How to clean the trackpoint ? Do you have tips ?

[WarMachine]

Hello,

I've seen FAQ about cleaning thinkpads.

My 600E is in excellent shape, but the trackpoint.

I've tried to clean it with water and soap, but it isn't very efficient.

Do you have tips to clean this red plastic thing ?

Thx.



W.

[Kyocera]

There was a thread a while back where someon recommended using toothpaste and a toothbrush, seriously, probably crest, my favorite.

[christopher_wolf]

There was a thread a while back where someon recommended using toothpaste and a toothbrush, seriously, probably crest, my favorite.

Seconded strongly. I have done so for all my Classic Trackpoint caps and it really does work great.

[WarMachine]

Toothpaste ?

Hmmmm, I will try then !

Thank you very much.

W.

[pianowizard]

That's how I do it too, but what it really does is just scratching off the dirty surface rather than cleaning it. So, after doing it just several times, you will have filed it down so thin that it becomes useless.

[WarMachine]

I cleaned the two trackpoints of my 600E and 701CS.

As Duke N. says : "Aaaaaaah, much better !"



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[RRHODY]

I've had success soaking the cap in a mixture of dishwasher detergent and some water. Let it sit overnight and brush with an old tooth brush.

[AlphaKilo470]

Toothbrush and toothpaste is what I normally use to clean my TrackPoint and that solution works just fine. It also leaves your TrackPoint smelling minty fresh.

[WarMachine]

Toothbrush and toothpaste is what I normally use to clean my TrackPoint and that solution works just fine. It also leaves your TrackPoint smelling minty fresh.

Yes !

Fresh breath and no more tartar !

[tom lightbody]

luckily on retrackpointcapping the fleet, I saved the
old grungy much fingered caps: this minty fresh plan,
tried on the local t22, is great:-) Oh, I guess I'm
using Colgate.