rubber buttons eat my smoke...
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rubber buttons eat my smoke...
All those rubber buttons look so disgusting after a while, be it padKONTROL, APC, XBOX remote, whatever...
Anyone got cleaning tips or will i just have to live with it (guess so)?
I know smoking's bad for me and my toys, mmmkayyy.
Anyone got cleaning tips or will i just have to live with it (guess so)?
I know smoking's bad for me and my toys, mmmkayyy.
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Re: rubber buttons eat my smoke...
woes me...i cant make good music cause my rubbers are dirty
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Re: rubber buttons eat my smoke...
We used to use a dab of RP7 to clean the rollers in a copier when I was a tech.
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Some plastic/rubber gets yellowed in sunlight.. not sure if it applies to artificial light but idk..housemusiclover wrote:All those rubber buttons look so disgusting after a while, be it padKONTROL, APC, XBOX remote, whatever...
Anyone got cleaning tips or will i just have to live with it (guess so)?
I know smoking's bad for me and my toys, mmmkayyy.
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stunningly hilarious...arctic ranger wrote:woes me...i cant make good music cause my rubbers are dirty
thanks, might be worth a trydru wrote:We used to use a dab of RP7 to clean the rollers in a copier when I was a tech.
Not sure i understand - do you mean that might be the cause or that i should put the tech on the balcony to "bleach" it?outershpongolia wrote:Some plastic/rubber gets yellowed in sunlight.. not sure if it applies to artificial light but idk..
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arctic ranger wrote:woes me...i cant make good music cause my rubbers are dirty
When I finish, I usually just throw the rubber away!
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Re: rubber buttons eat my smoke...
alcohol and a micro fiber towel.
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kb420 wrote:arctic ranger wrote:woes me...i cant make good music cause my rubbers are dirty
When I finish, I usually just throw the rubber away!
but some times not right away. a week later you might think... "i really shoulda binned that sooner"
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Do not use alcohol as it will deteriorate and dry out the rubber. You don't want to do this which is why I suggested RP7.
http://www.selleys.com.au/Selleys-RP7/default.aspx
http://www.selleys.com.au/Selleys-RP7/default.aspx
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^^ wrong . it will evaporate real quick...RP7 on the other-hand contains lubricants...(which make it dirty and sticky in the long run)
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I wouldn't recommend using it on pots and sliders either..
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Well, to me it almost looks like the smoke somehow reacts with the rubber and discolors it (and not "sits on top").
Not that big a deal...Anyway, anyone wanna try to sand their buttons?
Not that big a deal...Anyway, anyone wanna try to sand their buttons?
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alcohol will also expand the rubber and dry it out as you're working it in. Rp7 has lubricating properties yes, but won't harm rubber like alcohol does. Four years as a copier tech has shown this. I used to use isopropyl alcohol to clean copier rollers until senior techs told me otherwise, made a huge difference to the performance of the pickup rollers.3dot... wrote:^^ wrong . it will evaporate real quick...RP7 on the other-hand contains lubricants...(which make it dirty and sticky in the long run)
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The smoke actually gets deposited into the pores of the rubber creating the yellow color. Regular cleaning should keep this from happening, but if it's already occured you might be SOL. Alcohol would probably be alright if you don't over-do it, but I doubt it would get rid of it. Not sure about RP7