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Originally Posted by Chasethelight
The substance can be removed with 91% rubbing alcohol. I haven't tried Ottischwenk's solution of nail polish remover, but that makes sense since that and alcohol are in the same family.
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In fact, rubbing alcohol and nail polish remover are very different chemicals. The latter is usually composed of acetone, which is a far more powerful solvent than alcohol.
You shouldn't let acetone near plastic : it will attack most varieties of plastics (if not all). Acetone is meant to clean metal, glass or similarly resistant surfaces.
Even alcohol will mar certain categories of plastic.
I have successfully used alcohol to get rid of the rubberized cover of a USB key, which had decomposed into a disgusting, sticky substance, just by the passing of time. But it took me ages, and a lot of rubbing. Never again.
The rubberized back of the Forma is one of the main reasons I decided against buying it, selecting the Libra instead, despite the larger screen.
This pseudo
"high-end" rubberized plastic they put everywhere needs to die. It forces you to throw away otherwise perfect equipment.
Also note this comment by the reviewer of
Tech Radar :
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The Forma’s soft-touch plastic begins to look shiny and oily within weeks of use, leaving it looking grubby and old.
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That's long before any possible degradation into a sticky goo.