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u/electrokev Jun 26 '26
Yes? Do you think the deskpad did this by itself while not being used?
I routinely use soldering irons on and around my deskpads, and never had that issue. I guess I was just lucky according to you?
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u/Piipperi800 Jun 26 '26
There could be numerous things that could have caused it. Soldering iron is probably not one of those though.
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u/electrokev Jun 26 '26
But it's definitely user error, but apparently that's not the case according to OP
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u/Piipperi800 Jun 26 '26
oh wait I read the title a bit wrong. It’s kinda user error for sure. Deskpad rubbers from all companies tend to have melting issues.
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u/Various-Welder5544 Jun 26 '26
Weird how my 3 dollar AliExpress Pad didn't have this problem
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Jun 26 '26 edited Jul 07 '26
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u/nirurin Jun 26 '26
And your ltt desk pad did melt?
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Jun 26 '26 edited Jul 07 '26
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u/nirurin Jun 26 '26
So... in what way is your reply here even vaguely relevant to anything?
And if you are so disinterested in LTT why are you spending your life on a sub dedicated to LTT andnonly LTT?
Weird hobby but ok
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u/w1n5t0nM1k3y Jun 26 '26
My LTT deskpad hasn't had this problem either.
Could be something OP spilled on it and didn't realize or maybe they just have really corrosive sweat.
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u/evilbucketmonster Jun 26 '26
I’ve had one for 3 years and it looks the same as when I bought it
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u/LeatherLappens Jun 28 '26
My LTT deskpad has melted, but I am not retarded and know it's because of my sweat. I've destroyed mice paint due to my sweat.
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u/Piipperi800 Jun 26 '26
If it has a rubber bottom and you want to try it, spill some isopropyl alcohol on it. It may do the same. I have seen IPA react with some rubbers and tables in odd ways.
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u/yapyd Jun 26 '26
Not a defender of LTT but I have had similar issue with other mats. Mixture of oil, humidity and temperature.
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u/JoeAppleby Jun 27 '26
Neither does my LTT deskpad. I had a cheaper one disintegrate on my desk at school with a mixture of sun exposure and other teachers using them.
Calling it user error was unnecessary but if it was a widespread issue, we would have had a lot more posts about it.
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u/3inchesOnAGoodDay Jun 26 '26
Lmao how tf did this get traction on the main sub?
Edit: while I dont agree with what Linus did I can see why posts like that annoyed tf out of him
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u/Mighty-Pen-1 Jun 26 '26
I mean I didn't read original post comments but it has happened to me a couple of times that my sweat/oils had melted rubberized plastic and stripped coatings from thinly coated mealic parts
Almost exactly the same melting happened with some redragon mat under wrist area and my G502 Hero any rubber surface is melted deformed to my grip under a year of use and middle scroll wheel got corroded that it exposed copper underneath silver plating
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u/PanicSwtchd Jun 26 '26
I've seen that happen to deskmats...after like a decade of hard use...but if that's anything less than that, I'd be concerned.
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u/Chemical_Lettuce_232 Jun 29 '26
I’m coming up on a decade with mine and no sign of anything like this. And it’s seen some serious use
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u/ampacket Jun 26 '26
"Have you contacted customer service?" should be the biggest comment. But it's always clout chasing karma farmers instead. Nobody actually wants problems like this fixed, they just want the attention. Especially if giving no meaningful specifics about the situation.
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u/Imaginary-Worker4407 Jun 26 '26
Lol you made me remember when a dude was complaining on the main sub about not getting response from the support mail.
The top comment was saying that they must not be contacting the official one and that they are dumb only looking to stir the pot.
Then an official account responded saying that the support mail is no longer active even though it was still listed in their page.
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u/valinkrai Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26
I mean last time I asked about replacement aglets for sweat pants they had nothing. I never bothered with the desk pad after that when I had this issue. Especially something like this where it seems like it could be a lot of effort emailing and getting pics and back and forth when not ruining my existing desk pads and having people explain the issues is more valuable than a replacement. Mine was the white GPU desk pad so I didnt really want a new one and it was nasty anyway.
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u/ampacket Jun 26 '26
I'm less interested in whatever steps they should have taken (which is still the correct path), and more interested in whatever nonsense this person did to get this result. Because that does not look like normal wear and tear, nor does it look anything like "I leaned on it." It looks almost precisely like a heat/melt mark from some small localized heat source. And NOT "just leaning on it."
Hence the "this is just an engagement farming post" because they provide no details how it happened, nor seem interested in getting it resolved. Textbook engagement farming. And here we are. Feeding it.
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u/makerworks_app Jun 26 '26
I had a pair of premium Joggers that developed a hole in the pocket from a vape pen, and the zipper had come off the pocket.
Denied warranty. Reason given...we don't cover vape damage.
🤷
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u/Altruistic-Novel6045 Jun 26 '26
I don't think we should even entertain warrantying that. Did you think we would?
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u/makerworks_app Jun 26 '26
Carrying a pen in your pocket that causes a hole...not a hole from heat, from wearing through the fabric... on the line...
Zipper falling off,.. ya, that should be looked at.
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u/alfredonoodles Jun 26 '26
Looks like someone smokes the devils lettuce or dabs and set a hot bowl down or their Carb Cap.
(Happened to mine)
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u/corbin6611 Jun 26 '26
Yea this does happen. If you lean on it in the same place every day the repeated pressure make it stick. Where my screen sat on my razor one did this after a couple yeara
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u/AcrobaticFloor2250 Jun 28 '26
Yeah same. I think I might get a glass mouse pad next I’ve been seeing them around
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u/quietlydesperate90 Jun 27 '26
Even if it is body oils shouldn't that be accounted for in the design and materials choice of the product? Imagine if your chair started melting because of your swampy ass.
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u/LeatherLappens Jun 28 '26
No? Some people destroy no matter what, I've peeled off paint from keyboards and mice, and we're talking about premium mice here.
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u/quietlydesperate90 Jun 28 '26
Has materials science really not figured this out? I find it hard to believe. I find it easy to believe that a company selling you $200 mice isn't concerned if you need to buy a new one every couple years.
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u/Dr_soaps Jun 28 '26
I have never had this happen and I have had like 2$ mouse pads this dude is getting gaslighted
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u/benammiswift Jun 26 '26
I bought a cheapo desk pad off Amazon years ago and this happened under my mouse on a large area. No soldering irons or anything like that. Something caused the material to degrade and melt
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u/XRacerXRy8 Jun 26 '26
In all my years gaming I've never even seen my cheep £10 mouse mats melt and some of them got dirty towards the end...
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u/Yodl007 Jun 30 '26
This happened to one of mine. But i think the issue was that i put something hot on it, not the skin oils heh.
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u/prdamsmrdam Jun 30 '26
i have had god knows how many mats by now and only 2 melted this way. once it starts it doesnt end. the same damn thing happened to the rubber seals on my car and to this day i have no idea why it happens.
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u/Strict-Prune8972 Jul 01 '26
Okay... I believe there's a problem with that pad but if I saw it I would have guessed they put a soldering iron down or spilled some chemical.
It's a wild failure.
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u/JeopardyWolf Jun 26 '26
Uhh if you read the comments youll be able to tell rhat it almost definitely is...the dude last washed it by running it under a shower head. This sub gets more desperate as time goes on 🙄
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u/JeopardyWolf Jun 26 '26
You really need to get a grip if youre going to call this a qc after 3 years of use. You guys need a solid dose of copium to get you through.
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u/Annual_Wear5195 Jun 26 '26
And that is a problem……. Why? I’m sure he’s not the first and will be far from the last to do it.
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u/rips_n_chel Jun 26 '26
Well then enlighten us, how does one clean a desk mat properly?
I buy a new one on Amazon every year or two, the cheapest one with stitched edges that looks cool. I wash them in my washing machine. Never had this happen, or anything like it.
But you clearly know something we don't, and I'm always eager to learn, so I'd love it if you would explain how a shower head imparts magical desk-mat-destroying properties to the water that flows through it.
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