scs@lokkur.dexter.mi.us (Steve Simmons) (08/05/90)
AIIIEEE!!!! I've got MOUSE GRUNGE!!! And it's TERMINAL!!! OK, it's not all that serious. But it is terminal. My second-hand abused-by-students Sun 3/50 has a mouse that is damned near stuck to the pad. I've cleaned it once by sandpapering the felt pads on the mouse (worked great -- I used 120 grit) but whatever sticky stuff that was once spilled on it is still picking up dust and forming something not unlike glue. One more dose of sandpaper and I can kiss those felt pads goodbye. Has anyone come up with a quick-n-easy clean or replace for those things?
lemay@lorelei.eng.sun.com (Laura Lemay) (08/07/90)
All-purpose mouse hint from hell -- I've done it with Sun mice, Mac mice, and even DEC mice.... If the pads get too sticky or too worn, remove them. Replace them with half of a velcro strip (the loop half, not the hook half.) You can usually get self-sticking vecro by the yard at any five-and-dime. The velcro will make the mouse sit a little higher than the normal pads make it, but that usually doesn't interfere with optical or physical traction. Laura Lemay lemay@sun.com Redhead. Drummer. Geek. sun!lemay