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A vertical mouse that doesn't break down
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this post was submitted on 12 Feb 2026
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Not quite the same, but if there's hard plastic under the coating you could strip it down with solvent and replace it with a different material. Pleather would be comfortable and durable.
A fun DIY idea!
Yeah, that stickyness is called rubber reversion. Every device with that soft touch rubber coating will eventually do it. It comes off easily with alcohol. With a little effort you can clean it off and have a perfectly fine plastic mouse without the rubber texture or stickiness.
I have many old devices still in use that just stripped off the coating when it went bad.