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| Thread ID: 29303 | 2003-01-16 06:40:00 | What's best to use to clean the keyboard? | Pauline (641) | Press F1 |
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| 114413 | 2003-01-16 06:40:00 | Hi, What is best to use to clean the keyboard? I did a search but came up with all sorts of results but not what I wanted. I want to do it physically with a cloth & some sort of cleaner but what? Thanks Pauline. |
Pauline (641) | ||
| 114414 | 2003-01-16 06:59:00 | Pauline, Personally I use a little Isopropyl alcohol and a lint-free cloth for the surfaces and a can of compressed air for clearing the dust dirt out from within the keys etc... all available from Dick Smiths Babe. |
Babe Ruth (416) | ||
| 114415 | 2003-01-16 07:01:00 | A damp soapy cloth, followed by a damp non-sopy cloth works fine for me. Damp means not enough water to run down between the keys. Don't be paranoid about the moisture, after all they are open to the atmosphere which can have a high humidity. Its just commonsense you need to use when doing it. You can also do it holding the keyboard turned upside down. That way gravity works for you, keeping water out. Its best if the computer is turned off, and off at the wall. As an indication of the beneficial effects of water, I once serviced a colleagues cellphone that fell in a milk vat. The agents wouldn't touch it, so I took it completely apart and washed it in warm soapy water, then clean water, then properly dried it. Its still going a year later. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 114416 | 2003-01-16 07:05:00 | First rule - unplug the keyboard before cleaning :D You could get all high-tech and use isopropyl alcohol, but ordinary cleaning products such as window cleaner (or product suitable for plastic) will also do the trick. Use a cotton bud and moisten lightly with the cleaner and rub this over the keys - try to avoid rubbing on the printed letters/numbers etc. For behind the keys fluff/last night's dinner/debri I find using an unfolded paperclip and running this along in between the rows gathers up the rubbish and you can then hook it out at the end of the row. High-tech method involves using pressurised can air - blowing hard over the keyboard area also does the trick. If you find that you are getting a lot of fluff behind the keys, you might want to invest in a plastic removable keyboard cover. |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 114417 | 2003-01-16 07:27:00 | Hi Pauline Apart from vacuuming the fluff etc, the best cleaner by far for keyboards, monitors and general plastic what-have-you's is Spray N' Wipe on a paper towel, tissue or cotton bud (for tight corners). Follow with a wipe with a damp cloth (plain water) and the transformation is magic. I have never seen any product lift soil like S n' W does. Just letting it dribble down the side of something you think is quite clean will leave even cleaner streaks. I even gave my new laptop the treatment as soon as I got it home and it looks like new! Cheers Billy 8-{) :) Thinks, since it works that well on plastic, I wonder if I could pre-treat No 1 son before he gets in the shower. Maybe he might then come out clean.:D |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 114418 | 2003-01-16 07:41:00 | I heard of someone that decided to give the keyboard a REALLY good clean, it would be a marvellous idea to remove all the keys at once to be really thorough ;-) | Baldy (26) | ||
| 114419 | 2003-01-16 08:16:00 | Mr Muscle Window Cleaner was recommended by the supplier of my laptop and I have found a weekly wipe does the trick. Don't spray directly on keyboard, case or screen - dilute in a little water and dip a lint-free cloth in it. Afterwards wipe dry. Still looks showroom fresh after 18 months. | Shortstop (632) | ||
| 114420 | 2003-01-16 08:41:00 | Thanks everyone, Spray & Wipe sounds good along with the paperclip for debri. Pauline. |
Pauline (641) | ||
| 114421 | 2003-01-16 08:48:00 | Don’t know if you feel up to it Pauline but I just remove the eight or so little screws underneath, lift the top off, (complete with keys) and chuck that bit into a tub of warm soapy water. Having got it all spick and span I dry it down with a paper towel, allow to sit in the sun for a while, make sure there is no water in any little crevices and reassemble. Keyboards are nowhere near as threatening as they appear and if you did somehow come to grief you can buy a new one for not much more than the cost of all the cleaners. |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 114422 | 2003-01-16 08:52:00 | Unplug the KB or switch the computer off. Normally when you hit random key combinations nothing bad will happen. When you do the same cleaning a keyboard chances are you'll shut it down and reboot it into dos and format C: | -=JM=- (16) | ||
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