[Elecraft] Keyboard Cleaner Gel

[David Gilbert]

That's not actually true.  Silly Putty was originally developed in 1943 
by a researcher at general Electric named James Wright who was trying to 
make synthetic rubber.  It didn't work, though, and eventually became 
the children's toy we all loved.
Silly Putty WAS very briefly marketed for cleaning wall paper, but it 
didn't work for that either.

You may be thinking of Play-Doh, which indeed was originally developed 
as a wallpaper cleaner sometime in the previous decade.

In any case, this gel is actually a gel and having had experience with 
all three I can truthfully say that this gel doesn't act at all like 
either Silly Putty or Play-Doh.  It's flexible, very gooey, and slightly 
moist ... but doesn't seem to stick to anything except dust, including 
your skin.

Dave   AB7E


On 5/23/2025 11:35 PM, Mike Rees wrote:
> Just a thought, it sounds like Silly Putty.  Silly Putty was
> originally developed as wall paper cleaner