How do you clean a greasy keyboard?

francisg3francisg3
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
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Made the mistake of eating dinner at my computer the other day, and now my hands get greasy after 5 minutes of typing. Even after washing them, it still happens.



Maybe I'll just switch keyboard with a co-worker.



Any ideas? Thanks.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 12
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    You get your vac out and put the big soft brush on it. Then vac and vac and vac and vac. Get between the keys. Then you spray glass cleaner on a cloth and wipe it down and clean each key one by one.
  • Reply 2 of 12
    altivec_2.0altivec_2.0 Posts: 995member
    What every you do, do not use glass cleaner. No way. Glass cleaner has a certain chemical in it that will strip the protective coating right off your keyborad. Your best bet is to buy some 15cent Rubbing Alcohol with a clean dry rag.





    "Master" of the Mac. :cool:



    [ 03-11-2002: Message edited by: Master ]</p>
  • Reply 3 of 12
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Soap and warm water on a soft washcloth have always worked fine for me.



    [edit] Don't forget to ring out the washcloth first, of course! You obviously don't want soapy water dripping into the board behind the keys.



    [ 03-11-2002: Message edited by: starfleetX ]</p>
  • Reply 4 of 12
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    [quote]Originally posted by Master:

    <strong>What every you do, do not use glass cleaner. No way. Glass cleaner has a certain cemical in it that will srtip the protective coating right off your keyborad. Your best bet is to buy some 15cent Rubbing Alcohol with a clean dry rag.





    "Master" of the Mac. :cool: </strong><hr></blockquote>



    What "protective coating"?
  • Reply 5 of 12
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    strong rubbing alcohol can also rub off stuff like ink and paint.



    Every few months I rip off every key and soak those in soapy water, then I take a brush to the board and scrub away.
  • Reply 6 of 12
    macaddictmacaddict Posts: 1,055member
    Pop of each key. Vacuum the base to get all the cheez-its, paper clips, etc out of there. Maybe wipe it down with a damp paper towel if there's grease there too.



    Put the keys into a basin of soapy water, dishwasher, whatever.



    You can pop them off really easily. You could do it with your hand, but that can sometimes be tough. Wedging and yanking with a screwdriver is easy and satisfying. Sometimes I am able to get keys to fly off at terrific speeds up to five feet.
  • Reply 7 of 12
    cosmocosmo Posts: 662member
    Well i've just been inspired 2 clean my keyboard...

    I take it poping they keys off doesn't do any harm?
  • Reply 8 of 12
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    On my old iMac keyboard popping the keys off is easy and doesn't seem to cause any harm.
  • Reply 9 of 12
    wrong robotwrong robot Posts: 3,907member
    how do you clean a greasy keyboard?

    shower and use shampoo



    har har har

  • Reply 10 of 12
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    I think i read about someone putting their iMac keyboard in the dishwasher. Must be one of those stories that makes the rounds.
  • Reply 11 of 12
    hhoganhhogan Posts: 117member
    One word:



    Milk
  • Reply 12 of 12
    clonenodeclonenode Posts: 392member
    However you do it, flip the keyboard upside down first and wash off the keys from underneath. Then you'll be sure to not drip anything inside.
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