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| Dmod:
Try "Goo Gone". You can find this at Lowe's, and I used it to successfully remove dried hot glue from the sides of an ice hockey table (don't ask) without damaging the table. |
| ChadTower:
--- Quote from: shardian on June 27, 2007, 02:30:44 pm ---There is no point to it. Besides, water can get into them and cause corrosion. --- End quote --- A single instance of water isn't going to corrode them. Corrosion is from the presence of water over time. I've seen some switches that were barely working come back to life after being thrown in the dishwasher with the rest of the controls. So long as you don't use a melty hot cycle, most things can be thrown in there. |
| Mattiekrome:
Thanks for the input. Looks like the problem isn't as much with the buttons sticking, but the microswitches. I've already pulled most from the CP, so I am going to give the dishwasher a try. What about sticks? Anything in there going to be sensitive to the dishwasher? In "caveman" thinking, its just 4 microswitches and a metal rod, but I dont know for sure if its a good idea to chuck a whole stick in there :-\ |
| shardian:
--- Quote from: Mattiekrome on June 28, 2007, 11:19:36 am ---Thanks for the input. Looks like the problem isn't as much with the buttons sticking, but the microswitches. I've already pulled most from the CP, so I am going to give the dishwasher a try. What about sticks? Anything in there going to be sensitive to the dishwasher? In "caveman" thinking, its just 4 microswitches and a metal rod, but I dont know for sure if its a good idea to chuck a whole stick in there :-\ --- End quote --- Disassemble so everything gets cleaned. Dishwashing isn't really necessary for the joys, but if you don't feel like hand washing... ;) |
| ChadTower:
Yeah, I mostly suggest the dishwasher as a way to throw a bunch of stuff in at once. I don't usually have enough time to hand wash everything in the sink and the dishwasher runs every night anyway. |
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