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Offline Reclusive

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Cleaning procedure or related tips?
« on: Mon, 25 May 2015, 06:53:40 »
Hello lads.

I would like to have some resources on how i should maintain my keyboard clean.
I'd rather not rest easy and have to search for it when it's too late.

While using a membane keyboard i would remove the caps and put them into water. For the rest i used to use a thin towel and these-things-for-the-ears-whom-name-i-forget.

As for a mechanical what should i look out for? I value my keycaps and i'm hesitant to do the usual cleaning near my switches.

Please and thank you!

Offline IAmTheGuy

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Re: Cleaning procedure or related tips?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 28 May 2015, 20:02:52 »
Warm soapy water?  Most grim on the keyboard is oil from your skin combined with dust (also mostly dead skin), so hand soap is perfect! :3

You just have to make sure not to get any water into the keyboard. 

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Re: Cleaning procedure or related tips?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 28 May 2015, 20:08:25 »
I pull the keycaps and clean them in 1 tsp of powdered laundry detergent + 1 tsp of "Oxi-" or "Biz" in a liter of hot water - and rinse thoroughly.

Vacuum out the tray (suck, don't blow) and then alcohol on paper towels and/or Q-tips for the stubborn stuff.

Wipe down everything else with paper towels and alcohol and that should take care of 99% of it.
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