23 Sep
2019
23 Sep
'19
11:30 p.m.
On Sep 23,
2019, at 7:24 PM, Kevin Parker via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
I resurrected an old keyboard and mouse I like. Not wishing to gross anyone
out but it looks like over time there was a build-up of oil etc from my
hands etc and over time being stored away its turned to a really almost hard
paste like stuff on both the mouse and keyboard.
I've tried number of agents to clean it off but limited success.
Are you talking about the key caps?
An adhesives specialist friend of ours has recommended WD-40 as a slow but safe solvent
to take off many adhesives.? You'd want to clean it off carefully afterwards since it
leaves a messy residue when it dries (WD-40 is NOT a lubricant even though some cans of
the stuff claim it is).
PS I wish people wouldn't say WD40 is not a lubricant. It is.
The problem is that it is quite a heavy grease - suitable for (say) door hinges - but when
it comes out of the can it looks like a fine oil, because the solvent in which the grease
is delivered is actually a penetrating oil. So people use it in applications that need a
fine oil, and find that the heavy grease doesn't work.