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Orbi RBR50 material became sticky
Hi all, this may not be related to technical issues, but I noticed my Orbi's exterior material has became sticky when I touch it. Has anyone else encountered this issue ?
Purchased in 7/2017 from Amazon, so the unit is a little over 2.5 years old. When I read your question, I went to look at mine and noticed there were cat hairs sticking to the unit in tufts. I tried to gently wipe them off with a cloth and a gooey layer of the router smeared off, embedding the hairs. Now I have cat hair, streak marks from the wiping cloth and a fingerprint embedded on the unit. The Orbi is on a desk, near a window but protected from sun. I know that plastic degrades but this accelerated decomposition is not what I expected from my super router from Netgear. Might this be a manufacturing defect?
I bought a sticky yellow router & satellite off e-bay for cheap and am now experimenting with how to remedy. Fooled around with it for a few minutes. Liberal use of acetone seems to destroy and gum up -- but not remove -- the sticky finish. However after it dries it can then be sanded off with 120 grit.
I'll keep fooling with it. If I can't get a nice looking finish, I'm sure I can at least get a spray-paintable finish and I'm handy with a rattle can.
I have a new Orbi router and Voice. They do not have the velvet touch finish, just plain hard white plastic. I do not expect problems from the finish.
Make sure the paint if lead free.
kapoleian wrote:I bought a sticky yellow router & satellite off e-bay for cheap and am now experimenting with how to remedy. Fooled around with it for a few minutes. Liberal use of acetone seems to destroy and gum up -- but not remove -- the sticky finish. However after it dries it can then be sanded off with 120 grit.
I'll keep fooling with it. If I can't get a nice looking finish, I'm sure I can at least get a spray-paintable finish and I'm handy with a rattle can.
I have a new Orbi router and Voice. They do not have the velvet touch finish, just plain hard white plastic. I do not expect problems from the finish.
