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Problems with decomposing/sticky rubber on Canon gear

Started Nov 7, 2017 | Discussions thread
Lisa Horton
Lisa Horton Contributing Member • Posts: 694
Re: Problems with decomposing/sticky rubber on Canon gear

1Dx4me wrote:

my 40D camera has turned whitish, like if some kind of white powder was rubbed on it, it looks terrible!

My understanding is that the white st uff is plasticizers that have leached out of the material. I've had this on a couple of Canon lenses and on a Gitzo tripod. I havn't tried alcohol, although that makes sense. I did use a very small amount of unscented hand lotion, worked it into the material and then wiped it very thoroughly with a coarse nap microfiber cloth. The rubber parts seemed pretty new-ish after that.

I treated the tripod about ten years ago, the white stuff has not returned yet.

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