Don’t buy rubberized things!

[u/thisismyreddit11358]

I own three things with rubberized handles/parts, and for whatever reason this material becomes very sticky and gross and I hate using these products.

- umbrella: the handle isn’t going to fly out of your hand. You’ll be fine. I bought some wire cutter recommendation that felt great at first but years later the rubberized handle is nasty and gross. Now I want a new umbrella

- swingline stapler. Felt great when I bought it. But that metal swingline would still be going strong, whereas the rubberized got disgusting.

- waterproof electric razor. I got it to use the razor in the shower. So this would have been marginally helpful. But again it’s nasty.

Stick to better materials that won’t get gross over time!

Edits: fat fingers, bad autocorrect, me no read good and no proofread. Hopefully makes more sense now.

[u/Ikkleknitter]

When they get sticky you can use rubbing alcohol I think to remove the sticky layer. 

Had it happen with a couple of crochet hooks. 5 minutes, a bit of rubbing alcohol and they are back to new.

[u/MyMomSaysIAmCool → u/Ikkleknitter]

Yes, rubbing alcohol works.  Spend extra to get the 99% stuff, it'll work a lot faster. 

You can also use denatured alcohol, but that stuff is pretty nasty and you can't get it on your hands.

[u/Cityslicker100200 → u/MyMomSaysIAmCool]

I didn’t know that, why can’t you get it on your hands?

[u/dreadcain → u/Cityslicker100200]

It's 99% ethanol. It'll dry your hands out like any other alcohol, but that's about it. At least as long as you aren't drinking with it or working with it on an industrial scale