How to clean my Mac puck/mouse

#1 Tue, 1 Oct 2013 - 04:38 68kMLA

Hello.

I have a beautifully refurbished Graphite iBook. It came with an Apple puck mouse.

However, the rubber on the mouse is rather sticky and the roller ball is not smooth.

Any advice on how to clean this so that the puck/mouse surface is smooth and therefore usable?

Much appreciated.

Michael

#2 Tue, 1 Oct 2013 - 18:24 68kMLA

The sticky is the "soft touch" coating deteriorating. You can clean it off with isopropyl alcohol but it will leave the rubber surfaces shiny instead of matte.

#3 Wed, 9 Oct 2013 - 08:29 68kMLA

Thank you. I will report back soon

#4 Mon, 14 Oct 2013 - 01:42 68kMLA

You may notice the two screws that hold it together under the colored parts. If you carefully pry these off, and remove the screws; the dust bunnies can be wisked out.

#5 Mon, 14 Oct 2013 - 01:57 68kMLA

Blargh, I can't imagine actually wanting to use one of those mice. Probably one of the most uncomfortable peripherals I've ever used.

#6 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 - 05:36 68kMLA

The isopropyl alcohol worked a treat. Thank you.

I agree that the puck mouse is horrid to use but this is a vanity purchase as the iBook just look so cool. I think the iBook was not popular at schools or unis as there is no VGA outlet so students could not present their work. Unless there was a shared screen or USB workaround.

Thanks again.

Michael

#7 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 - 14:00 68kMLA

My 'workaround ' today was to run Apple Remote Desktop from my iMac and 'Observe' the iBook. Bit slow but can view iBook's screen. Nice!