Sticky rubber armour on Tasco Futura LE

Try lubricating the "handles" with an Armour All type polish...the handles should absorb some of the lubricant and with consistent wiping, should perform with out the "sticky" feeling...replacing the handles is the next option. Hope this helps.

do you wear glasses and use them while looking through the binoculars

I have the same binoculars with the same problem. Trying acetone. Anybdy had luck with that?

Response to sticky black rubber armor on tasco futura. I used a product called goof off works well !

This might be a problem with no palletable solution. Once the rubber reaches this stage it's pretty much of a write-off, sooooo this is what I might suggest;
4. Wrap the whole mess up in waxed paper and return it to Tasco.
2. Try spraying Armor All on the rubber and see what happens..
3. After smearing your hands with Crisco, pull all that goopey rubber off; spray paint what's left.
1. Call Tasco and ask for their advise, which will probably result in solution #4.

I've wandered over this planet 60 years and encountered this problem at least once or twice.
Made a decent living fixing alot of of things, but it took a while to understand that some problems are better dealt with by either handing it off to somebody else(rare) or just dropping it in the circular file(increasingly more common) It wasn't until recently that I realised that my motive in life(use it up, wear it out, pass it on or do without) should have resulted in me being born Almish. I think the rubber has returned to its native state, and only vulcanization will toughen it up again.

I favor #1,4,2, or 3 in no particular order. Good luck!

Une livre francaise ici:

http://futura-support.com/products/ce-200/manuals

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Baking soda and water.

Hello. When the binocs were dropped one of the lenses popped out of it's retaining frame. If this is an old set you can open it up and see what you can do. However, my recommendation is to call Tasco Customer Service at: (800) 423-3537. Opening it up will void any warranty and introduce dust into the interior which will appear and annoy you. Joe

Talcum powder solution does not work, it will become gooey again. I have two of the scopes same problem on both. The coating can be removed with WD-40. Do not spray directly on to the scope. Spray a paper towel and gently wipe the goo from the scope. It takes a lot of towels but the end result is a scope the looks the same but with out the gooey coating.

The 3-9 scope I have recently stopped focusing at greater than 80 yards and I'm sending it back for repairs. It will be interesting to see how that goes.

I have begun switching to Leupold scopes for all of my rifles and pistols. Really too bad as I thought the Tasco EXP was great when it first arrived. I just don't have the time to fool with a product that should work.

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