Tacky rubberise body

[trantor12020]

I've a Night Owl night vision with rubberise body. I've kept it for some year and now the rubberise body is tacky. I resolve to putting talcum powder to avoid the tackiness. Any permanent solution to this ? Please advise.

[sailaway21]

Try scrubbing it with isopropyl alcohol. I vaguely recall that seemed to work on a pair of binocs I had on some ship I don't remember a number of years ago that I prefer not to remember. (g)

[bestfriend]

I saw "tacky rubberish body" and I thought he was peeking in my window!
Sorry, no real advice.

[sailingdog]

BF-

Wouldn't that be "tacky blubberish body"???

[trantor12020]

Originally Posted by bestfriend

I saw "tacky rubberish body" and I thought he was peeking in my window!
Sorry, no real advice.

Ah.... if only you had turned on your cabin lights, I wouldn't need to use the tacky night vision.

[trantor12020]

Originally Posted by sailaway21

Try scrubbing it with isopropyl alcohol. I vaguely recall that seemed to work on a pair of binocs I had on some ship I don't remember a number of years ago that I prefer not to remember. (g)

SHARKS ! Iso Propyl Alcohol made it worst !!
Now I know why rubberised eqpt won't slipped off your hands. It got stuck to my hands literally
Well, back to more talcum powder.

[sailaway21]

Sorry about that!
I've experienced this before, but my memory is obviously foggy. It happens with binocs and rubber radar hoods. It seems to be something from the oil off our skin-probably after eating Indian cuisine! Try some mild dish soap, like "Dawn", if I recall correctly it seems to happen more when dirt and oil remain on the binocs. Perhaps a coating of Armour-All afterwards might help. The one thing my memory is very clear on is that it is a major irritant and frustrating to resolve. Good luck.

[SanderO]

Oil will degrade some rubber... and once it does, there's little you can do.

[alanporter]

Silicone spray worked for me.

[sailingdog]

I would try a protectant, like 3M 303 or Armor-All.