On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 20:45:51 -0700, "Bob in Phx"
wrote:

1. The oil, as you call it, is from the human body. i.e. fingers. The best
way to remove it is to use rubbing alcohol.
2. The longest lasting thing I have found to fix "worn out buttons" is to
clean the pad with alcohol and then put a dap of contact cement or rubber
cement on the pad. Then put down a little circle or square of standard old
kitchen aluminum foil. Press and hold the foil to the button for a couple of
minutes and then reassemble the remote. Its been working for me for about
three years on the garage remote that gets used 3 or 4 times a week.....

Body oil was my first guess too. But it would have to migrate through
the silicon membrane to get to the pads, so I ruled that out as being
unlikely.

But that does call to mind an experiment to prove/disprove the oil
theory. I just cleaned my own remote and its working 100% with just a
light press on the keys. I plan to wrap the remote pad in metalized
polyester to see if that acts as a barrier.

I'll have to try the contact cement, the RTV wasn't lasting very long.

Thanks for the input
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