How to remove sticky rubber on old film cameras
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Sign up here: 1willcobb.com/ This video walks through how to clean off nasty sticky rubber from old film cameras. I walk you through my method to remove it and it is simpler than you think!
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Sticky warn out rubber sucks.
Great info. I just got a sticky Nikon F100! Now I can fix it.
YESSS i wanna try that camera! get it all cleaned up!
Hand sanitizer works too btw, saw that in another video and worked great for a Nikon N90
For me it is an F50. I am not planning to get into Nikon but here we are.
REALLY!!! Get to the CLEANING!!!
same for me nikon f65
Skip the first 4 minutes to get to the instructions (remove the sticky surface with alcohol).
Not just that. I mention I tried just alcohol and it didn’t work. This is the second time I used alcohol but this time I went much longer and got all of it off. It takes a good 10 min for sure
@@film_friends I tried with Vodka and did not work. So now I am here and will watch Your video 🙌🙂 Thank You for video. Hope my english will be ok to understand You🙃
Hahaha vodka might make it more sticky!
This method doesn’t work: I drank two bottles of wine and sticky surface is still on the camera
It doesn’t work…!
love this... this video was the VERY FIRST one that popped up after I did a search for “Removing rubberized coating from old cameras”. Great job!
Glad I could help! woo woo
I cannot thank you enough for this video. I have an old Rebel G and thought I would take it out after 15+ years and play around with it. I was really disappointed to find my hands black and sticky. I was seriously on amazon looking to just buy a new camera! You can imagine my excitement when I found your video on how to clean it. I just finished the handle grip and it looks great AND it feels great too! Now I am going to have the best time getting "grow with me" pictures of my juvenile Phiddipus Regious.
That is so great! get out there and get shooting! I am pumped for you!
Same bro, my Rebel G turned out to be sticky, yack. I’m glad that there is a solution.
Thanks so much! Going to try tomorrow. Going on vacay next week and want to use my Canon Rebel. It takes awesome pics! Excited now that I know you can clean the rubber gripper up! Thanks so much🙂
Yess clean that up!
Just bought a Cannon EOS 300D for $22.95 & free shipping off eBay. Seller stated it was in very rough cosmetic shape with a lot of the silver scratched, rubbed off and rubber gooey and sticky but, fully funtional with charger and extra battery. When I got it and used rubbing alcohol to clean it up it also cleaned the black rubber off the silver body they thought was worn & scratched. Looks like a new one now and I couldn't be happier. Thanks!
That’s amazing!!! Congrats!!
Chemist here. Rubbing alcohol is isopropyl alcohol. Great video on how to remove the sticky rubber on camera grips. It is very important to never use acetone on anything plastic as it will dissolve the plastic as well.
For sure! THanks for being here
@adamsiegfried6098
For removing sticky residue from rubber/plastic, would you recommend 70 or 91% isopropyl alcohol?
I just got a Minolta A-7 (Maxxum 7) that is known to have this issue. Hasn't happened to it yet, but I expect it will over time, so thanks for the tips. Gun grip sounds great, too.
Yeah, I ought to do a full tutorial on gun grips for cameras.
Thanks so much for this! I just got a Canon Xl1s and this was the video and encouragement I needed! The grip and handle is sooo sticky!
I am so glad I could help!
Omg this is the exact camera I picked up today and the grip is sticky. Thanks for the tips. I’m gonna do all that stuff. 👍
Yeah! Just keep going with it! Itle all come off!
Nice! Thanks. I found my old Nikon D70s from 2005 and the same issue, same spots basically. The rubber is sticky miserable mess. I'll give this a try!
The rubber made me not wanna shoot with the camera. but now I am totally down.
I saw another video of someone that used hand sanitizer and let it sit on the area for a bit, then I busted out my electric tooth brush with an old brush on it and went scrubbing. You can use a bit of baking soda to add some grit to it. Helped speed things up and came out really nice
Those are great options!!
Thank you, Film Friend, I am working on it right now...with a cloth. It is slow going but I am getting there.
You can do it! just keep going, it is not a super abrasive chemical so it takes time
The lens of my AE-1 has this issue. How would i go about repainting all the markings on top of the rubber? :)
Painting those small spots is an art TBH. I’m not 100% how to do it
I had a small shortwave radio that I bought new. After a couple of years the rubberized coating turned into a nasty black, sticky coating that came off on my fingers. I did this to it quite a while back out of desperation with alcohol and a rag and removed the coating completely down to the plastic beneath it. I then took a soft cloth and polished the plastic, which turned out to look quite nice.
Thats a great tip!
fixed mine after watching your video, thank you!
Perfect!
Great info, found an old point and shoot camera that was pretty sticky, worked great!
So gooid
Thank you! My first try - I thought it doesn’t work. As you say, the key is to put a little elbow grease and patience into it (I used a microfiber towel) and voila!
yes! just gotta keep going
Perfect. Thanks!
You're welcome!
Thank you so much. I wanted to sell my nikon zoom but the grip was sticky.
Yesss im so glad I could help you keep an awesome camera!
Hi! The area around the viewfinder of my camera is all sticky... is it ok to use the rubbing alcohol in that area?
Yeah, its a failry safe thing to use and wont damage any electronics
5:20 Cleaning begins
Yes
I just did this to a Minolta 500si which was cheap due to it (but worked) and denatured alcohol also works. That said due to how exposed the control gear on Minolta cameras is, I disassembled mine (remove 2 screws, then remove the grip) to clean it as a precaution.
Even on a Canon where it is a bit trickier due to having to remove the front faceplate to remove the grip, I feel it's better to take the camera apart a little when possible. You don't need to open much either, and it prevents body damage.
That’s amazing! It cleaned up well!?
@@film_friends Yep. No additional steps needed, wipe and clean. It's still a 5 minute fix as well, even with it taken apart. It's like it never had this garbage on it. It feels a lot nicer than the 450si too and has a metal mount, but you lose the panoramic "block", so they both do different things well.
Yeah the thing was only $30 with a lens (35-70 3.5) and the lens goes for $25-30 on a regular basis so I had nothing to lose as I had a non coated 450si grip (bad control wheel from a as-is lot, the other 450si from the lot is perfect and I took it out with a roll of film and it worked perfectly) to fall back on since it's the same part outside of the coating.
I looovveee a cheap cam find!
@@film_friends I was like get it get it get it even though I didn't need it, for that lens alone and got a free body I am absolutely going to keep. Sometimes buying equipment for glass and getting a bonus body makes more sense. The grip rubber issue wasn't disclosed when I bought the camera, which was annoying.
The reason I can forego the panoramic block the 450si has if I can choose which one to shoot is it blocks it in such a way you end up with black bars on the film to work around in post after scanning the negatives in. For printing, I need to get Panoramic paper and a printer which can do it (Mine can't, I use a Selphy CP1200).
While I like both, the 500si wins in the sense it trades this for a metal lens mount. The date stamp is dead as it stopped working in 2019 due to a hard coded limit. The 5 is fine, but I do not know about the 7 and 9 being models where it was largely rejected as a professional body.
Thanks!
Always
Great video. I have an old eos rebel k2 from when I was in college. Its rubber is the same way.
Getit cleanedup!
So alcohol will not mess up the rubber grip? I decided to get out my Minolta maxxum 9 and the battery grip but it is not super sticky but I can feel it doesn't feel right.
The grip is already messed up, The alcohol will not return it to its original state. that is past gone. it will get rid of the stickyness and turn it to more of a hard plastic state
Yep works. Did that with a Nikon N70 , I had just acquired .KB
Totally!! That’s a cool camera!
Great advice. Unfortunately it doesn't work with rubbery ribbing on camera lenses and I suspect with other surfaces that aren't as flat as your Canon grip. What also doesn't help with more modern photo gear is that the 'rubber' is actually coated plastic, but it's hard to tell the difference. Anyway, I've come to hate the stuff, whatever it is. But nonetheless, thank you for uploading because you've obviously helped out a lot of people.
I haven’t tried lenses, it should work on textured things. I’ll give it a try if I come across one
Test with shoe cleaning foam.
Hi, I was thinking gun grip before I found your video. Then I thought I’d ask-do you know of a place where one can purchase replacement rubber specific to the camera?
i bought gun grip for another camera. it works great! I also have seen some custom laser cutter follks on etsy that will make custom cuts for your camera
@@film_friends thank you!
Thank you
For sure
I just got my first film camera and the grip was sticky. I had planned on just covering it with gaff tape, but I'll try this first. Thanks!
Yep just keep at it
@@film_friends It worked
@@film_friendsIt worked! thanks so much!
My camera is now like new, I took me less then 5 minutes , with alcohol 70 % Thank You !
Wooo wooo!! So glad I could help!
Bit late to the party, I have a Eos 5 (the one with eye tracking focus) and I cleaned the grip using baking soda and some water. Scrub it on there and it cleanes up awesome!
Yeah Baking soda is great
Noice, this worked for me! :D
Excellent !
same thing ive just found, i had an old EOS 30 with sticky grips. Some say Baking soda and water. Ive just tried some degreaser, just applied it sparingly with my fingertip. dont know the end results.
sticky grips!
Your lighting is great. Is that a single light?
Yeah, this was a very basic setup cuz i was on vacation
Hi, Will and trouble brothers and sisters! I can tell You how I fixed this problem. I did not touch my Canon V33 for 15years. It was stored at dark comfortable place. No garage, but normal living room. So normal Vodka off course did not work. I took old cotton t shirt, warm water and regular (non liquid) soup and results was fast and very good. Thank You for Your video, because it motivated me to find solutions and fix this sticky rubber problem 🙌👍
That’s great!!!
Top tip. No matter how tempted you are, dont try to clean your ears with the rubberised alcohol Q tips.
definitely
I sold my 7N a few years ago and I regret it. I cannot find a used 7N in decent shape anywhere.
Thats so hard! Sorry to hear that
It works, but why on earth do manufactures spray rubber onto plastic that over time degrades to a sticky mess. Behind the LCD on my 2015 Fuji X-T10 is as stick as heck. Its part of the camera that has spent most of its lifespan in the dark.
yeah i dont know either. i feel like they need to figure out rubber technology amirite?
@@film_friends same problem with older automobiles. It is part of the vulcanizing process and you can't change chemistry. They would have to use a different material completely but still have the same level of "stickiness". Cameras that are regularly used don't have this problem BTW
I found out that Armor All Leather Care will bring the rubber back to life and not be sticky anymore.
Thats a great tip
Percentage of the alcohol?
Strong. 90+
Great video. I have a canon t2. Bought it new maybe 2013. Used maybe 3 times. No problems. Picked up the other day to use and YUCK!! Canon won’t touch it. It is mint new except for that. Going to do this and try gaffer taped fitted for clean grip and see how it goes.
Yeah man you can clean it! This one was soooo gross
The rubber on my Olympus has gone sticky and beyond saving. The parts just slides of their mounts with little effort and when I try to clean them, they crack away like a sheet of cheese. Then I'm left with a thick and disgusting layer of glue residue on the camera body. Alcohol didn't do anything. Paint thinners and lighter fluids on the other hand, cleared them away in seconds. But be careful to wipe dry the clean surfaces immediately because those chemicals are corrosive!
Yes! Paint thinner is very abrasive so I would be carful! Alcohol won’t damage your electrical stuff on these old cameras
Just use the alchol and a green scrubbing pad. -5 minute job. Forget the q-tip. Cut the scrub pad into 1 inch squares.
thats good, I was just trying to be a little precise and get into the deeper spots.
It would be great if they sold those big QTips at the local stores.
I too had an older 35mm camera with a very sticky grip. Before you try using alcohol or even acetone as some others have recommended, first try Armor All. It worked beautifully for me. I saturated a non-linting cloth and started rubbing. It took about 15-20min of rubbing before all the stickiness was gone. The good news was there was no black from the grip on my cloth, so it did not degrade the rubber. It also left the grip nice and shiny.
Im so glad you could figure it out! there are lots of good solvents
I guess my grips are more degraded than most. I tried the armor all and getting just as much black as with alcohol. But im staying with it, Im hopeful it will work. I want to use the alcohol as a last resort
he goes on and on, but starts to show how at 4:11
Hi, I had same sticky issues and I found another easy solve. I know that what I am about to say is a sin to most Americans. Get a cloth and dab it in Jack Daniels Whiskey and rub it on the sticky rubber and it removes the sticky gummy feel. It worked for me.
That would work well and you could have a drink in the process
Sorry to mention but at first glance it seems like a good video, but later it feels more like someone wants to make a long video discreetly speaking about alot of other stuff to make it longer. .
I don't blame.. because this is how RUclips works now..
And I think some people like longer videos especially when they are Interested in the topic. For me this topic is not like that.
I saw the title and was looking for fast information.
Just my feeling about it. And it's very subjective.
Other than that. Good video quality and sound.
There is info for people looking for info, and there in footage for people who follow my channel. I could make a channel that is strictly informational and no personality. but then you are just gaining info. I could make a channel that is just personality, but then that isnt very informative. So a balance of the two is how you make youtube videos. There are new short form content videos out there like YT shorts, Tiktok and such. sorry the video was too long for you :(
Skip to 4:15 for the info
Such good advice
Brevity is the soul of wit my friend.
This is not a YT short. It is a long form video that was a series of 3 while traveling. Shorts are for shorts, regular videos are for explaining a topic but also communicating with the film community on YT.
@@film_friends It's not rocket surgery. Your giving a PBS explanation to an audience with an MTV attention span.
Anyway, Cheers!
its weird you searched for this video if you knew how to do it? also, thanks for the views? just strange. Comments like yours really dont make any sense to me but I love interacting with folks who complain about things out of their control. so please, keep racking up my engagement on this video with more comments, thats how YT knows to share it with more people haha
this video was a explainer of something and I shot it really quick. i was expecting it to be one of the least performant, and look at that its like my 3rd most viewed video. sooooo looks like i should stick with this type of content. which you dont like. getting mixed messages
@@film_friends OK no problem. I was looking for a solution, not a life story. The trouble with RUclips, is that much of the content is made by people who like to hear themselves talk. I can only imagine how long your video was before editing it down to 11 minutes instead of the 3 minutes it deserved.
this could've been a 1-3 minute video...
I don’t make TikTok’s at the mkment
He gave very good advice but there is no doubt that the video on the actual cleaning process was of 1-3 minutes.
I had this sticky mess on a Nikon D500, has anyone else seen that on a camera of that age?
Yeah!
it is a real shame all the stuff out there with this problem. A real mess for sure all these cars, trucks, camera's you name it that are now doing this,.
These companies didnt know it would do it over time. I think newer rubbers might not do it, or maybe that just goes with the territory.
I just throw some talcum powder on any gummy rubber and it seems to be good as new. Takes just seconds.
great suggestion
Take the camera apart if you can otherwise you're gonna be pushing gloop crud into all the joints.
Whatever you do don't use WD40 as it'll find it's way all the way inside the camera - which is what it's designed to do as a water dispersant.
eh i dont see that being too much of a problem. But I def could see that
Try coconut oil
does it work?
@@film_friends Yes…it did for me.
There are better solutions to solve this problem. The Rubbing alcohol is too mild of an agent and will take a ton of time. Next time try Lacquer thinner and a micro fiber towel. I have had great success with this in the past on Older Canon L series lenses where the rubber coating (on top of the paint) is sticky and coming off. The Lacquer thinner won't remove the lens barrel paint either. Canon sprays a clear coat on the paint before they add the rubber texture. Just make sure to keep the plastic lens caps on the lens while using the Lacquer thinner. Keep the Lacquer thinner away from the lens glass. I own a camera rental company. Good luck.
Totally, It does take time but is less abrasive and more readily availble around the house. I get wanting to go faster but the damage to other things around including the camera with something more abrasive is a bit scary. especially how messy this got haha.
I love that expert advice though! keep those cameras clean!
Liquids containing alcohol melts the plastic. The best is simple. A shoe cleaning foam. It cleans the plastic grime and leaves a thin protective slicon layer which preventing from sticking dust
That sounds cool.
@@film_friends Tested and result is excellent
You do realize that we clean electronics with a 24% solution of isopropyl alchol? You are not going to hurt the electronics even if you were to dunk it in alchol which is what we do with electronics that get submerged. You will remove any lubricant with it though so that is what you need to watch out for
I don't realize that, I am not an electronics guy. Thats a great thing to mention though
Nail varnish remover/acetone and an old microfibre cloth do a great job.
Great tip!
USE Hand Sanitiser Gel !!!!!!
Good idea
I have great luck using glass cleaner.
OOOoooOOO thats a cool trick i need to try that!
Did not work on my student's F80.
Oh no. How long did you try?
@@film_friends haha not long enough, I guess. I did it again for longer, and it worked! Thank you!
I used several light coats of hodge podge and sanding in between coats when mine wouldn't work with this^^
Huh?
What is a furtographer?
sure?
Manufacturers should stop applying these rubberized coatings, it really is time consuming to clean this stuff including power tools etc; before you can actually use them.
Rubber has come a long way, but inherently it will wear out. GO with all metal construction
I see your ALSO a Yuengling FAN !! HaHa BTW this procedure DOES NOT WORK on my Canon Rubber Focus ring on my one lens . It REMAINED STICKY no matter what ... : (( Nice try tho Thanks
different rubber probably. how long did you do it for? this took forever
Not important but, “…the central coast…” of what?
It’s more Central Coast. Sort of like SoCal. It is California but it is what this area is called if that makes sense. Between Santa Barbra and San Jose
@@film_friends Well there you go. I missed any reference to California and my mind was awash with all the central coast possibilities. Thanks for the reply.
eleven minutes and twenty three seconds to tell people to use isopropyl? come on! u didn't even tell us what percentage.
100% lets get it.
Throw them away and buy DIGITAL 👈🏻
Unlimited photos
11 minute video could have been two minutes ...
Thats my favorite kinda video
Sorry, but rambles. Do yourself a favor and jump to 5:00 minute mark in the video. Better yet, just rub about 4 or 5 minutes with rubbing alcohol. That's it. 😊😊😊
Ramble on is a led zeppelin song
you ramble bro
Ramble on is one of the best zeppelin songs
@@film_friends I mean I watched your video - but if you edit it straight to content, you’ll get more viewers and more subs. Just saying
I don’t make shorts/reels/ tiktoks
You Talk to much...Get to the point Quicker.
wd40 on a cloth rag
That sounds so messy
He spends far more time babbling about how frustrating the sticky camera is than explaining his viewers hot to correct the issue. Bad video!
BAD VIDEO!! DONT WATCH.
you talk tooooooo much!!!! Get to the point!!!
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