Fixing Sticky Cork

[Bandersnatch]

I bought a used conquest 844c from a guy and the cork for some reason is sticky. He said the previous owner told him it was u40. As someone who uses u40 on all my cork I’ve never experienced it to be sticky. I’ve tried light soap & water with a magic eraser twice but it hasn’t changed. Any thoughts on why it could be sticky and if it’s fixable ?

[Mobasser]

I use some cork Tennessee grip spin rods. I would imagine this sticky residue is from some sort of cheap tape. I've cleaned mine with Dawn dish soap and warm water, and seems to work well.

[WRB]

You tried the what I would have suggested.

When dry try sanding with 200 grit sandpaper followed by 400. Repeat the warm water green soap washing and Magic Erasers treatment. 

Tom

[FrnkNsteen]

^^Agreed.... Maybe try some Goo B Gone or Simple Green if dish soap doesn't work.

 

I use U40 also and have never had it be sticky. Someone may have tried rod wrap or some kind of tape on it.

[Jig Man]

If you don’t get it the way you want it, get some heat shrink tubing from the Mud Hole and cover it.

[A-Jay]

I agree with @Mobasser in that I bet that sticky mess was left behind when some type of tape was removed.

I was also going to suggest just about everything previously noted here already including dish soap and Goo Gone.

If it can't be removed or perhaps you don't want to even bother,

another other option may be to simply cover it with a grip saver.

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Accu_Cull_X_Grip_Saver/descpage-ACGSV.html

A-Jay

 

 

[casts_by_fly]

Smear the dawn dish soap onto the grip, not in the water first.  It will help dissolve any grease or oils first.  Then a water wash will take as much as you can get with dish soap.  Goo gone is a good shout.  Acetone applied to a rag might budge it if the first two don't.  Then acetone directly onto the sticky next.  You could go so far as white spirits the same process as acetone.

 

if none work, then 400 grit sand paper in a small wood block will definitely work.  Go slow and don't gouge at it.  I wouldn't go heavier on the grit as it will start digging deeper than you want before its all removed.  just take your time with the 400 grit.

[Bandersnatch]

6 hours ago, A-Jay said:

I agree with @Mobasser in that I bet that sticky mess was left behind when some type of tape was removed.

I was also going to suggest just about everything previously noted here already including dish soap and Goo Gone.

If it can't be removed or perhaps you don't want to even bother,

another other option may be to simply cover it with a grip saver.

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Accu_Cull_X_Grip_Saver/descpage-ACGSV.html

A-Jay

 

 

Who puts tape on a conquest? I mean, maybe now if you have to but why would you originally do it?

[mrpao]

I'm going to bet, it wasn't U40 that was use on the rod.

It was probably a different brand of sealer.

I did a test one time using different cork sealers.

One brand, which I dont remember the brand, took two years to dry. Yes, two years. It was on an old crucial rod, that I didn't use so it just sat on the rod rack. I would check it ever so often, and after two years it finally dried and wasn't sticky. I was amazed it took so long.

[A-Jay]

9 hours ago, Bandersnatch said:

Who puts tape on a conquest? I mean, maybe now if you have to but why would you originally do it?

Perhaps someone who didn't feel that it was in fact

'The most technologically advanced rod on the water'.

A-Jay

[ATA]

Goof Off

https://www.amazon.com/Goof-Off-FG796-Adhesive-Remover/dp/B086VD91YG/ref=asc_df_B086VD91YG/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=475771788366&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17166929212229065717&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031112&hvtargid=pla-1186091182553&psc=1

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20 hours ago, Bandersnatch said:

I bought a used conquest 844c from a guy and the cork for some reason is sticky. He said the previous owner told him it was u40. As someone who uses u40 on all my cork I’ve never experienced it to be sticky. I’ve tried light soap & water with a magic eraser twice but it hasn’t changed. Any thoughts on why it could be sticky and if it’s fixable ?

 

Sand it with some fine sand paper.

[Bandersnatch]

OkTried straight dawn on the cork followed with magic eraser but it didn’t touch it, I then used acetone twice, didn’t touch it. I’m down to sand paperwork or heat shrink wrap…

 

you can see in the picture a spot that looks and feels good followed by the rest. 

[softwateronly]

6 hours ago, Bandersnatch said:

OkTried straight dawn on the cork followed with magic eraser but it didn’t touch it, I then used acetone twice, didn’t touch it. I’m down to sand paperwork or heat shrink wrap…

 

you can see in the picture a spot that looks and feels good followed by the rest. 

At least now it's clean and dry for a good light sanding and you have a visual of what coating free looks like.  Probably feel as good as new when you're done.

 

scott

 

[casts_by_fly]

Yeah, sandpaper it is. Don’t worry about it too much. That’s how cork grips are shaped in the first place. You can use a lot of 400 grit on a cork grip and not hurt it. Go slow with a block until you’re just breaking through the surface of the sticky bits. Then cut a piece of sandpaper 1” wide by as long as the paper is. Hold the rod between your knees or however else you can hold it without your hands. Then wrap the paper a 180 around the grip. Pull from one side and back to the other with light pressure. Easier to do than describe. Go slow, use light even pressure and it will be like new. 

[Chris Catignani]

One thing you could try is this. Ask the guy when he put on the "U40".

It almost sounds like he may have used Red Moose Cork Renew. This is typically used on cork for shoes. Not being a fan of U40 I have use Red Moose and it will initially have a tacky feel...but it goes away in time. In my opinion...it is a WAY superior cork sealer than "U40"...but you have a set up period.

 

Just on a whim...try hydrogen peroxide. U40 and Red Moose are both acrylic based solutions.