Best way to clean a filthy keyboard

[Temujin]

Glad to see it all worked out bud, all the keys nice and minty now?

 

[Jamesyboyjim]

Wow i would have just binned that .Wanna come clean my car ?

Trust me, you don't want me to wash your car! It seems my talents end at keyboards

Glad to see it all worked out bud, all the keys nice and minty now?

haha thanks matey, they were never too bad, it seems the minty goodness left after I wiped them down to dry them

Highly recommend the Steradent method to anyone else wanting to clean their keys though

 

[Semple]

Wow that really was filthy!

I remember giving my keyboard a deep clean a couple of years back, whipping all the keys off to soak in water, and then taking out the tray that holds the keys to give it a proper clean, it looked as good as new. Although within 6 months it had clogged up with dust again.

 

[jay0906]

Dont forget to take out and clean the switches too they can get a little sticky/stiff after a while of neglect.

 

[Fishpan]

After removing the keycaps, one could also use blu-tak and press it in between the spaces between caps. Gets rid of all the nasty hair and gunk that is usually too stubborn to pull out.

Keyboard cleaning is a yearly ritual for me.

 

[stulid]

I just done mine,

Put all the keycaps in a hot water and all purpose cleaner solution and then vacuumed and cleaned around the switches etc with Qtips and more APC.

I had all sorts of crap under my keycaps from hairs and pubes to chocolate and cookie bits and green stuff and I even think I saw something move.

1st time I've cleaned it since buying this keyboard.