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    What is the best to make touchpad glide ?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by SteveT, Dec 3, 2014.

  1. SteveT

    SteveT Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello everybody

    I'm new in this forum. To make story short, the touchpad surface of my Toshiba Tecra R850 becomes more and more rough and now I have hard time to use it. My question is does it exist a product that I can "rejuvenate" the touchpad surface ? I also think about a protection film, but this exists only for smartphone or tablet but not for Touchpad.

    Anyway thanks.
     
    SteveT, Dec 3, 2014
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  2. shea2812

    shea2812 Notebook Consultant

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    Keep your the pad clean. Use a moist cloth to clean and then follow by a dry wipe. Keep your fingers clean too. A 'rough' touchpad is wayy better then a worn shiny surface. Just my 2 cents.
     
    shea2812, Dec 24, 2014
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    nick779 Notebook Geek

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    Rubbing alcohol usually brings mine back to the original matte finish (HP Pavilion and Lenovo T440). It gets like sticky and shiny when its getting too dirty.
     
    nick779, Feb 20, 2015
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  4. Syndrome

    Syndrome Torque Matters

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    You could try finding a glass screen protector that would fit nicely, or you can put a plastic screen protector on it and put some hard car wax on that to make it smoother.
     
    Syndrome, Feb 20, 2015
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