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Title: How can I remove the print off my majestouch?
Post by: bytemeavaj on Thu, 10 March 2011, 18:30:59

Hello guys,

Sorry for this most likely repetitive question but I searched and couldn't find anything on this.

Is there a safe way to remove all of the print on the keys? Some solution I should use?

I was reading a previous thread about something similar, and one guy used fingernail polish, but then ripster said that was 20% acetone and then a bunch of other crap you don't want on a keyboard so that turned me off.

Thanks

Title: How can I remove the print off my majestouch?
Post by: phillip on Thu, 10 March 2011, 18:50:59

my fingers

Title: How can I remove the print off my majestouch?
Post by: digitalleftovers on Thu, 10 March 2011, 18:53:01

Quote from: bytemeavaj;309507

Hello guys,

Sorry for this most likely repetitive question but I searched and couldn't find anything on this.

Is there a safe way to remove all of the print on the keys? Some solution I should use?

I was reading a previous thread about something similar, and one guy used fingernail polish, but then ripster said that was 20% acetone and then a bunch of other crap you don't want on a keyboard so that turned me off.

Thanks

May I ask why you don't just pick up some blank key caps?

Title: How can I remove the print off my majestouch?
Post by: keyboardlover on Thu, 10 March 2011, 18:53:10

Quote from: phillip;309535

my fingers

That's what she said.

Title: How can I remove the print off my majestouch?
Post by: RiGS on Thu, 10 March 2011, 18:53:42

Sandblast'em.

Title: How can I remove the print off my majestouch?
Post by: bytemeavaj on Thu, 10 March 2011, 18:56:26

Quote from: digitalleftovers;309540

May I ask why you don't just pick up some blank key caps?

Well, I don't really need an extra set of keys. Aren't they around $50 shipped from armygroup? Is there a better alternative closer to home (USA)?

If I can remove the print easily, I would prefer to go that way.

Title: How can I remove the print off my majestouch?
Post by: RiGS on Thu, 10 March 2011, 19:00:56

http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:6469 (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:6469)

Title: How can I remove the print off my majestouch?
Post by: pitashen on Thu, 10 March 2011, 19:03:52

I thought using sand paper to sand the prints off is pretty safe... since you are not dealing with dangerous chemicals. Do be careful not to breath in plastic particles flying off from the sanding process though.

Title: How can I remove the print off my majestouch?
Post by: Lpb45 on Thu, 10 March 2011, 19:26:54

you could just get a black permanent marker, dunno how it would look though or for that matter how long it would last

Title: How can I remove the print off my majestouch?
Post by: bytemeavaj on Thu, 10 March 2011, 19:49:02

I see. I guess I should just buy a set of blank caps.

Will this work? Thanks

http://www.armygroup.com.tw/shop/goods.php?id=5370

Title: How can I remove the print off my majestouch?
Post by: Lpb45 on Thu, 10 March 2011, 19:54:00

It may be cheaper to just get them through 7bits group buy and they will be double shots then too

Title: How can I remove the print off my majestouch?
Post by: Pylon on Thu, 10 March 2011, 20:05:29

Just post a classified asking for blank keys or possibly a trade.

Title: How can I remove the print off my majestouch?
Post by: Tony on Thu, 10 March 2011, 20:07:35

You could do it but it erases all the coatings of the keys and make the keys look dirty and not shiny.

I have done it with cheaper rubber dome keycaps, so I never do it with Cherry keycaps.

Title: How can I remove the print off my majestouch?
Post by: bytemeavaj on Thu, 10 March 2011, 22:38:04

thanks for the advice guys