Answers.Body: <p>When I was a a corporate photo/video shooter I found the "desk and office cleaner" everyone had worked pretty well with paper towels. Now that I shoot in the third world, it is Lysol wipes when i get back to the studio. And it is terrifying how many it takes until they come out clean...</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p><a href="http://www.googone.com/" rel="nofollow">Goo Gone</a>. Put it on a cloth, rub it on the sticky part of the cable. Let it sit for a minute, then rub off with a dry cloth. Repeat if necessary. For this or any of the other suggested procedures, it would be a good idea to test on a small non-critical part of the cable. I've never had a problem with it though.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Put it on a cloth, rub it on the sticky part of the cable. Let it sit for a minute, then rub off with a dry cloth.  Repeat if necessary. For this or any of the other suggested procedures, it would be a good idea to test on a small part of a non-critical cable. I've never had a problem with it though.
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Answers.Body: <p>goo-gone or butane lighter fluid will remove just about any gunk that has built up on your cables.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>For delicate cables use dish washing soap and warm water with a clean rag. Do not tug or squeeze on the cable too hard and be extra gentle with anything that has twisted pair.</p>
  
  <p>For not so delicate cables rubbing alcohol on a clean rag then applied should do the trick.</p>
  
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Body: <p>What is the best way to clean a cable that has gotten sticky. I know the best thing to do is to not get them sticky in the first place, but after time they get dirty/sticky all by themselves.</p>
  
  <p>Lets assume that there are no breaks or cuts in the outside of the cable.</p>
  
  <p><strong>How would one best clean the outside of a cable of stickiness without damaging it more.</strong></p>
  
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Title: What is the best way to clean the outside of audio/video cables
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ThreadText: # What is the best way to clean the outside of audio/video cables
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2012-02-14)
  
  What is the best way to clean a cable that has gotten sticky. I know the best thing to do is to not get them sticky in the first place, but after time they get dirty/sticky all by themselves.
  
  Lets assume that there are no breaks or cuts in the outside of the cable.
  
  **How would one best clean the outside of a cable of stickiness without damaging it more.**
  
  **Tags:** cable, cleaning
  
  
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  ## 4 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_6 on 2012-02-14. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
  
  For delicate cables use dish washing soap and warm water with a clean rag. Do not tug or squeeze on the cable too hard and be extra gentle with anything that has twisted pair.
  
  For not so delicate cables rubbing alcohol on a clean rag then applied should do the trick.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2012-02-15. Score: 3
  
  When I was a a corporate photo/video shooter I found the "desk and office cleaner" everyone had worked pretty well with paper towels. Now that I shoot in the third world, it is Lysol wipes when i get back to the studio. And it is terrifying how many it takes until they come out clean...
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2012-02-14. Score: 1
  
  [Goo Gone](http://www.googone.com/). Put it on a cloth, rub it on the sticky part of the cable. Let it sit for a minute, then rub off with a dry cloth. Repeat if necessary. For this or any of the other suggested procedures, it would be a good idea to test on a small non-critical part of the cable. I've never had a problem with it though.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: can you elaberate? how do you apply the product  
  > **username_2**: Put it on a cloth, rub it on the sticky part of the cable. Let it sit for a minute, then rub off with a dry cloth.  Repeat if necessary. For this or any of the other suggested procedures, it would be a good idea to test on a small part of a non-critical cable. I've never had a problem with it though.  
  > **username_3**: The information from your comment is great, so I edited it into the answer itself.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2013-10-12. Score: -1
  
  goo-gone or butane lighter fluid will remove just about any gunk that has built up on your cables.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_5**: How is this different from @username_2's answer?  
  
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