So it looks like all the Alps switches are going to be recoverable
I'm about half way through processing everything. I have removed all the caps, cleaned the plates, de-soldered the SKCM Blue's and taken apart the SKCL Greens. The blues were so dirty i'm going to have to clean the bottoms separably etc. The greens were bad but not enough so I cleaned them still soldered in. I ran into a issue though, even after cleaning the greens still felt bad.
So I did some experimenting to find out why the greens were so scratchy after cleaning. I took a extra good switch from my former Zenith and started swapping parts one at a time to find out what was causing it. Turns out the slider isn't the cause, which is great so I don't need to risk losing the lubricant by washing them. The causes were the top housing and the switch plate contact. So I took all the insides out of them and am going to wash all the tops in soap + water, and then thoroughly clean the switch plates. They should be good again
A similar thing should apply to the Blues too I just need to pay some more attention to other places since they are so dirty. Lol a lot of them were sticking they were so dirty.
Pics!
Also does anyone know why on the SKCM Blues the bottom says "FD" rather than the Alps logo?