Cleaning Keyboard using 99% Alcohol bath?

[Kenji the Uke]

Hey so >w> My keyboard is getting kinda gross. Would it be okay to soak it in some isopropyl alcohol and scrub at the surface with a new toothbrush to clean up any grime, then let it air out for like a week? Would that kill it?

[Enderman]

How about you take the keys off like a normal person and clean under them.

[HanZie82]

Plastic parts could be ok, paint maybe not so much.
But i wouldnt put the electronics in it. I'd make sure that dries immediately.

(Also some (older) keyboards use a thing plastic sheet with traces on them that would disolve instantly with that stuff (like the old blue Logitech G15 )).

[Kenji the Uke]

Just now, HanZie82 said:

Plastic parts could be ok, paint maybe not so much.
But i wouldnt put the electronics in it. I'd make sure that dries immediately.

(Also some (older) keyboards use a thing plastic sheet with traces on them that would disolve instantly with that stuff (like the old blue Logitech G15 )).

Its the Corsair K95 owo So Aluminum

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

How about you take the keys off like a normal person and clean under them.

Well, would I still drizzle alcohol on the top and do the toothbrush thing? (Also the keycaps I have are SUUUPER hard to pull off, especially since I dont own a keycap puller..)

[HanZie82]

2 minutes ago, Kenji the Uke said:

Its the Corsair K95 owo So Aluminum

Well, would I still drizzle alcohol on the top and do the toothbrush thing? (Also the keycaps I have are SUUUPER hard to pull off, especially since I dont own a keycap puller..)

If you want it done right, take the time to do it. Else just get a cloth of some sort put some alcohol on that and rub it. Else, take the caps of and do it right.  (also when the first couple keys are off you usually have an easier time with the rest.

[Kenji the Uke]

Just now, HanZie82 said:

If you want it done right, take the time to do it. Else just get a cloth of some sort put some alcohol on that and rub it. Else, take the caps of and do it right.  (also when the first couple keys are off you usually have an easier time with the rest.

Pretend I'm an idiot =w= I've never had to clean a keyboard before, because usually it stays clean. What IS the proper way, in your eyes, to clean it? Genuinely curious.

[Enderman]

8 minutes ago, Kenji the Uke said:

Its the Corsair K95 owo So Aluminum

Well, would I still drizzle alcohol on the top and do the toothbrush thing? (Also the keycaps I have are SUUUPER hard to pull off, especially since I dont own a keycap puller..)

1) use a proper cloth or paper towel or something, don't just pour stuff on top.

 

2) it's not hard to pull keycaps off with your fingers, just start from the edges.

[SupaKomputa]

If it's not dirty, i don't think you need to clean it.

[TensorVortex]

I did this before, it worked just fine after dry off.

Donnot shake it tho, it might damage the mechnism in the switch.

[Vishera]

The alcohol can eat the paint on the key caps and some other stuff.

[jiyeon]

9 hours ago, Kenji the Uke said:

Pretend I'm an idiot =w= I've never had to clean a keyboard before, because usually it stays clean. What IS the proper way, in your eyes, to clean it? Genuinely curious.

The proper way is to invest in a keycap puller and clean your caps as well as the internals that way. Using anything plastic to pull them out will also work the same functionally as a keycap puller.

 

[nox_]

40 minutes ago, sowon said:

The proper way is to invest in a keycap puller and clean your caps as well as the internals that way. Using anything plastic to pull them out will also work the same functionally as a keycap puller.

 

Keycap pullers (especially plastic) are very very cheap : https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33007503628.html?spm=2114.search0302.3.9.59412dd2sxDgPn&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_0,searchweb201603_0,ppcSwitch_0&algo_pvid=6069ef7c-5d9e-40c3-b756-decf1e25e175&algo_expid=6069ef7c-5d9e-40c3-b756-decf1e25e175-1  wire ones are not that expensive too.

[Doobeedoo]

I just use regular alcohol for home use on some cotton pads and wipe on the surface and wrist rest. My hands are sweaty and I like to keep it clean like it's new.