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Title: Cleaning Mouse
Post by: neverlast74 on Wed, 03 July 2013, 07:49:27

Steelseries Diablo3 (I have 2) it seems this roughened rubber coating seems to tricky to clean.

- Alcohol is said to make the roughened going away - not sure I want that.
- Water and mild glass and TFT cleaners, I think makes it clean, but very very sticky once dry - so that after 3 days you have more grease than before.
- moistering soap?
- when it comes out of the box do they put silicon on it so it is clean and non sticky but still roughened?

How do you clean your mouse without ruining the rubber?

Title: Re: Cleaning Mouse
Post by: CPTBadAss on Wed, 03 July 2013, 08:00:09

I've cleaned my mouse with alcohol a lot. Never had any issues. Or you can just try soap and water?

Title: Re: Cleaning Mouse
Post by: Smeagol_RP on Wed, 03 July 2013, 08:22:50

Alcohol swabs. Once a week. And for my pads I use those carpet e upholstery aerosol cleaners.

I cleaned my pads last Saturday.

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Title: Re: Cleaning Mouse
Post by: neverlast74 on Thu, 04 July 2013, 02:11:13

I tried different alcohol - alcohol swabs from the pharmacy and they work perfect. Thanks guys....

Title: Re: Cleaning Mouse
Post by: Quardah on Fri, 05 July 2013, 08:20:07

Do you think those little wipes they give when you order chicken would work as well?

I have a thousand at home maybe i could give them a second use... and my mouse is pretty dirty...

Title: Re: Cleaning Mouse
Post by: quickcrx702 on Tue, 09 July 2013, 01:22:40

If you don't want to use alcohol you could use baby wipes, but I would say alcohol works better.

Title: Re: Cleaning Mouse
Post by: elton5354 on Tue, 09 July 2013, 01:27:15

Lysol wipes?

Title: Re: Cleaning Mouse
Post by: Quardah on Tue, 09 July 2013, 07:32:42

Tested and approved : Restaurant Whips (Those you get when you order chicken).

As soon as i was done with the cleaning, you could fool any g33k into thinking it's brand new. Funny thing, is hasn't ruin the rubber griphandleclickyshell.

Title: Re: Cleaning Mouse
Post by: meiosis on Mon, 15 July 2013, 04:38:58

Alcohol with a towel, My roughness stayed the same, I used a toothpick for the very hard to get spots, gross :C

Title: Re: Cleaning Mouse
Post by: Quardah on Mon, 15 July 2013, 06:41:57

Quote from: Meiosis on Mon, 15 July 2013, 04:38:58

Alcohol with a towel, My roughness stayed the same, I used a toothpick for the very hard to get spots, gross :C

Yeah i had to use a toothpick too and everything you can extract from it is just horrible stuff.

But the outcome is beautiful. My mouse is as good as new now.

Title: Re: Cleaning Mouse
Post by: velvetdon25 on Fri, 19 July 2013, 00:30:52

I had previously used one of those alcohol sprays on my Deathadder and it has indeed made the rubber a bit harder.

I would just use a mixture of water and light dish washer detergent.  `

Title: Re: Cleaning Mouse
Post by: Yzeets on Sat, 20 July 2013, 23:12:06

Pretty much dip my mouse in Alcohol everyday and clean it with a plastic toothpick, can't  stand that gunk that builds up

Title: Re: Cleaning Mouse
Post by: asinus666 on Tue, 09 August 2016, 16:21:38

I've spilled coke all over my desk and unfortunately my Sensei got a little mad about it afterwards.

I used a glass cleaner spray and put it on a Q-tip. Like that I could easily clean the lense.

Title: Re: Cleaning Mouse
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 09 August 2016, 17:10:47

Quote from: asinus666 on Tue, 09 August 2016, 16:21:38

I've spilled coke all over my desk and unfortunately my Sensei got a little mad about it afterwards.

I used a glass cleaner spray and put it on a Q-tip. Like that I could easily clean the lense.

Time to build an Ergopwn...