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Title: A great technique for cleaning a used trackball.
Post by: Timstuff on April 19, 2005, 02:19:28 pm

I just got my trackball off of ebay in the mail today. It was a white ball, but years of use in a golden-tee-golf machine with sweaty, dirty palms had given alot of orange-colored spots, scratches, and smudges. It felt a little rough and dirty when I spun it as well. But I had a great solution to the problem. I took the ball out of the unit and brought it into the bathroom, and using an un-used toothbrush, some water, and whitening toothpaste, I gave the whole thing a thorough scrub, as if I was brushing teeth. After a few minutes, I achived excellent results. The thing looks white as a pearl, and the toothpaste helped get rid of alot of the scratches. And best of all, now the ball has minty fresh breath! ;D

Title: Re: A great technique for cleaning a used trackball.
Post by: Flinkly on April 19, 2005, 02:23:09 pm

thats using your noggin...woulda never thoguht of it.  frankly, i thought the story was stearing closer to the toilet, and not the sink.

Title: Re: A great technique for cleaning a used trackball.
Post by: nostrebor on April 19, 2005, 02:51:09 pm

Me too :-X

I hope that wasn't your wife's toothbrush! (I won't tell if it was)

Title: Re: A great technique for cleaning a used trackball.
Post by: Timstuff on April 19, 2005, 02:55:52 pm

lamlamlam ;D

I'm only 18, so I'm not married yet. But maybe I would have used my brother's toothbrush if he was being a moron today. ;D

Title: Re: A great technique for cleaning a used trackball.
Post by: IntruderAlert on April 20, 2005, 01:02:09 am

That's a great idea!
Thanks!

..and by the way
Has anyone ever tried dying the ball a different color?