This seems like a “take a shower” vs clean your electronics
No manner of handwashing will prevent this. Skin sloughs off pretty constantly and over-washing will spur overproduction of sebum. Some people produce more than others.
But it is a gaming controller and there’s some likelihood of food being involved in the area, so you’re not entirely wrong.
And a change of diet may help too.
And change of environmental controls.
And change of lifestyle.
IT guy here, this is why I advocate for every IT technicians desk should have a box of nitrile gloves…
I once found a pair of false teeth inside a dell tower while working as a tech at a public library.
EDIT: Also I was naked. In a beanbag chair. Eating Cheetos.
I misread beanbag as beating.
Oh man the stories people tell me from first line hardware
Clean everything your hands touch. Doorknobs,steering wheels, handrails, but also things like the part of the door that you push to open it or close it, the wall you unconsciously lean against.
Hygiene aside, dead skin builds up.
What’s the recommended cleaning product for stuff like doorknobs? I’d rather not use soapy water, but disinfectant feels insufficient for getting rid of any dirt buildup.
Dish soap works for pretty much everything.
I use 70% isopropyl alcohol on anything that isn’t food and won’t chemically react to it.
Vinegar is a good cleaning solution that also disinfects to an extent. But honestly? Just disinfect and then polish.
There’s nothing wrong with dish soap but it does need to be rinsed thoroughly as it could attract more grime.
I use an all purpose cleaner. Spray on. Wipe off. Soap and water works too. Damp rag with APC for electronics, used with care, or cotton swabs with IPA - always remove power if you can and ensure it’s totally dry before plugging back in.
Disinfectant as you note isn’t a cleaner and needs a clean surface to do its job.
Vinegar doesn’t have detergent or soap properties and won’t adequately shift grease.
I have sweaty hands, so controllers get like this if I don’t clean them. Difference is that I do clean them, it’s not hard. And I wash my hands more often and thoroughly than the vast majority of people and this still happens. A tip for all buttons, especially the sticks, triggers and bumpers is to hold the controller with whatever you’re cleaning pointing down so any possible buildup falls out instead of into the controller.
No. The human gunk adds longevity to the machine spirit within.
How did they skid mark their controller 🤮
Enjoying the HD haptics
“Now… Put the controller up your ass and I will tickle your prostate with the power of my mind alone!”
I fix people’s stuff at a repair cafe, and it baffles me people don’t clean electronics before knowingly giving them to someone else to work on them.
Yet nothing beats “kitchen PCs” I had to work with in college. It’s exactly how you imagine a PC would look like in a back of a college cafeteria.
Famously, Gary Glitter gave his computer to someone else to work on and didnt even bother to take off all the child porn… Good fucking luck getting people to give them a wipe down before handing them over…
They need to discover coasters too, by the puffy look of that compressed board desktop…
What a fucking slob
This can also be mitigated by washing your fucking hands.
Can’t when I’m eating Doritos while gaming you silly goose
Let’s be honest, people that afford PS5 are scalpers. I do not expect hygiene from pad🎮 gamers.
My scene diys mixboxes🔘 or sticks🕹️, and self-maintaince their gear.
