Hi,
I recently bought a NI Maschine Mikro MK2 off eBay. From the photos i already knew I was getting a device with yellowed pads. I initially thaought that they yellowed because they were exposed to the sun all the time. Boy was I wrong. The whole device smelled like an ashtray including all the pads. It was so bad that even after disassembling the whole Maschine and soaking the pads in soda and then in vinegar the smell did not disappear. It literally is infused into the rubber. Currently I'm trying the retrobright technique with hydrogen peroxide. No change at all after 3 hours. I will have to lay them into the sunlight tomorrow.
If this does not work, has anybody sugesstions on how to at least get rid of the bad cigarette smell? I don't care if I don't get white pads again but I don't like my fingers smelling like I would rummage about in filthy ashtrays for fun all day.
Here's the picture of the device:
Thanks in advance to anyone answering.