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Slime away the grime, dust and crumbs with this cleaning gel, down to just $7

This glorious goo boldly goes where no conventional cleaners dare tread, including keyboards and car vents.

Everybody knows that scrubbing nooks and crannies is the worst part of any cleaning job. It feels almost impossible to extract that stuck-in grime, whether it's besmirching your keyboard or the recesses of your car's air vents. Enter this lemon-scented ColorCoral Universal Cleaning Gel, designed to pull out dust and debris from the most annoyingly hard-to-reach recesses of your electronics, appliances and car dashboard. It boasts over 31,000 rave reviews and is on sale for just $7 (originally $10).

Grossed out by the dust, dirt and schmutz lurking inside your dashboard crevices and computer keyboard? Look to the goo!

$7 at Amazon

Why is this a good deal? 💰

You can spend a lot of money on specialized cleaners, but this goop is super affordable even when it's not on sale. This discount, though slight, makes it downright impossible to pass up. You might even want to pick up a few to squirrel away or use as stocking stuffers in a few months.

Why do I need this? 🤔

This stuff makes cleaning simple: Just smush it against the grime and voilá! Plus, you can use it just about anywhere. Here's how it works: Simply knead a small piece of the gel into a ball and flatten it against the surface you want to clean. That's it! Once you pull it away, all the nasties come with it. The stuff is reusable, so keep cleaning until it turns dark from all the horrors you've been subjecting it to. It even leaves behind a pleasant lemony scent.

Someone using ColorCoral cleaning gel to clean a keyboard.
What's this cleaning gel made of? Who cares! It'll leave your gnarliest, hardest-to-reach spaces clean and fresh. (Amazon)

What reviewers say 💬

More than 31,000 Amazon shoppers have awarded this strangely satisfying cleaning gel with a not-so-strange five stars.

Pros 👍

"I used this to clean out the little holes on my iPhone 13," began one former skeptic. "Before I used it, people kept telling me they could barely hear me, and the voice-to-text and audio assistant could never understand what I was saying. I used this product for about three to five minutes, and I didn't expect much from it. To my surprise, it cleared up pretty much all the problems I was having. ... I can't recommend this product enough. It worked way better than I could ever ask for."

"This gel seems to do the trick to lift dirt, dust and debris off of my dash, my console and my guitars," said another five-star fan. "It does a great job and doesn't seem to leave any residue for the most part. Sometimes I go to the shop on the way to work and get an everything bagel, which leaves tons of seeds and whatever else they put on those stinking things, all over my car interior. This goo picks it all up quickly. I bought a second one just for guitars."

"Like a lot of people, I eat at my desk," shared this hard-working reviewer. "Crumbs were getting everywhere. Plus, my cat loved to lie on my keyboard if I was using my laptop. It does such a great job of getting fur and crumbs up. So much better than an air can. Must-have for all office desks."

Cons 👎

Unsurprisingly, after you use it enough, the goo itself gets grimy. One reviewer mentioned that they "wish there was a way to clean off the goo" after the gel has been used. The same fan added that "it can hold a pretty good amount of dirt before it becomes useless."

In terms of scent, another reviewer expected more: "I do wish it had a more of a lemon smell," they wrote. "It smells kind of 'chemically' and it does make your hands very wet."

A clean keyboard is a happy keyboard — say farewell to snack residue!

$7 at Amazon

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The reviews quoted above reflect the most recent versions at the time of publication.