Sticky / slow arcade buttons - how to clean/fix?

Hi DJTT,

So I went away for 3 months and put my vci 100 arcade in a storage bin under some clothes - no case or anything. When I took it out last night, the left deck's buttons seemed to be slow or sticky - when I press them down, they feel sticky and take a noticeable amount of time to come back up/reset.

Theory 1 is that i spilled something on them and they got sticky or dirty.

Theory 2 is that the weight of clothes on them may have pressed them down for so long that the springs got compressed permanently.

Either way - any ideas of how to fix? Cleaning alcohol? New buttons (don't really want to go through that hassle...)

Thanks,
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open up the vci, its pretty easy and not as scary as you think. once opened you'll be able to release the plunger from the arcade button by pressing a small slot screwdriver in the side to release the little nub holding them in place. take out, give a good clean with high percentage rubbing alcohol. 99 isoprophl or whatever its called. way easier then it looks. I do it a couple times a year. just to keep everything on tip top shape.

arghhh okay - you're right, i'm a little scared of getting under the hood, but it'll be a good learning experience. I think it's probably that some booze got in there during my last gig, i havent used it in a few months.

Will post again with results, thanks!

Opened it up, popped them out, poured some alcohol in, the motion's great now. Thanks for the advice