Exactly right Marky. There are so many nooks and crannies, that you'll never be able to whipe that stuff off of everything, not will you be able to completely whipe it off the plastic, and the plastic will get soft and "melt" possibly changing shape or cracking. To clean those metal tabs, a small jewelery file is the best way. If a couple people would like, I can do it again to mine taking pics and make a How-To.