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How do I get rid of the sticky coating on my Newton? #41

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splorp opened this issue Jul 22, 2024 · 0 comments
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How do I get rid of the sticky coating on my Newton? #41

splorp opened this issue Jul 22, 2024 · 0 comments
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splorp commented Jul 22, 2024

Isopropanol
http://lists.newtontalk.net/pipermail/newtontalk/2024-July/002543.html

Via Andrei Chichak: “The coating is a rubberized paint that eventually looses its plasticizers and just gets goopy. It happened so often that tech companies just stopped using the coating. It comes off quite nicely with isopropanol, but you will be left with the raw base plastic.”

Washi Tape
https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/112374111732874630

Mica Powder
https://68kmla.org/bb/index.php?threads/cleaning-up-the-basement-and-rediscovered-the-triplets.43698/

Corn Starch
https://mastodon.social/@rasterweb/114048532051527780

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