Sticky camera

[jillyb]

Need some help with my dh Sony camera .
He’s not used it for nearly a year & has kept it in a camera bag . He left a couple of silicone bags in the camera bag with the camera & they have stuck themselves to his camera & have left the whole camera sticky .
Has anyone got any advice on how we can clean the outside of the camera .
We have tried a baby wipe, adhesive remover but it’s made it worse .

[stan_the_man]

Not entirely sure but I always find WD40 great for glue-type residues, like when you peel price stickers off things like plates, and it always leaves glue no matter how much scrubbing and fairy liquid you put on there

[wanye]

is it that soft touch/matt coating on it? if so, i think that's your problem, the contact with the silicone has sped things up, and its turned the coating to a sticky goo. i've had several things do this over the years (i try not to buy things with that sort of coating on anymore) - the only way to sort it is to completely remove it using something like isopropyl alcohol and a lot of elbow grease to take it down to a smooth plastic layer

[jillyb]

Thank you both for answering.

[Weddingnyc]

Rubbing alcohol? Its used to remove the stickiness of gel nail polish and a small amount does a great job.