Use a white cloth if you want to see how much filth comes off (from even supposedly clean hoods after a normal soap and water wash).
Both WD40 and 3-in-1 do a good silicone lubricant. NB.... normal WD40/GT85 etc. does NOT work for this!

And---------------be sure to wash off any oily sun screen you have on your hands. It attack the rubber on grips and hoods.

 

[Legs]

I always have, and it leaves me wondering why my hands never get sunburnt.

If you've ever been sunburnt on the backs of your hands, you'd remember it.

 

[presta]

If you've ever been sunburnt on the backs of your hands, you'd remember it.

But I haven't, and it makes me wonder why.