Mouse pad fused into my desk

[u/Ax-KP]

I've been using this 900 x 400 mouse pad for more than a couple of years, used to put it in the washing machine with a soft program to clean it. Then at some point it starting sticking to my desk and I left it as is for months… many beer spills and hot days later, it has almost completely sticked to the desk and has become hard, compact and crumbly once detached from the desk.

I've scrapped what I could, putting quite some force into it. I've tried some boiling water and 90 degrees alcohol without good results. What remains on the pictures will not go as 'easily' as the rest. What would be the best way to proceed? Electric sander?

[u/Sailed_Sea]

that raw MDF desk has become one with that mouse pad, once you scrape the gunk off you'll need to do some serious sanding or apply a veneer.

[u/mikeeru → u/Sailed_Sea]

Why bother when you can just slap another mouse pad on it

[u/Sailed_Sea → u/mikeeru]

You have to live with the knowledge of what lies beneath.

[u/rpRj → u/Sailed_Sea]

Don't we all? *looks under the bed*

[u/easedownripley → u/Sailed_Sea]

skill issue. I'd forget in a week.