Sticky Radio Buttons

[Chris Wofford]

Had a Dr. Pepper spew all over the interior of the truck, all over the radio. Now the preset buttons are sometimes *really* hard to push. I have tried cleaning around them with Armor All cleaning wipes alone and using them with toothpicks. If I pull the radio could I do any better? Or any other theories?

 

[Travis Munday]

You could pull the radio, take it apart and clean off all the stickyness that is inside the radio.

 

[peter barone03]

Chris,



You can try this first before pulling your radio.



Go to an electronics store where they have resistors, diods etc. and pick up a can of Blue Shower it is a contact cleaner. The stuff won't short out or melt plastic, spray it on the buttons and push them a few times repeat if neccesary and it should clean all the stickness out pretty quickly.The stuff evaporates pretty fast and leaves no film.



Pete

 

[Todd Z]

The contact cleaner is a good idea, Any other cleaner will destroy the plastic....



Todd Z

 

[biznaga]

Many, many years ago I sprayed some contact clener on a pager I was working on to clean some gunk off the case. To my amazement the case just disintegrated in my hands.



After reading the label I saw where it said "Not safe for plastics".

 

[Fred]

What's a pager? LOL!

 

[Greg Stuhlsatz]

If your drug dealer still has one don't buy from him!:lol:

 

[EddieS'04]

Use an alcohol based contact cleaner. Pull the fuses first and let it dry out..