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Offline neotarkilmar

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Removing keycap printing
« on: Mon, 05 December 2016, 09:50:05 »
Hello, I have a KBC Poker 2 and some letters are wearing off, so Im thinking in remove the printing because I like the look of blank keycaps.

I did not find anything tested, only sandpaper and I dont like the idea.

Ideas?

ps I live in Argentina, too expensive to buy new blank PBT keycaps.
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Offline Fictiouz

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Re: Removing keycap printing
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 05 December 2016, 09:55:24 »
Quote from: neotarkilmar on Mon, 05 December 2016, 09:50:05
Hello, I have a KBC Poker 2 and some letters are wearing off, so Im thinking in remove the printing because I like the look of blank keycaps.

I did not find anything tested, only sandpaper and I dont like the idea.

Ideas?

ps I live in Argentina, too expensive to buy new blank PBT keycaps.

Since they are PBT acetone might do the trick without damaging the plastic. I would test this underneath the cap to start. I do not know how this will effect coloration, whether or not it might discolor the white PBT or leave chemical etching.
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Offline neotarkilmar

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Re: Removing keycap printing
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 05 December 2016, 15:52:36 »
Quote from: Fictiouz on Mon, 05 December 2016, 09:55:24

Since they are PBT acetone might do the trick without damaging the plastic. I would test this underneath the cap to start. I do not know how this will effect coloration, whether or not it might discolor the white PBT or leave chemical etching.

Looks like acetone does not work.

The printing in some keycaps wearing off is random, aselnmc and the "POKER II" in space bar, not the keycaps I use more wasdqer = fps and league of legends. lol

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Added white pbt keycaps from my Noppoo Choc Mini. Some acetone took care of the ugly mediakey printing on the qweasd-cluster. Decided to keep the numpad printing and just program the keys to the respective numbers as I enjoy a numpad for some number crunching. Tried to attack the "enjoy your feeling" with some acetone, no dice. Then tried some finely grained sandpaper and only managed to smooth the surface top and also make some ugly lines. Seems like the text is imbedded so far into the plastic that I would have to sand away the whole spacebar to remove it. All in all I'm enjoying the look.
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Re: Removing keycap printing
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 05 December 2016, 15:58:36 »
Prob do need something slightly abrasive. I'd think a VERY fine grit sandpaper is fine.

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Re: Removing keycap printing
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 07 December 2016, 14:33:36 »
I've seen a few people do it with sandblasting, but I don't recommend this.
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Re: Removing keycap printing
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 07 December 2016, 20:21:08 »
Keep typing.
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