Since the launch of the Wooting 80HE , the keyboard brand has seemingly had nothing but trouble with its coatings on the zinc alloy cases for that keyboard, with users reporting chipping and peeling of the coating, sometimes after relatively short periods of use. As part of the development of the Wooting 60HE V2 , Wooting has been investigating these coating issues in an attempt to avoid the same situation for the new compact keyboard. In a recent video published on YouTube , Wooting founder, Calder Limmen, revealed that the brand's testing has narrowed the cause of the coating degradation down to a reaction with sweat. Wooting says that the number of these cases is "almost negligible" compared to the overall sales figures of the 80HE.

In an attempt to address the issue for the upcoming 60HE V2, the company has been conducting tests on the new aluminium case slated to launch with the 60HE V2, using artificial sweat and controlled environments. The test revealed that certain chemicals and oils in sweat are reacting to the coating specifically, and not the alloy itself, although the company declined to mention which chemicals were specifically causing the issues. The good news for prospective buyers of the 60HE V2 is that Wooting says it is closing in on a coating process that will mitigate the peeling issues. Limmen also mentions that the coating issue is one of the reasons the price for the 60HE V2 has not been announced yet.