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#324489 16-Apr-2026 19:33
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Recommendations please


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  #3481375 16-Apr-2026 19:37
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Physical clean or optimizing how it runs? 

Can you add more details. Rather vague post.




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  #3481377 16-Apr-2026 19:44
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Damp rag.


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  #3481379 16-Apr-2026 19:52
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dry rag




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  #3481380 16-Apr-2026 20:24
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  #3481389 16-Apr-2026 21:16
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Dishwasher. Dont expect it to work afterwards tho. But itll be clean.

 

 





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  #3481509 17-Apr-2026 07:40
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70dart:

 

Recommendations please

 

 

I recommend you add more detail such as an Operating System cleaner or physical cleaning and that you come back and explain! 😉


 
 
 

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  #3481512 17-Apr-2026 08:13
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External or internal clean? 

 

Model of laptop? 

 

"Grease on keyboard" needs a different approach to "dust in fan". 


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  #3481540 17-Apr-2026 11:26
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Dog’s plastic clam shell wading pool. Bonus is it gets the dog clean as well when he fetches it out.

 

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  #3482050 19-Apr-2026 10:13
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nothing since starting this thread. perhaps he tried the dishwasher method.


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  #3482057 19-Apr-2026 10:31
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I’d be interested to know what’s best to get rid of the shed skin cells and oil gunk that accumulates on mice, keyboards and car indicator stalks. 


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  #3482164 19-Apr-2026 15:05
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johno1234:

 

I’d be interested to know what’s best to get rid of the shed skin cells and oil gunk that accumulates on mice, keyboards and car indicator stalks. 

 

 

Your laptop has a car indicator stalk?





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  #3482165 19-Apr-2026 15:19
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Isopropyl alcohol and some kitchen paper or a rag.

 

The alcohol may dissolve or melt logos or stickers or even the surface plastic - so test it on the back of the device first.


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  #3482220 19-Apr-2026 17:36
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kiwifidget:

 

johno1234:

 

I’d be interested to know what’s best to get rid of the shed skin cells and oil gunk that accumulates on mice, keyboards and car indicator stalks. 

 

 

Your laptop has a car indicator stalk?

 

 

Now now, don't be like that!


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  #3482284 19-Apr-2026 20:23
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johno1234:

 

I’d be interested to know what’s best to get rid of the shed skin cells and oil gunk that accumulates on mice, keyboards and car indicator stalks. 

 

 

pdh:

 

Isopropyl alcohol and some kitchen paper or a rag.

 

The alcohol may dissolve or melt logos or stickers or even the surface plastic - so test it on the back of the device first.

 

 

If we are talking about a physical clean, then a decent hand sanitiser will also do a good job. Not something to gel like, not something that leaves a residue and something very quick drying.





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