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Title: KeyCap Skin/Protector
Post by: Supreme11 on Tue, 11 June 2013, 00:02:34
Hello all,

I am a proud owner of a white Noppoo Choc Mini w/ Cherry MX Red switches. As many of you know, the spacebar is a unique size and is not easily replaceable. In order to preserve it, I would like to put some type of skin over the space bar to hinder it from wearing. I know there are companies that make full size skins for MacBooks and other mainstream products but is there a product that sells individual keycap covers?

Thank you so much for any guidance,

Supreme
Title: Re: KeyCap Skin/Protector
Post by: SmallFry on Tue, 11 June 2013, 00:25:39
WFD uses scotch tape to do the job on his Leopold F660C.
Title: Re: KeyCap Skin/Protector
Post by: Jocelyn on Tue, 11 June 2013, 00:27:35
WFD uses scotch tape to do the job on his Leopold F660C.

lol I just smacked the scotch tape on his FC660C fifteen times while typing this ;)
Title: Re: KeyCap Skin/Protector
Post by: noisyturtle on Tue, 11 June 2013, 00:28:33
Finger condoms. But then you are that weirdo that wears finger condoms when he types, I say grab a nice bottle of wine and a bucket of KFC and watch all your worries melt away.
Title: Re: KeyCap Skin/Protector
Post by: davkol on Tue, 11 June 2013, 04:30:06
It's thick PBT. It won't wear out anytime soon, unless your fingers produce some really disgusting sweat.
Title: Re: KeyCap Skin/Protector
Post by: SpAmRaY on Tue, 11 June 2013, 06:56:37
Finger condoms. But then you are that weirdo that wears finger condoms when he types, I say grab a nice bottle of wine and a bucket of KFC and watch all your worries melt away.

Typing while eating fried chicken.....where is fohat.digs?
Title: Re: KeyCap Skin/Protector
Post by: fohat.digs on Tue, 11 June 2013, 08:13:11
I dearly love fried chicken, but strive to keep my dirty greasy activities separate from my clean dry ones.

Never feed your keyboard.
Title: Re: KeyCap Skin/Protector
Post by: Supreme11 on Tue, 11 June 2013, 10:48:38
Haha you guys are all hillarious.

Thank you for the replies.

I know this is kind of a stupid question but will scotch tape adhesive have any effect on the keycap? (In the short and long term?)

Thanks again everyone!

Title: Re: KeyCap Skin/Protector
Post by: Tym on Tue, 11 June 2013, 11:01:45
Tape would generally leave a residue that could be washed off.
Title: Re: KeyCap Skin/Protector
Post by: SpAmRaY on Tue, 11 June 2013, 11:36:31
Tape would generally leave a residue that could be washed off.

What about that scotch tape, I believe it the 'magic tape' (seriously) that advertises to be easy off with no residue? I've never tried with long term applications.
Title: Re: KeyCap Skin/Protector
Post by: fohat.digs on Tue, 11 June 2013, 12:29:46
Most adhesives such as scotch tape will come up fairly easily when they are fresh, but as the weeks/months/years go by they are very hard to remove.

Petrified tape residue from decades past it almost impossible, and any solvent that will soften it will probably kill plastic.

Don't do any of it, is my recommendation.