Ratpadz GS help

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DukenukemX

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I've had my Ratpadz GS for a few months now and it's now pretty sticky to my mouse. I've tried washing it with all kinds of soaps and I've had no luck.

Any advice to try and get it unsticky?
 
I usually just wash it with soap. Dishwashing soap sometimes, hand soap (dial) other times.

Sounds to me like your mouse is what's dirty. did you clean it too?
 
Nope... I bought a RatpadGS... and honestly, it sucks balls. Am I still using it? Yes... but I wouldnt be if I had any money.

The texture wore away in less than a month... other than that, is was a great pad while it lasted. Just needs to be more durable.
 
Same here. In one month it started to get sticky and I started to clean it almost every week.

I use it now because I'm to cheap to get another pad. I'm about ready to destroy this pad.

It could be my mouse. I have the old Itellimouse optical and it started to get a little sticky long before I bought the GS. It was just fine when I bought the GS brand new. I'm getting a new mouse but I don't think it's the main problem.
 
I bought new tape and feet to eliminate the drag... looks like my 3 or 4 bucks wouldve been better spent on a new pad when I had the money... now I cant buy one so Im stuck with it.

Thank god I have a job now, but Im so tired that I can barely see straight (literally). My vision is slightly blurry... but I still had to look at the [H] first. :D
 
use that stuff that cleans wood surfaces (forgot what its called, glade or something)

that's make your mouse slide all over the place

i used to do that when i still used my GS, then i moved on to a func within a couple months as the surface started to ware bigtime on the GS, still being used on the other comp tho, as the family doesnt use it constantly so it still holds up to some punishment

func on the other hand - over 1 year of use and no damage. switched over to the rough surface recently, feels nice....
 
I had the same prob with my RatpadzGS which is almost a year old now. I got some car dashboard cleaner (the kind that makes your dash slippery as hell, the one with the big warning NOT to spray on the steering wheel :D). Sprayed that all over the pad and wiped it on. Now I can nudge my MX700 clean across the surface. :eek:

But it dries out pretty quick, so you need to reapply it every week or two.
 
Fact is Ratzpads just wear out in no time. Then your stuck either playing on a crappy pad to insist it wasn't a waste of money, or you go out and get a Funcpad or something other variety and use it for life. Ratzpad lasted me a month or 2, FuncPad is over a year old and goin strong.
 
I've worn out my Ratpadz so the mouse doesnt slide as easily now. However, I bought another one and it is on its way.

I like the pad because I can use it as a tray for my drinks when Im at my pc. :p
 
The problem is not when I'm moving the mouse so fast but it's when I'm moving it slowly that it gets annoying. When moving it slowly it starts to jump which makes it hard.

I'll definitely look into FuncPads. You'd think that with as many problems as Ratpadz has that someone would have sued them by now for thier money. Lucky for me I only paid $10 for this mouse pad. I'd hate to be the people who paid nearly $50 for this pad.
 
Pinipig523 said:
I've worn out my Ratpadz so the mouse doesnt slide as easily now. However, I bought another one and it is on its way.

I like the pad because I can use it as a tray for my drinks when Im at my pc. :p
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This will shorten it's life dramatically. Buy a stack of pads or a drink tray! :p

Oh and everyone pays $10.
 
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