So i got bored of having my mouse stick and repeatedly having to clean the slider pads under the mouse to unstick it... problem solved, the epic cheap way #1 - a £1.99 Ikea plastic chopping board #2 - some leftover scraps from plastic 'blister pack' packaging #3 - superglue! A bit ugly, but the mouse now glides around with next to no resistance
I just wipe mine off ocassionally with soft rag and furniture polish. Not exactly a major cleaning project. Now if I could just apply that logic to the rest of the da** house !!