1. Clean defective carbon keypad contact and copper switch pad. Clean only those contacts that need to be repaired. 2. Mix contents of jar. 3. Brush mixed material onto carbon contact with a cotton swab. Apply a very thin coating, about the thickness of cellophane tape. Clean excess material from keypad after application. 4. Dries tack-free in two hours. Repaired keypad can be returned to service after drying overnight. Restore Your Remote Dont toss it and buy a universal remote. (How many things are really universal, after all?) Try this jar of Keypad Fix, designed to clean and restore conductivity to the carbon on the keys and the copper PC board pads that make up the rubber-coated switches on remotes, game controllers, and security keypads. Contains enough to coat over 200 button contacts.