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How do you clean your keyboard?

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Participants quietridge92wanderingbison9wearymason4Kenneth Cruz67
quietridge92 quietridge92 MemberOP
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joined Dec 2020
#1 ·
I’m one of those people who eats right at my desk—my keyboard is basically a graveyard for crumbs. What’s the best way to clean it out without having to pop off every single keycap? Maybe some kind of tool that can actually blast the debris out if I flip the board upside down?
wanderingbison9 wanderingbison9 Active Member
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joined Jan 2018
#2 ·
Just grab a hairdryer on its highest setting, some cotton soaked in rubbing alcohol, and stick it onto a toothpick or a paperclip... honestly, it’s almost ridiculous how well it works. I mean, isn't that probably the most effective 😬
wearymason4 wearymason4 Active Member
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joined Oct 2014
#3 ·
So, here’s my move: I take the keyboard apart—be careful with those tiny screws or those annoying plastic clips—making sure that when you lift the top casing, you don't yank on the cable or mess up the circuit boards and contact films. Once the top part is off, I pop all the keys out, toss them into a Ziploc bag, dump in a spoonful of Comet or Ajax, and add some hot water. Give it a good shake for maybe a minute or two and just let it soak. 😁
After about an hour—while I'm busy washing the top plate and letting it air dry—I give the keys another quick shake, dump them in the tub, and rinse everything off under the showerhead. Then I pat them down with a towel and stick them in the oven on low heat to speed up the drying process.
As for the contact films left on the bottom half, I just wipe away any dust with a dry cotton cloth.
Once everything is bone dry, I snap the keys back in and put it all together... honestly, I've done this five or six times this year alone, and it always comes out looking brand new... at least until the cigarette ash starts piling up again. 😁
Kenneth Cruz67 Kenneth Cruz67 Regular
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joined Oct 2017
#4 ·
I actually have a Logitech mechanical keyboard. I think I might just pop all the keycaps off and toss them into the dishwasher for about half an hour 👍

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