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dacthehork
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2000 Posts
January 02 2011 09:54 GMT
#1
Got a steelseries QCK + and it smells really bad, the whole side of the room has this same smell, hard to describe. Any ideas for getting it to not smell or others with this problem? I like the mousepad in every other way but god it's really bad. Got it on Christmas too.
Warturtle - DOTA 2 is KING
selboN
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States2523 Posts
January 02 2011 09:58 GMT
#2
.....What? My mousepad smells fine, maybe someone is having some fun with you.
"That's what happens when you're using a mouse made out of glass!" -Tasteless (Referring to ZergBong)
KawaiiRice
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States2914 Posts
January 02 2011 09:58 GMT
#3
my mosuepad smells good, maybe cuz I have the qck+ fnatic edition
@KawaiiRiceLighT
bakedace
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States672 Posts
January 02 2011 09:58 GMT
#4
I always put my mousepads in the washing machine, air dry. Works great.. Haven't washed a QcK+, though I would assume they would be okay. Myn shows up in a couple days ...
B12ad
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States137 Posts
January 02 2011 09:59 GMT
#5
I have this mouse pad i believe, but uh it smells great, you just need a new nose or something~
Sazaka
Profile Joined April 2010
United States6 Posts
January 02 2011 09:59 GMT
#6
Was it new? Or did you buy it off craiglist?
Program it, and they will come...
dacthehork
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2000 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-02 10:01:54
January 02 2011 10:01 GMT
#7
On January 02 2011 18:59 Sazaka wrote:
Was it new? Or did you buy it off craiglist?

It was brand new, all rolled up etc.

It has a rubbery/plastic smell. I did a search and some other people have noticed the same thing... apparently it goes away after a week or two Until then I guess it stays outside.
Warturtle - DOTA 2 is KING
piskooooo
Profile Joined November 2008
United States351 Posts
January 02 2011 10:04 GMT
#8
New mousepads always smell fishy.
<3 MKP
mardi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1164 Posts
January 02 2011 10:09 GMT
#9
Spray it with Febreze.
D3ath3nat0r
Profile Joined October 2010
United States163 Posts
January 02 2011 18:49 GMT
#10
dont worry, they always smell the first day, next day, its all gone
Nothing
preZzle
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany223 Posts
January 02 2011 18:56 GMT
#11
honestly, i like the smell of rubber - it tells me that my mousepad is still fairly new
but it goes away after a few days... :'-(
ktang
Profile Joined September 2010
United States196 Posts
January 02 2011 19:03 GMT
#12
It's just the fresh new smell of rubber, since its been sealed in its package for awhile. The smell will go away after a week or using and airing it out. I had the same problem, assuming everyone else does too.
ツ
NIIINO
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Slovakia1320 Posts
January 02 2011 19:14 GMT
#13
put it to the window at night it should be ok.
Shigure
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States215 Posts
January 03 2011 00:21 GMT
#14
I hear the fnatic edition qck+ smells like win game. But thats just what I hear.
Iam the mod in KawaiiRice's stream, banning you
sjschmidt93
Profile Joined April 2010
United States2518 Posts
January 03 2011 02:39 GMT
#15
That's not very unusual with mousepads.
My grandpa could've proxied better, and not only does he have arthritis, he's also dead. -Sean "Day[9]" Plott
StayFrosty
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada743 Posts
January 03 2011 05:44 GMT
#16
Same thing happened with my Ripper XL. I basically let it soak in the sink with some soap and water for a few hours then air dry it. Good luck!
Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
January 03 2011 05:55 GMT
#17
It smells like victory.
ModeratorNow I'm distant, dark in this anthrobeat
DyEnasTy
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States3714 Posts
January 03 2011 06:09 GMT
#18
On January 03 2011 14:55 Jibba wrote:
It smells like victory.

YES!! HA

You dont like the smell of new stuff??? I love it.
Much better to die an awesome Terran than to live as a magic wielding fairy or a mindless sac of biological goop. -Manifesto7
doobscraft
Profile Joined November 2010
United States27 Posts
January 03 2011 06:14 GMT
#19
On January 03 2011 14:55 Jibba wrote:
It smells like victory.


correct.
Do it, and let the Anglish see ya do it.
eMbAh
Profile Joined September 2009
Denmark40 Posts
January 03 2011 06:24 GMT
#20
On January 02 2011 18:54 dacthehork wrote:
Got a steelseries QCK + and it smells really bad, the whole side of the room has this same smell, hard to describe. Any ideas for getting it to not smell or others with this problem? I like the mousepad in every other way but god it's really bad. Got it on Christmas too.


I know exactly what you are talking about and I fixed it by simply "haging it out to dry" for some time

pppppppppp
Profile Joined October 2010
Singapore236 Posts
January 03 2011 06:59 GMT
#21
it's this chemical rubber-y smell isn't it? my puretrak talent was like that too. it's probably from the rubber base. can't really do anything about it, i had to keep the windows in my study room open for ventilation, the smell diminishes in intensity and after a couple days you won't notice it anymore.
Qwyn
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States2779 Posts
January 03 2011 07:03 GMT
#22
Oh great...mine just shipped. Damn....here's to hoping that it smells fine...
"Think of the hysteria following the realization that they consciously consume babies and raise the dead people from their graves" - N0
Falcon_NL
Profile Joined September 2010
Netherlands236 Posts
January 03 2011 08:23 GMT
#23
Burned Rubber!~
and its a BLACK HOLE !! OH MY GOD BLACK HOOOOLEEE - Tobi Wan
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