Cleaning off disintegrating rubber feet from laptop. \ VOGONS

Cleaning off disintegrating rubber feet from laptop.

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First post, by Intel486dx33

Posted on 2020-04-27, 17:48

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Some old laptops like Sony Vaio and IBM Thinkpads tend to have rubber feet that melt into a sticky mess.
Does anyone know the best way to clean off this mess ?

Reply 1 of 2, by keenmaster486

Posted on 2020-04-27, 17:54

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Reply 2 of 2, by Caluser2000

Posted on 2020-04-27, 17:55

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Give it a sray with CRC 5.56 or turbantine.

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