Paper tape's actually stronger on flat seams.

Blew my mind too. Total game changer.

And yeah @ninas70, you're probably right that I'm basically just a crazy person who kept a museum piece running for the sake of it. My friends called it "The Hoveround" because it was so heavy and loud. But honestly, that old thing surviving my clumsiness and spills just made me stubborn about keeping it going.

Dude, your buddy's story hits close to home. I had a friend who bought a fancy wet cleaning kit, followed every YouTube tutorial to the letter, and still managed to leave a residue that looked like someone smeared grease on his sensor. He spent like an hour trying to fix it with more swabs and ended up making it worse. He finally just sent the camera to a shop and let a pro handle it. So yeah, that blower and brush method might be boring but it's way less risky.

Honestly, how often does your phone actually die though?