Justin, We deal with this in our own kids cane bank. It could be dirt or oils or age but little ones go through so many canes I can bring myself to trash a perfectly good cane for a nasty handle. I have used Goo gone, Clorox wipes, WD-40, alcohol swabs, and magic erasers. The goo gone is probably the best but has an odor. You can scrub it down with soap and an abrasive sponge but that takes some time. Of course, we sometimes just wrap the handle with tape but that will just deteriorate as well. Good luck! Kristen
On Jun 7, 2017, at 12:12 PM, Justin Salisbury <PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu> wrote:
Dear colleagues,
I write to ask about a problem we are experiencing in Hawaii with some of our Iowa canes. I am referring specifically to the green-handled textured canes which were once produced in Iowa. I'm not sure if they are produced in Iowa anymore.
We keep a cane bank, which includes some canes dating back a few decades. They still appear to be good products, and I think we do well to give people good canes, whether they like the most recently-produced ones or the older ones.
Eventually, the green handles on the Iowa canes can become sticky in a way that we cannot figure out how to clean. It appears that it might be a deterioration of the material of the handle itself.
The salt air does amazing things to a lot of materials here, so the problem may just be isolated to us. Has anyone experienced this before? Has anyone been able to come up with a solution to restore the cane?
Thanks so much!
Justin
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