BOSS DS-1 mess/glue/leaky caps? (pics)

[Vallhagen]

Hello fellow forumites!

I got a Boss DS-1 from a friend. It sounds complete crap (it does distort for sure, but is extremely noisy and the overall sound is... bad), so i opened it up. Maybe to repair, maybe just to re-use the box'n'jacks. Time will tell:)

The first thing i notice lookin at the PCB, is portions of dried glue(?)/dirt(?)/see pics below. My first guess is leaky electrolytic caps, but as far as i remember leaky caps looks a bit different than this. Can it be glue? I havent seen this in boxes before, so i would be glad if someone could lead me right:)

What is that mess?

Cheers

[GermanCdn]

They couldn't find unicorn tears, so they went with unicorn snot.

[Vallhagen]

They couldn't find unicorn tears, so they went with unicorn snot.

             

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Beleive me, i dont always post 8 laughin smileys in a row... lol. You made my day, really!

[ChrisM]

It's just glue, nothing to worry about. Helps secure big awkward parts like electrolytic caps to the PCB.

[Vallhagen]

thanx for clearing it out, Chris!

Cheers