How to clean the zoom rubber

I clean my lens bodies and camera body with 303 Aerospace. has SPF 40 in it so gives it a little protection in summer sun.

Yep same here I use 303 Aerospace, works good for me... specially for the camera bodies that I use outside most often.

05Xrunner wrote in post #9821618
I clean my lens bodies and camera body with 303 Aerospace. has SPF 40 in it so gives it a little protection in summer sun.

Aerospace have a bunch of products. Which one do you use?

http://www.303products​.com …-aerospace-protectant.cfm

I guess he means http://www.303products​.com …-aerospace-protectant.cfm

I am personally considering something along the lines of this stuff: www.cyberclean.tv. It seems to attract dirt and stuff from hard to reach places and not leave residue behind. I can´t vouch for it though, as I´ve never used it myself.

Plain old water with some ammonia added if you wish. Last thing you want to do is add gonk into the mechanisms or make it slippery, or add anything that could leave a film on the optics.

Has anyone experienced blistering or loose rubber in any of their canon lenses?

mrmarks wrote in post #9824540
Has anyone experienced blistering or loose rubber in any of their canon lenses?

Yep...happened on just about every Canon camera ive ever had...peeling is a common side effect of using the camera alot... A little dab of super glue strategically placed with a tooth pick or something small usually fixes it right up good as new.

Isocyanate vapors can cloud glass and clear plastic. It is not flexible.

Use Goop. It will rebond the cam rubber as well. Use a piece of masking tape to hold the piece down overnight until it cures.
Use a small amount, carefully, and wipe excess off. Keep away from paint as these solvents will dissolve some plastics and paints. Goop will rub off with finger after dry too.
Goop can be thinned with toluene or MEK (don't go too nuts with these solvents).

Q-Tips slightly dampened with water only. It's a bit tedious and takes awhile, but it gets the job done.

I found that baby wipes work well for cleaning camera bodies and the exterior of lenses (not the glass). After I get the dirty parts damp with the baby wipe I lightly scrub the nooks and crannies with an old toothbrush and wipe again with the baby wipe to remove the dirt. Works great! I "refurbish" gear with this method before I sell it, and it makes a big difference in the appearance. People will pay more if it looks almost new.

I've seen some people slip a Nike Baller ID silicone bracelet to protect and keep their zoom rubber clean. It's better to replace the bracelet than having to replace or repair the zoom rubber. I might give this a try

If you use a damp terry rag after each shoot the rubber stays clean and looking like new.
The rubber is pretty tough...

toothbrush stuff worked great and i'll try baby wipes next time.

I used an alcohol hand sanitizer wipe on my 70-200 f4 with no damage at all to the rubber. Looks like new now.