Cleaning Mice?

[The Laughing Cow]

Hi, just got my MS Intellimouse USB. I have always noticed that with mice especially if u use them a lot they get all gunked up. Ne ways to clean em? to maximise performance?

[p5]

try a cotton bud, maybe try one of those blow thingys that blow the dust away/out.
HTH! :)
p5

[[HLnC]Jay-Dee]

heheheh
i've got an optical mouse so no ball to clean :)
the mouse mat still gets dirty though :cry:

[p5]

yeah same here.

[Fragchild]

Yeah a cotton bud will do the trick, clean your mouse every 2 weeks or so then you won't have any crap building up inside.

[WillyPete]

There are some cleaning kits you can get. they're essentially a ball covered in the velcro hooks material and you get a mat of the velcro fluff. Roll the mouse about and it scours the **** off your rollers.

Or you could save the shekels for a pint and use your fingernail.

[Stickman]

Ihad a brand new ball-mouse thingy and it was totally caked is crud within 2 months. I would heartily recommend paying up for the intelli explorer. No moving parts - no ball and no special mouse mat. Very accurate and it stays nice and clean. You should be able to pick one up for about 35 quid. Seems steep for a mouse but you want need to buy another one for a very long time...

tata

Stick

[Stickman]

ooops - just saw the thread by Anubis on "mouse Keyboard and Pad" - loads of info on the explorer mouse there, if your interested.

tata

Stick

[Stickman]

ooops - just saw the thread by Anubis on "mouse Keyboard and Pad" - loads of info on the explorer mouse there, if your interested.

tata

Stick

[werewolf_bite]

Cotton buds as suggested already, plus tweezers (to get the stuck down gunk on the rollers), i'm ordering another Intellimouse Explorer today, no more faffing about cleaning the mouse;)

[ketaMine]

use pure alcohol solution u can get it at a chemist and cotton buds, not only does is it excellent as cleaning rollers it prevents build up of crap.

[The Laughing Cow]

what about the wheel then? they seem to get all crusted up too?

[WillyPete]

Then you shouldn't pick your nose or arse before playing then should you! Or use a different finger than your scrolly finger.

;) Hint: heavy dose of sarcasm immunity required.

[The Laughing Cow]

joo.....:angry: ur lucky i have got the immunity m8y :E

so any real answers ere'?

<Willy bows his head in shame>

[dirtbuggy]

I have an optical mouse and it sucks get a Boomslang :)