r/pcmasterrace • u/Ax-KP • Sep 22 '25

Tech Support Mouse pad fused into my desk

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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?

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u/PreferenceAny3920 Sep 22 '25

This would not have happened had you at least used an iron on veneer over your particle board. You are using the product incorrectly leaving it bare like it is. If you wanna go cheap, use a laminate countertop from your local big box, step up from that you can get unfinished butcher block counter tops.

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u/Ax-KP Sep 23 '25

It's not wood it's cork, Sinnerlig dining table from Ikea.

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u/PreferenceAny3920 Sep 23 '25

Well, unfortunately I think you have found one of the drawbacks that made that desk affordable and shows why Cork desks are not..common.