{"id":20907,"date":"2016-08-29T06:55:49","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T10:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=20907"},"modified":"2016-08-29T06:55:49","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T10:55:49","slug":"yet-another-sticky-radio-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/yet-another-sticky-radio-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Yet another sticky radio solution"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Eton FR-300 (Source: Universal Radio)<\/p><\/div>\n

Many thanks to “HoustonCleanListener” who writes:<\/p>\n

One more \u201csticky radio\u201d suggestion.<\/p>\n

Here in the Houston area we are getting in to the heart of hurricane season. I have a little Eton FR-300 radio that has am, fm, tv and weather bands, a flashing red light, a white light, and a siren. I hadn\u2019t picked it up in some time, and, while doing a \u201cemergency inventory\u201d today, I picked it up and it was so STICKY!!!<\/p>\n

\"Veggie-Wash-Bottle\"<\/a>The first thing tried was rubbing alcohol, but the type suitable for first aid which is only 50% which just spread the stickiness around.<\/p>\n

I did a \u201csticky radio\u201d search and up came your blog<\/a>, which I am already familiar with (no stickiness issues on my trusty Sony ICF-SW\/7600GR) .<\/p>\n

When I browsed the suggested solutions, \u201ccitrus-based\u201d came up. Turns out I had the solution under my sink: \u201cVeggie Wash<\/a>\u201d is a citrus-based product used to clean fruits and vegetables, and now, radios!<\/p>\n

Squirted some on a paper towel and it does the job nicely.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks for the suggestion! Like you, I imagine many others will have Veggie Wash on hand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to “HoustonCleanListener” who writes: One more \u201csticky radio\u201d suggestion. Here in the Houston area we are getting in to the heart of hurricane season. I have a little Eton FR-300 radio that has am, fm, tv and weather bands, a flashing red light, a white light, and a siren. I hadn\u2019t picked it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[627,3,43],"tags":[2248,2249,2246,2247,5416],"class_list":["post-20907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-cleaning-radios","tag-how-to-clean-sticky-radios","tag-sticky-radios","tag-sticky-shortwave-radios","tag-veggie-wash"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-5rd","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5048,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/mikes-solution-for-sticky-radios\/","url_meta":{"origin":20907,"position":0},"title":"Mike’s solution for sticky radios","author":"Thomas","date":"December 14, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Many shortwave radios, such as those manufactured by Grundig\/Eton, have been produced with a rubberized coating that makes the radio easier to hold in the hand. 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