# Plastic and rubber coatings degrading and turning into a sticky mess

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**Created:** [August 21, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-and-rubber-coatings-degrading-and-turning-into-a-sticky-mess/918692 "2020-08-21T21:34:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-and-rubber-coatings-degrading-and-turning-into-a-sticky-mess/918692/32 "2020-08-25T21:19:54Z")

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> [@blondebear](#):
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> Just wondering if others have noticed this

Yep.

> [@Creepy True Stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-true-stories/768455/34):
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> I go to take a shave for the first time in months and found the handle of my Schick Quattro slightly melted. While in the medicine cabinet and not near any heat source.

> [@Creepy True Stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-true-stories/768455/38):
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> Apparently the white part of Schick Quattro handles disintegrating isn’t unusual. Why they disintegrate is still a mystery.

Tossed it and bought a new razor.

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