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 older Rico reed-case has gone sticky on the outside!
Author: PeterinToronto ★2017
Date:   2020-01-14 09:13

Hi everyone,

I have an older Rico reed-case, from I think when these first came out. It has fixed plastic arches to hold the reeds in place, instead of the current rubber bands. I took this out to look at it after a few years in a drawer, and the external finish has gone sticky/tacky.

Does anyone know how to clean this off, if it can be cleaned away?

Thanks a lot,

Peter
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 Re: older Rico reed-case has gone sticky on the outside!
Author: Ed 
Date:   2020-01-14 17:11

I would probably start mild and use some dish detergent or even put it in the dishwasher. If that didn't work, I would probably try some solvent based kind of product like Goo Gone.
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 Re: older Rico reed-case has gone sticky on the outside!
Author: DavidBlumberg 
Date:   2020-01-14 18:13

My hunch is that nothing will work. I’ve had plastics rubbers do that before.

It’s not something external that’s on it, it’s what the material does

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 Re: older Rico reed-case has gone sticky on the outside!
Author: GBK 
Date:   2020-01-14 18:43

It can't be saved.

It also happened to the one I bought which was on my shelf for decades.

I just threw it away (since I never particularly liked it to start with)

Cheap plastic was apparently used.


...GBK
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 Re: older Rico reed-case has gone sticky on the outside!
Author: Paul Aviles 
Date:   2020-01-14 19:25

Same is true of the older "folding" version of Korg's top of the line tuner. I still have it and occassionally still put up with it.....great analogue meter! But that's the way it will remain.


............Paul Aviles
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 Re: older Rico reed-case has gone sticky on the outside!
Author: JTJC 
Date:   2020-01-15 01:54

I found this happening to mine recently. They have what I think of a called a ‘soft touch’ finish. I’d always thought this was a coating to the plastic as you find it on some parts of plastic objects, not always a complete covering. After all, the inside of these cases remains as it was. Anyway, it seems those of us who bought them were a soft touch as well.
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 Re: older Rico reed-case has gone sticky on the outside!
Author: PeterinToronto ★2017
Date:   2020-01-15 07:51

Thanks a lot for the replies everyone, I laughed out loud at that 'soft touch' above! I might try wrapping it in plastic kitchen wrap to coat over the stickiness, and then cutting the sides so that it will open. But I may just toss it as some of you have also done!

Thanks again,

Peter
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