Cleaning dust from in between keys on keyboard

[Deehjay]

Hi
I have a Razer Black Widow Ultimate so the keys have quite a decent gap in them compared to generic membranes, and something that's really itching me is the dust in between the keys, and I want to clean them. I'd prefer not to have to take all the keys off individually and wipe them down since it's quite time consuming and it hurt my fingers the last time I did it. I've also tried compressed air but it only seems to remove some of the dust.

Thanks

 

[Krisali]

Hi
take all the keys off individually and wipe them down

 

[Craig321]

Paint brush?

 

[Deehjay]

But... I'm lazy....

 

[foster grant]

A vacuum cleaner ?

 

[Wizzfizz]

A vacuum cleaner ?

just this really

 

[Kipz]

Grab a large makeup brush from superdrug or something. Nice soft bristles, found it works great with my Coolermaster trigger.

 

[jimbaw]

I just buy a new one.


In all seriousness, I find that paint brushes are quite useful for this.

 

[Deehjay]

Tar. Will try a paintbrush.

 

[Craig321]

Tar isn't going to do it any good.

 

[cypto]

Tar isn't going to do it any good.

In fact that's most likely the worst substance to clean a keyboard with. Not even a paintbrush will get rid of tar.

 

[~Divine~Wind~]

A vacuum cleaner ?

With the round brushy end.
After of course turning keyboard upside down and bashing it to loosen the dirt.

 

[Deewon]

A vacuum cleaner ?

Best approach.

If it doesnt help now then take off the keys to clean then hover it more regularly and you wont have clumps too big to clean up.

 

[hawkhench]

Get a bit of paper, fold it in half and run it between the keys occasionally. It won't help with the stuff already on the keys much, but it can stop build-up in future.

 

[Deehjay]

Tar isn't going to do it any good.

In fact that's most likely the worst substance to clean a keyboard with. Not even a paintbrush will get rid of tar.

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[Blackjack Davy]

Take all the keys off, take the plastic "lid" of the case off and bung them in the dishwasher. Come out looking and smelling like new.

Take a photograph of the keys beforehand unless you want to spend an hour of jigsaw puzzling trying to figure out where they all go.

 

[BlackBat]

How did you hurt your fingers removing the keys, did you not use a key puller?

 

[Deehjay]

How did you hurt your fingers removing the keys, did you not use a key puller?

Nope, don't have one lol. I have a Razer BWU which unfortunately doesn't really come with many bonuses. Never thought to buy one tbh.

 

[Antony101]

Proceed with caution using a vacuum cleaner. I spent a good hour picking through a full hoover bag trying to find 3 keys from my keyboard last time.

 

[TwsT]

Proceed with caution using a vacuum cleaner. I spent a good hour picking through a full hoover bag trying to find 3 keys from my keyboard last time.

Not to laugh at your mis fortune but HA