I agree similarly with the orange/salmon. It was a lot of going back and forth between the two and it wasn't clear which one was better. With the boards I was comparing it felt as if the salmon had a bigger bump to go over and the orange started depressing with less initial force. Being they were used in the same boards I would assume it would be a minor change between the two. My current ambitions are to collect every mainline (not counting SKCL Striped Amber) Alps SKCM and SKCL switch. Fully broken down, cleaned, and lubed. Very time consuming, but the results do speak for themselves.
The process starts with disassembling the switch into: Slider, Top Housing, Lower Housing, Contact Leaf (if tactile/clicky), Spring, Switchplate, and Switchplate Contact Leaf. The Slider, Top Housing, and Bottom Housing get cleaned by hand with Q-Tips and iso alcohol to remove any dust, dirt, grime, nasty off before heading to the ultrasonic cleaner. The Spring, Contact Leaf, and Switchplate Contact Leaf all get a turn (15 minutes) in the ultrasonic cleaner. The solution I use is 2 denture tabs and a drop of Seventh Gen dish soap. Each part is then rinsed with distillated water before being dried off. The Slider, Top Housing, and Bottom Housing all get put onto a towel before each one is hand air dried with a pet blower. Once all the parts are cleaned, I apply some Teflon Silcon lubricant via brush to the Slider, Top Housing, and Spring during the re-assembly. The cleaned switches are then put in a plastic bag to keep them nice and clean until they can be used.