How to clean a keyboard

intensive method

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Computer keyboards can get dirty very easily when they are not taken care of. You can buy cans of compressed air and cleaning products to clean your keyboard but most people have their own way of cleaning their keyboard, most of them feature holding it upside down and shaking it.

Those who do spend money on AIR are wasting their money because air removes some dirt, but not all of it because most of it is trapped underneath the keys. Anyway its still handy to have.
This instructable will show you how to clean your keyboard very thorough with simple items. In the end your keyboard will be just like new.

NOTE: if you screw up its not my fault and I wont repay anything, just sayin.

Step 1 What will I need, oh almighty keyboard cleaner?

The following things:

• A butter knife or a screwdriver

For the keys:

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• A damp tissue
• A Q-tip

For the keyboard itself:

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• A brush of some kind, I would advise something bigger then i used, more like very much bigger. This is used to make all the dirt go loose.
• Something that blows (...) I know i said in the beginning that compressed air wasn't very economic but you can use it, i used the air compressor of my dad (it's really fancy for his job, dentist)

Comments

[ILoveTheCold345]

I need to clean my keyboard because i spilt ice cream all over it

[teh_noob]

lol :D

[chickenputty]

I either spray air at it or hit it on my desk upside down ;P

[juveniledogs]

Oh wow, such an improvement! This inspires me to go and clean my nasty keyboard, lol. Thanks for sharing!