Efficient Methods for Cleaning a Laptop's Rubber Casing - All Suggestions Welcome!

Hey, how to clean a laptop has a rubber casing, I think I've tried everything

How dirty is it, what color is it?

What laptop and what is the surface like?

There is no information to help my friend. My friend didn't write what kind of laptop it is (make/model), so we don't know what kind of 'rubber' it is.
What did your friend try to clean it with? By what means?
It would also be worth taking a photo and posting it here if the matter concerns some serious dirt.

P.S. I am so sorry. Thank you for your attention in the post below I corrected the post.

RADU23 wrote:

There is no information available to help my friend. A colleague did not write what kind of laptop it is (make/model), so we don't know what kind of 'rubber' it is.
What did your friend try to clean it with? By what means?
It would also be worth taking a photo and posting it here if the matter concerns some serious dirt.

It was written by a colleague.

vieleicht wrote:

RADU23 wrote:

There is no information available to help my friend. A colleague did not write what kind of laptop it is (make/model), so we don't know what kind of 'rubber' it is.
What did your friend try to clean it with? By what means?
It would also be worth taking a photo and posting it here if the matter concerns some serious dirt.

It was written by a colleague.

Doesn't matter, there is no marker in the profile. "How he ate it, how she ate it"

Is it about a laptop that has a "rubber-like" casing, for example DELL 7380? Has the rubber become sticky? - if so, it's beyond repair.

Ture11 wrote:

Is it about a laptop that has a "rubber-like" casing, for example DELL 7380? Has the rubber become sticky? - if so, it's beyond repair.

It remains only to remove the layer to the bare plastic and some elegant sticker for the hatch.

prosiak_wej wrote:

Ture11 wrote:

Is it about a laptop that has a "rubber-like" casing, for example DELL 7380? Has the rubber become sticky? - if so, it's beyond repair.

It remains only to remove the layer to the bare plastic and some elegant sticker for the hatch.

Madllen251's friend posted the subject of dirty rubber and hasn't responded yet, and you're already dreaming the worst. :)

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prosiak_wej wrote:

vieleicht wrote:

RADU23 wrote:

There is no information available to help my friend. A colleague did not write what kind of laptop it is (make/model), so we don't know what kind of 'rubber' it is.
What did your friend try to clean it with? By what means?
It would also be worth taking a photo and posting it here if the matter concerns some serious dirt.

It was written by a colleague.

Doesn't matter, there is no marker in the profile. "How he ate it, how she ate it"

She just wrote "I tried" and that's how I knew

vieleicht wrote:

She just wrote "I tried" and that's how I knew

I'd be careful here too. Some people write about themselves in the third person, e.g. "I wanted to clean, but she's tried everything..."

Cleans well with acetone nail polish remover. Just what rubber is it because some people don't like remover.

The best way to clean such a surface is the popular preparation for almost everything WD. I had a portable monitor covered with such a matt-rubber layer. When it was new it looked nice, elegant, but now it sticks like flypaper, and it has been lying unused for a long time. Recently the same with another device. Used 2-3 times a year and so good again. I thought someone had already found a way to preserve such rubber. I don't know why the hell manufacturers use it. Massacre. I'm going to wash with WD again.

I also covered this topic. Here, rather, nothing else remains but replacing the palmrest cover or wrapping (as in my case)
https://www.elektroda.pl/rtvforum/viewtopic.php?t=3726817&highlight=
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I would like to add that a hand brush and a "male" gel for washing everything give good results. In this way, under the tap, I cleaned the binoculars, the housing of the 3-inch monitor and countless remote controls. I don't need to add that you have to strip the elements of everything for the time of washing

WD40 will do the trick. Spray it on and let it sit for a few minutes. Then wipe with a rag and everything comes off nicely.

arturmarek1 wrote:

WD40 will do the trick. Spray it on and let it sit for a few minutes. Then wipe with a rag and everything comes off nicely.

And did you do that? Highly overrated isopropanol doesn't work, neither does gasoline and 20 other means, I haven't found an effective one.

but I tried to play with my paw, you can survive

I'm having this problem as well, and I've been looking for a solution online. Unfortunately, I found nothing. In my case, the problem was with a Dell laptop.
So I decided to experimentally look for a solution and I succeeded. If you can't clean it, you have to approach it differently.
After the initial cleaning with an alcohol-free screen cleaner that needs to be done (after that the rubber gets even more sticky), I used a white odorless lubricant for bearings, gears, etc. bought from "mainfriends".
I smeared the rubber with a very thin layer and left it for 10 minutes. Then I wiped everything clean with a paper towel. It is not greasy, not sticky, it is as it should be, and the effect is excellent.
I suspect petroleum jelly would be good too. Perhaps silicone for the maintenance of car seals would also work? If there are significant losses of rubber, it does not make sense and it will look ugly. Then, as colleagues wrote, isopropyl alcohol or spirit and wipe everything off. I hope I helped.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I13rDgTdxPA

I had the same problem with my old, iconic Dell Inspiron 1720 laptop. The same thing happens in the 1520. All the colored versions of the screen cover had a lacquered light metal alloy covered with a layer of a kind of colorless rubber to prevent scratches. Unfortunately, after 10 years (these computers were produced around 2007-2010), the rubber oxidized to such an extent that I was able to scrape off the entire rubber layer with an old credit card. An hour of fun and it's pretty much all gone. I washed the remaining thin remnants with a paper towel soaked in disinfectant. Stunning effect. The navy blue paint shines like a car body.

Good evening everyone,
I, in turn, have the same problem with the Zoom H5 recorder. The first one gave up with the battery flap, followed by the entire rear housing. The front one is also degenerating (sticky).
So I would like to thank everyone here for valuable advice, and I will treat the recorder with a cloth soaked in isopropyl alcohol. Some of the subtitles will disappear, but it's hard, something for something.
Regards,
Pawel Bodzioch

And in my Dell, after not using the laptop for a very long time, its case was sticky as if smeared with glue. Suggestions for cleaning the case I found on this forum and used the method already described on this forum with the use of WD40. It worked for me. I cleaned so that you can safely use the equipment. I sprayed the preparation on a dry cloth and in this way applied WD40 to the equipment. Then I left the preparation for 10-15 minutes and after that time I started cleaning with the same cloth. It came off well although it took effort. This should be done with gloves. Greetings:) .

I had this problem with my Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 tablet. I searched the Internet and found a solution - baking soda paste. We make a medium-thick paste by mixing baking soda with water, covering the rubberized surface, leaving it for an hour, removing the paste and wiping it dry. In my case, it works for several weeks.

I have just cleaned the enclosures from external hard drives. Isopropyl alcohol copes without a problem. Making: Prepare small cotton rags from an old sheet. Fold them over to make four layers. Soak (don't wet) them in alcohol and wash. We put the dirty cloth inside and continue. Put the dirty cloth in the bin. When all the coating is gone, take a new cloth and wash again until clean. There may be some "blotches," but it is enough to drag the soaked cloth from end to end over the entire surface and it comes out OK.

After cleaning the first casing, some spots showed up, but after cleaning the next ones I think that there were some flaws on the casing that the coating masked.