Mouse mat lifespan

seth

seth

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Not a big problem but I was just thinking with the more expensive gaming mats, how old is your mouse mat and is it dirty.
I feel like tossing my everglide titan in the washer because forking out another tenner for a new mouse mat feels wrong.
 
Razer eXactmat, must be about 2 years old now, still in A1 condition :) Given it a clean with a cloth now and then, but because it's metal, it doesn't really attract grime :/
 
seth said:
Not a big problem but I was just thinking with the more expensive gaming mats, how old is your mouse mat and is it dirty.
I feel like tossing my everglide titan in the washer because forking out another tenner for a new mouse mat feels wrong.
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I have this exact mat and there's a very grey/brown area just below where the mouse usually lies. Can they be washed?
 
i use a desk too, i tried using a mousemat before but i just dont like them

on average a mousemat will be on my desk for 1-2 days then elsewhere for years
 
I have a Steelpad S&S which is just a sheet of plastic so it is easy to clean. I normally clean my keyboard and mousemat about every month so it doesn't get too grubby :)
 
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I had a glass one I bought when I got my first Razer mouse, then I binned both and got an I/R mouse and use a desk. Same at work, much better :)
 
snowdog said:
My ''mouse mat'' is my desk.

Both my desks wear quite quickly, both reveal the cheap glued pulpwood underneath:


Current desk:
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Old desk:
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Excuse the poor pics, my k750i camera is really poor in dark conditions...
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get your self some blue tack and varnish, put a square of blue tack the size you want your mouse mat and then fill it with about 1-2 mm deep varnish cover it with something like a washing up bowl to stop dust, till it dries remove bluetack and you have a superb hard wearing very smooth surface.

:)
 
Tefal said:
get your self some blue tack and varnish, put a square of blue tack the size you want your mouse mat and then fill it with about 1-2 mm deep varnish cover it with something like a washing up bowl to stop dust, till it dries remove bluetack and you have a superb hard wearing very smooth surface.

:)
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I don't know if we have such a thing in the NL, I'm not sure if it's the perfect solution though for me as I'm planning to change my mouse position a bit soon, atm It's restricted to that small worn bit between my keyboard and my old CRT monitor, both my TFT and CRT's are going soon though because when my dad coughs up some money he promised me, I'm buying a shiny 24'' er which means I'll have all the space to move my mouse far more right, or even place a mouse mat ( atm even the smallest mouse mat is like 2x too big for my mouse area lol.). What I'm coming to is, I think I'll get a proper mouse mat myself soon when I get the space, which will prolly be more efficient than a fixed mouse mat...
 
snowdog said:
I don't know if we have such a thing in the NL, I'm not sure if it's the perfect solution though for me as I'm planning to change my mouse position a bit soon, atm It's restricted to that small worn bit between my keyboard and my old CRT monitor, both my TFT and CRT's are going soon though because when my dad coughs up some money he promised me, I'm buying a shiny 24'' er which means I'll have all the space to move my mouse far more right, or even place a mouse mat ( atm even the smallest mouse mat is like 2x too big for my mouse area lol.). What I'm coming to is, I think I'll get a proper mouse mat myself soon when I get the space, which will prolly be more efficient than a fixed mouse mat...
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You can just varnish the whole desk :D


Difficult getting it smooth enough with a brush though.
 
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