HOW 2 CLEAN KEYBOARD – 6 EASY STEPS

..OR EXTREME KEYBOARD MAKEOVER.. Thorough cleaning of a membrane keyboard (most standard keyboards) which includes removing keys… IMPORTANT – NOT FOR LAPTOPS or NON-MEMBRANE KEYBOARDS WHAT YOU’LL NEED: lint free cloth cotton swabs can of compressed air or vacuum cleaner flat tip screwdriver pinch of water OR 1 part water – 1 part alcohol (denatured)* #1 Shutdown, unplug computer & keyboard. #2 Using the screwdriver, gently remove keys (don’t forget to make note of their position – better yet take a photo & print out beforehand) if you have more than one keyboard, use that as your guide, as I did. #3 Use compressed air to remove dust & debris from keyboard. #4 Clean keyboard with slightly damp cloth or cotton swab (do not put liquid directly on keyboard!) I dipped cotton swab, then squeezed out excess liquid. #5 Clean each key individually (slightly damp cotton cloth). #6 Replace keys (nothing should be wet or damp). *available at most hardware stores – btw I used plain water ============= NOTE: So how did this keyboard get so yucky? I have used this extended keyboard with my last 4 computers (including my laptop), until I bought a wireless Bluetooth keyboard last year. Having animals, living at the beach (with open windows & doors as AC) and being neglectful about putting the plastic cover over it. *sigh* I mainly use only 2 CPU’s right now – semi-new desktop & laptop, but want to fire up a third one for training…. AND YES THE KEYBOARD WORKS GREAT!

25 COMMENTS

  1. Use stuff from the Mac store. THey have a new keyboard with no deep spaces. Much better.

  2. I am testing the dishwasher method, toss into dishwasher, then give a week to dry ( turning the keyboard to get the water out. I have found other youtubers found this method to work. Much less time to do if you have a spare keyboard.

  3. Why is this video rated so high? 30 seconds of showing the dirty keyboard? Waste of time. Video could have been a minute long tops.

  4. haha if u said cut your nails he/she said mim did it, if you have watched it till the end you would have know

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