I spray-painted a cheap mouse that came with my laptop (it looks messy but in a good way?), and the left/right clicks miraculously worked after a bit of work (the left clicks is actually a bit dampened now, making it quieter!)
However, I think the optical sensor is borked. The mouse can click but it can’t move the cursor.
I’m thinking something like a bluetooth motion tracker that moves your cursor could work if I mounted it on the mouse, but does something like that even exist? I searched online and it doesn’t seem to be a thing. Maybe I have to DIY it a bit by buying a bluetooth motion tracker and using a program that makes it so that is moves the cursor?
XY problem: you’d spend more efforts and resources sourcing and installing this thing (that I’m pretty sure doesn’t exist) rather than fix the existing sensor that’s already in the mouse. Fix the existing sensor that’s in the mouse.
Or just buy the same mouse and replace the casing with the spray painted one
Not sure what model the mouse is, and there’s no screws anywhere. as far as I can tell.
The mouse doesn’t have any visible screws and I don’t think I have the chops to fix the sensor. I have no idea what model the mouse even is
Here is an example of a sensor:
https://media.steelseriescdn.com/blog/posts/why-the-truemove-pro-is-the-best-mouse-sensor/9149970b57824b24a7a4e4e415eb0189.webp
It’s the hole in the middle of the mouse.
I’ve never needed to clean one but others have suggested using a q-tip with isopropyl alcohol to clean it.
You may also wanna clean the glide pads (The rounded shiny parts at the top and bottom) so the mouse glides like new and doesn’t “catch” on the table.
yeah I’ve removed the paint from the little pads at the bottom.
And the sensor I talked about?
I’ve tried scraping the paint off with a sharp blade, but I think I need to try to find some isopropyl alcohol to properly clean it
A sharp blade sounds like a terrible idea: the surface of the sensor needs to be optically flat, the sensor needs to SEE the surface it’s used on… I wouldn’t trust myself not to scratch it with a sharp object.