Now... don't go pulling your controllers all apart and what not... but a couple of my friends at college borrowed my controller one evening. Lets just say, when I got it back, the buttons weren't all that great(a combination of beer, food, and who knows what else).

I learned 2 things from this:

1. Don't let my friends borrow my controllers anymore unless I want to clean the cigarettes ashes out later!

2. A Q-Tip and a little patience can go a long way cleaning up this puppy!

I discovered the buttons inside are all slotted and will only return to their original position when re-assembling. This was more than likely designed for production purposes, but it makes it REALLY easy to put back together, there is NO WAY you will put a button in the wrong position! Not even the start and back tabs! So now my controller feels like new again and I learned a little more about my XBOX! (I know you want to take it apart now don't you? ... ITS FUN!)

MY SCREWDRIVER ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE NEAR THAT BIG, BLACK, POWERFUL, SEXY MACHINE THOUGH! She's fine just the way she is!