the rubbing kind, I mean, rubbing alcohol... I recently watched a review of Wyatt Bray's mod by @Nick Dodenhoff (great review BTW) and he said that a way to retain the stick on sticky paint is by using a dry towel, put some rubbing alcohol on it and rub on the tama and it will bring back its original tack. So... I tried it on my TJ mod and IT WORKED SO WELL!! It was amazing how it brought the tama back to its prime tackyness. Is this a common method used on sticky paints? Have you used it on other sticky paints? How did it work out?
Yep, rubbing alcohol works wonders! Based on what i know, rubbing alcohol efficiently removes oils from the paint (it’s a solvent), returning it to its former glory. But be sparing with the uses. Enough times of applying it can cause the coat to be stripped away over time.
thanks for that info, because if you hadn't told me I probably would have taken the coat off with too many uses
Alcohol, by nature is a solvent. It strips the oil off, but also runs the risk of slowly stripping the coat off, with each use. I don’t know exactly how many times until you completely strip the coat away, so you may wanna reduce it to as less uses possible, and try not to rub too hard on the tama. Gently apply the rubbing alcohol, and follow quickly with a dry wipe. Don’t let the alcohol evaporate, if possible.
You might want to test it on a small area near the string hole, or wherever you don't balance, just to see what it does to the finish before going all out. Coatings have been know to come off with as mild a cleaning as baby wipes. Just sayin'.
Glad it helped! 4 Quick notes: While this works well on sticky tamas, I have not found it to work well on others like cushion, silk, or rubber. Secondly, DON'T OVER DO IT. Even lower percentage running alcohol WILL damage the paint over time. Third. Use a LIGHT amount when applying, you don't want the tama dropping wet. Finally, my best experience is with 70%. DO NOT USE ANYTHING HIGHER UNLESS YOU DON'T WANT PAINT ON YOUR TAMA. Thanks guys!
I did it to my silk tama, and it didn't seem to have much of an effect. Maybe made it a little less grippy but certainly not very noticeable.