Dixon glasses/goggles

[evosteve]

The plastic on my pair has degraded and gone very sticky. Has anybody had the same and managed to clean them up before I bin them?

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

4 minutes ago, evosteve said:

The plastic on my pair has degraded and gone very sticky. Has anybody had the same and managed to clean them up before I bin them?

Don't bin them, contact Mike- he may be able to help- has something reacted with the plastic?

 

[evosteve]

Thanks. Just been kept in their black zipped case, may be age related.

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

10 minutes ago, evosteve said:

Thanks. Just been kept in their black zipped case, may be age related.

I'll check mine too. Probably haven't taken them out of the case since 2016! I generally use Sun Glasses or the ex-military Googles from @Andy (Sycho) (Can you still supply?)

[evosteve]

3 hours ago, evosteve said:

The plastic on my pair has degraded and gone very sticky. Has anybody had the same and managed to clean them up before I bin them?

Should be Pixon

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

1 hour ago, evosteve said:

Should be Pixon

Sorry, I corrected your post title as I thought you meant Dixon- which is the brand mine are and the link above is for Dixons. I'll put it back to Pixon.

 

[evosteve]

Just checked their web site and you were right, it was the style of the D I misread in their trade mark on my glasses.

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

1 hour ago, evosteve said:

Just checked their web site and you were right, it was the style of the D I misread in their trade mark on my glasses.

Boing.........it's back to Dixon 😎

[Man On The Clapham Omnibus]

I have some Zenit binoculars that have gone sticky. It's a rubber coating that was popular a few years ago and my Googling suggests it is a natural rubber that has begun to de-polymerise. If I remember rightly Copydex was/is latex which is the state that this rubber might be reverting to.

I have succeeded in getting the stickyness off with isopropyl alcohol but other solvents may work too. I used a rag soaked in the solvent and rubbed the surfaces until the stickyness had reduced or gone. Of course you friendly neighbourhood conspiracy theorist will tell you it's a form of in-built obsolescence!

 

Edited to add a link to my source: See here

 

[Stuart]

Make a paste from baking soda and use it on a toothbrush. Has worked on some old remote controls here

[Andy (Sycho)]

21 hours ago, Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO said:

I'll check mine too. Probably haven't taken them out of the case since 2016! I generally use Sun Glasses or the ex-military Googles from @Andy (Sycho) (Can you still supply?)

No I’ve only got some well used ones.

But you can still get them from various sources. Same as these.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275623160593?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=pb9CODs-QMO&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=Wn82ga70Tb-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[TableLeg]

1 hour ago, Andy (Sycho) said:

No I’ve only got some well used ones.

But you can still get them from various sources. Same as these.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275623160593?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=pb9CODs-QMO&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=Wn82ga70Tb-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

And I've got a new set I've never used if anyone is interested PM me.