What's the best way to clean a VKB STECS grip?

[Madman1]

My STECS throttle grip is getting a bit messy so I'm wondering how best to clean it. There are tiny little flecks of what I can only assume are dead skin (from my palm) sticking to it. I tried brushing them off with a soft brush and wiping them off with a clean cloth but that didn't work. Any good advice would be appreciated.

[Aapje]

You can take them off completely and wash them with a mild dish soap and lukewarm water.

[Madman1]

On 11/14/2025 at 5:53 AM, Aapje said:

You can take them off completely and wash them with a mild dish soap and lukewarm water.

Thanks, that worked perfectly.

Criticism for VKB: During disassembly I discovered that the grips are held on with metal screws in plastic holes . For what I paid for the throttle I had expected that they would use metal-to-metal fasteners becasue that is a much more durable way of doing things. Metal screw threads have a tendency to strip the threads in plastic holes; that's fine if it is only going to ever assembled once and then never disassembled ever again but that is clearly not the case here. I suppose they did it to cut cost. ::sigh::

[virgo47]

 

4 minutes ago, Madman1 said:

Criticism for VKB: During disassembly I discovered that the grips are held on with metal screws in plastic holes . For what I paid for the throttle I had expected that they would use metal-to-metal fasteners becasue that is a much more durable way of doing things. Metal screw threads have a tendency to strip the threads in plastic holes; that's fine if it is only going to ever assembled once and then never disassembled ever again but that is clearly not the case here. I suppose they did it to cut cost. ::sigh::

True... but on the other hand, these don't have to be over-fastened.

BTW: Is that switch TGL UP/DN original? Because I have a round one, not the flat top.