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midnightsnacks t1_j1if4hd wrote

What the best way to wash mats, I have a couple that got some food stains I wanna get rid of

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wolfyne t1_j1ifblx wrote

Depends on the mat, but some will let you wash them in a washing machine. I worry about them warping, so I've had great success putting them flat in a bath and using gentle carpet cleaner (the spot cleaner type in a bottle), spray down in the bath/shower and let it dry flat.

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BWEKFAAST t1_j1iu440 wrote

Thats what I do and my matt gets really dirty because I roll joints and smoke cigaretts at my desk. This works really well cleaning a desk matt.

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eye_gargle t1_j1l8na5 wrote

Just to add onto this, make sure you are very careful when washing mouse pads. If you scrub or use too much force, or any force at all even, you can very easily damage the surface causing a completely worse tracking experience with your mouse (inconsistent and slow dragging). This happened a couple times with my cloth Zowie G-SR pads. You also want to use room temperature or lukewarm water.

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darkfearhunter t1_j1igcc9 wrote

Personally I use dawn dish soap and a scrub brush. Works great on most mats. Just have to be careful around the edging as the bristles will catch on the stitching.

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snakesarecool t1_j1jcys4 wrote

Dishsoap in the bathtub, gently scrubbing with a soft sponge. This got most of the skin oil and hot coco stains out. I did a second wash and let it soak in a detergent meant for antique textiles (I use for antique fabric, etc). A soak overnight got the rest of the coffee and curry stains out. Would likely work with the dish soap as well, but I wanted to try the textile soap. The curry stains appeared to remain a little when it was wet (likely oil), but can't be seen when dry.

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independencepass t1_j1l3ctg wrote

Lay flat in a tub, put some dish soap on it, scrub with a wash cloth and rinse with room temp water. I hang mine over the shower rod over night to dry.

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