oh man, i've got no idea lol.
I've washing machined one, soaked another with napisan in boiling hot water, scraped one with a knife to get all the dust and shit out. Never the same lol

Depending on how old the pad is, you can just get a warm wet cloth with a bit of soap in it and just wipe over the pad.

Hard pads also wear out your mouse feet faster.

I used to have a fUnc F30.R, the scraping feeling when you move your mouse gets old fast.

^ This.

i put my goliath in the wash by itself
then in the tumbledryer on cool setting

LOL

I currently using the Zowie G-TF Speed and it's awesome.

Used both pretty extensively.. Hard pads have a nicer feel (imo) but wear out your skates extremely fast... after they wear your skates out the actual PAD starts to wear out, and you get an inconsistent surface.

Soft pads, awesome feel but sweat, dirt and dust will affect your glide later in the mousepads life.

Choice is really up to you because both types are going to be plagued by inconsistency unless you are willing to buy new ones every 8-12 months

Best out of the pads I've used (Steel, Razer, Func, Tt):
Steel s&s (hard)
Steel QcK Heavy (Cloth)
I loved the Razer Mantis (Speed) while I had one, but the Goliathus feels different to me
The Tt Dasher pad isn't but either, but the super smooth glidey surface wears out fast



Hot water, soap and a cloth are your best friends. Try to wash the sweat out then leave it outside on a folded towel to dry... flip when required. Oh and don't forget its outside. I left a Steelseries 5L out in the sun for the day and the plastic bottom bent into a U-Shape in the heat (dumbshit lol)

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