scs@lokkur.dexter.mi.us (Steve Simmons) (08/08/90)
In comp.sys.sun I write: | AIIIEEE!!!! I've got MOUSE GRUNGE!!! And it's TERMINAL!!! Got a couple of requests to summarize, and a lot of really interesting solutions. Here are some of the best: Don "Truck" Lewis (del@mlb.semi.harris.com) wins with his suggestion both its simplicity and being almost the only person claiming to have actually cleaned one: >Remove the two screws on the bottom, take the bottom off the mouse >(careful not to lose the the round plastic lenses!), take it to the >restroom and wash the pads with soap and water. I've done it lots of >times. Jeff Poskanzer (jef@well.sf.ca.us) also suggested soap and water, but added: > . . . [or] remove them and replace them with teflon, which works >better anyway. Teflon . . . and I can rename the mouse Ronald! David Collier-Brown (davecb@Nexus.YorkU.CA) wins an award for best suggestion using commonly available replacements: > . . . felt pads from the china store. They're for sticking on the bottom >of china figurines and such so that they don't scratch the furniture. For those who doubt the efficacy of soap and water, Tom Currey (tcurrey@x102a.ess.harris.com) suggested something slightly higher tech: >Try using rubbing alcohol or fingernail polish remover very lightly >on the pad. That should clean off whetever is on them. > >PS. I have never tried this on mouse pads, but It works on other material. Most humorous award goes to someone I'll call The Anonymous Rodentophile: >I rub the mouse on my jeans. Not only does it get the grunge off, but >it also excites the mouse. :-) Don't you mean "gets both the grunge and the mouse off?" :-) Thanks to all! Gentle soap and water did the trick, and I'm keeping my eyes open for teflon pads. Steve