Magic Mouse Bottom Plastic Rails

[R3DH3R0]

I just noticed this tonight, I was changing the batteries in my Magic Mouse and the Plastic Rails had eraser like shavings coming off of it. It wasn't a lot, and they just wiped right off. But is it normal for the plastic rails to wear like this?

Oh, I am using a mouse pad, it's a firm one, like plastic.

 

[R3DH3R0]

Anyone?

 

[munkery]

The plastic rails will wear down over time. Usually more pronounced at the ends of each rail.

 

[rgarjr]

no it is not normal. The only wear you would see on them is them getting shiny.

 

[randomerratum]

Look closer,
it may not be shavings of the rails themselves but stuff that it's collected from weeks of rubbing around.

I recently changed my batteries and was surprised by all the different crap it seems to have hanging off it considering how clean I keep my table.

 

[R3DH3R0]

Look closer,
it may not be shavings of the rails themselves but stuff that it's collected from weeks of rubbing around.

I recently changed my batteries and was surprised by all the different crap it seems to have hanging off it considering how clean I keep my table.

My desk and mousepad are pretty clean. When I slide my finger on the plastic rail, the plastic was pealing, or shaving. It definitely wasn't from anything else.

 

[John T]

Try a less abrasive mouse mat.

 

[vincenz]

The plastic does wear down over time. I've had my mouse for about a year now, but the wear is only minimal so it's nothing to worry about. Dirt and dust from the oil on your hands does make its way down there though.

 

[gnychis]

mine seems to have held strong after 6 months of use

 

[R3DH3R0]

Try a less abrasive mouse mat.

But I like my vintage Apple mousepad :[ O well, I have a cheap cloth one somewhere, I'll have to find it or buy a new one.