What to do with shitty rubber coatings?

[TeDaDeS]

Honest question: How about just not producing throwaway crap and thus reducing waste at the source? Isn't that a grand idea?

Guess this'll be ignored like the rest of the comments and questions you don't agree with or have no smartass answer to.

Everything eventually will become trash. If you would use a controller full-time it might last you 3 years or so, so not directly a throw away item.
During production issues can occur. You can scrap those affected items or have people clean them themselves and sell those items for cheap.
Maybe the company should have repaired those defective items themselves and sell them full price, but that could have caused more waste if they just threw away the casing.

Creating products that should last and can be repaired, upgraded and recycled would be nice. Non recyclable one time use throw away products should be reduced, or just reduce products that shouldn't really exist in the first place.

 

[netcat]

Have you tried talcum powder?

 

[netlinker]

I just tried soda-blasting with great success on a sticky hard disk case. It leaves the underlying metal undamaged and removes the coating with ease. Its a great mess though.

 

[TeDaDeS]

I just received a new controller, quite the fancy thing but dirt cheap due to its rubber coating all sticky.
I intent to take the shell appart and clean it, but with what?
Anyone know which substance to use on these stupid "added grip" coatings?
To either remove/disolve it completely without damaging the plastic or to get the stickyness out.

I was told unleaded gasoline works wonders. I haven't tried that though, as I don't have any gasoline around my house. I would have to go to the gas-station.

 

[elw3]

They mean cleaning gasoline.
You get this in the household wares.

 

[Djoga'Ro]

I've heard fuel gasoline is good for proper cleansing of Diesel engines. So ...

 

[TeDaDeS]

They mean cleaning gasoline.
You get this in the household wares.

Nope, not the 'Cleaning benzine' from the supermarket. Real gasoline from the pump at your gas-station.
I could imagine that initially someone made that statement and someone went to the gas-station instead, but that stuff appears to work.
Does is smell: yes (for a day or two). Is it flammable: highly.

 

[elw3]

But its the same stuff without the cancerous engine additives.

 

[TeDaDeS]

But its the same stuff without the cancerous engine additives.

But benzene is the cancerous additive is it not? Or are you talking about white spirit?

 

[elw3]

Thats a broad topic to open.
But in general, engine fuel is a bad idea, i tried, its just a mess.
Also you are in danger of dissolving the thing.
Each petrol is practically different in composition and its only guaranted it ignites.
You may just end up with a dissolving component by accident.