Milwaukee cordless drill grip has dissolved to mush, any idea why?
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rennysoncemann asked:
My Milwaukee cordless drill has (had) a rubber coating on the grip. Over time (~8 yrs) this rubber has deteriorated totally, turning to sticky, gummy mush. I had to scrape it all off, otherwise it would turn my hands black every time I use it. The drill hasn’t had a hard life, usually kept in its carrying case in my garage. Has anybody else experienced this? I know a lot of tools have this type of grip so it must work pretty well. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,
My Milwaukee cordless drill has (had) a rubber coating on the grip. Over time (~8 yrs) this rubber has deteriorated totally, turning to sticky, gummy mush. I had to scrape it all off, otherwise it would turn my hands black every time I use it. The drill hasn’t had a hard life, usually kept in its carrying case in my garage. Has anybody else experienced this? I know a lot of tools have this type of grip so it must work pretty well. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,
Chris
Charlene
April 22nd, 2008 at 12:53 pm
you might have came in contact with a desolving agent like gasoline, paint thinner, oil,etc.
April 25th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Must not have the best durability.
April 28th, 2008 at 4:33 am
The store you bought it to the store you bought it to mikita those last forever.
April 30th, 2008 at 2:12 am
That’s the weirdest thing I’ve ever heard of…Maybe it’s due to some kind of condensation forming in the case? Maybe it was a “bad batch” of grip material at the factory? I really don’t know…I have many Milwaukee tools and have NEVER had this same problem,and I leave mine OUT in the shop(don’t actually know where the original cases ARE..)If it was me, I’d wrap the grips in tape and KEEP ON DRILLIN’!!!——good luck!!
May 1st, 2008 at 9:43 am
Never heard of that kind of problem before. Could be a number of things, but I guess it doesn’t matter since knowing what happened won’t solve the problem.
You can always go to the sporting goods section of a department store and get some of that soft rubber tape used to wrap the handle section of a baseball bat. Check out the golf section too, I think golf clubs use something similar.