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How are you dealing with melting feet on old HP desktops?
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MNByChoice midwest.social MNByChoice@midwest.social
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System sat on a shelf for about 10 years (running) and the feet melted. I need to remove the residue from a wood shelf, a cotton shirt, and the metal case. A putty knife and paper towels have been helpful, but there is still residue.

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fuckwit_mcbumcrumble lemmy.dbzer0.com fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Isopropyl alcohol. Just be warned high percentage IPA can damage plastics. 70% is pretty safe.

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MNByChoice midwest.social MNByChoice@midwest.social
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Isopropyl alcohol. Just be warned high percentage IPA can damage plastics. 70% is pretty safe.

Thank you! That worked perfectly on the metal. The wood had some rubber get into the grain, but it worked pretty well. The shirt might be toast....

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