Cleaning your Mighty Mouse

[Zelgadis 638]

I've had a mighty mouse for a long time and the scroll ball has made me nuts for a long time.  How do you clean the damn thing?

I've tried everything.  Water, Windex, paper towels, light cloths.  Nothing worked.

Until today.

I thought about my acne.  (It runs in my family.)  It's oils in my fingers that's stopping up the mouse and that's basically the same stuff as pimple goo, right?

So, I put a little bit of Clinique Scuffing Lotion 4.5 (an alcohol-based cleanser) on a paper towel, rubbed it hard on the mouse ball, and it works like new!

I just thought I'd share this little tidbit of info with the other Mac folks out there. 

ISF

[TM 0]

I've had a mighty mouse for a while too and I'm too accustomed to using the scroll ball for panning safari pages and zooming in and out while holding command at the same time.

For me the scroll ball stops working every 2 days or so, from mostly which is probably true, oil from one's skin.

For me it usually just takes a rag damp with water and rubbing vigorously for a good minute then rubbing it again (very hard) for another minute, with the dry part of the rag.

I wouldn't dare use anything besides water on my electronics. I'm glad to know that you've found an easier way though.

[Evukahih 0]

The OFFICIAL way to clean your mighty mouse is to turn the bastard upside down and click down the scroll ball on a clean piece of paper and to rub vigourously! Works every time, repeat as needed no solvents required. The first few times you do this will need a lot of rubbing to rool the gunk from under the ball onto the paper but you can see the gunk streak.

Tschuss!

[Zelgadis 638]

The "official" way doesn't work for me. Probably because my skin is really, really oily.

ISF

[Godzillaman 21]

I punch my mouse...that works...

[The Almighty Cheese Grater 0]

Apple will be hearing from the Almighty's lawyers. Who dares name a mouse after me!

[patriots_1228 51]

too funny^

[SimRabbit 48]

almighty and mighty are spelled diffrently cheese grater.

[Evukahih 0]

I used to throw them out before I found the fricken instructions hidden online... sometimes they are worse than MS for instructions

[toxicpiano 125]

I can't scroll down and can barely scroll up. If I zoom in with the cmd button I can't zoom out again! ARGH! The solutions online all suggest getting mr screwdriver out, so I may try your method

[serebii666 3]

I just use the touvh screen onj my HP. And if it gets dirty I just use some WINDEX

[toxicpiano 125]

Originally posted by: serebii666 I just use the touvh screen onj my HP. And if it gets dirty I just use some WINDEXquote>

I fail to see how this is remotely relevant...

[Xyloxadoria 1,099]

Originally posted by: Godzillaman I punch my mouse...that works...quote>

Me too but i don't know if i had much success doing it. I mean it seems to make my mouse work