[Elecraft] Keyboard Cleaner Gel

[Dave New, N8SBE]

I found out (the hard way) that the yellow printing on the K4 front 
panel is easily scratched off (augh!).  There was something stuck on one 
of the letters, and without thinking I took a fingernail to it, and much 
to my horror, I now have a "R M ANT" yellow label under the ANT button. 
:-(

Given that experience, I'm not likely to take ANYTHING to the front 
panel to clean it, period.

I'd rather live with the occasional dirt, rather than lose the 
lettering.  Sigh.

73,

-- Dave, N8SBE, Hamshack Hotline 550-0971, HamsOverIP 101018, 
AmateurWire 1348

On 2025-05-24 02:52, David Gilbert wrote:
> 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
> 
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