GH>I have used with a modicum of success water, very hot from the tap. First I
GH>take the remote apart and run the latex part under the tap and pat dry with
GH>regular towel or scrap of same.  The circuit board rubbing alcohol works wel
GH>after doing all that I then use a blow dryer to dry the works and reassemble
GH>I got 3 more years out of a TV remote doing this. In a pinch you could try a
GH>mild solution of vinegar and water it might work as well. Sugars are deadly
GH>these types of devices.  My wife buggered up a keyboard one day by spilling
GH>coffee on it, (cream and sugar), dead keyboard.

Dried sugar is very hard to remove from things like that it go don't
get to it right away.
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