Hey Dave,

I tried your steps and got my volume up button back in action...I looked at the button and it did look like it had some gunk buildup on it. I had another button the menu button which is not registering at all, so I tried the fix on this one as well. This button looked perfect to me, no crud around it, plastic was tight on it...I tried it anyhow and I am still not getting any feedback from it, the send on the LCD never lights up. Do you have any other tricks up your sleeves for a button that is not responding at all? Maybe try and put more tape on this button if its not making contact at all?

I put the metal disk right back on the contact in the dead center and no go...I might try and take it apart again later in the week, but getting the volume button back is a win in itself...

Thanks
Mike