remove lettering on keycaps

[RasmusDC]

i have a ducky 7 and a ducky 3, and the old ducky 3 needed a refresh i know that it has backlight, but bought a decent set of pbt keycaps from kbdfans.com and they are really nice, lower profile than the doubleshot from Ducky, and they had the nordic layout, but i am missing the keys for the audio and calculator control.. so i have just used the extras..

 

i think they are laser etched, since i tried removing the text with nail poslish, any good ideas.. ?? because i really would like to keep the look of the keycaps.... 

[minibois]

They are Dye-sublimated:

https://kbdfans.com/collections/cherry-profile/products/nordic-layout-pbt-keycaps

 

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Dye sub has ink going inside the plastic, so even if a thin layer of plastic wears off, the legends are still there.

Advantage is that it should last a very long time, and it doesn't change the feel of the keys. And you can have multiple colors - as long as they're all darker than the keycap plastic.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/3sfi85/how_long_will_dye_sublimated_pbt_keycaps_last/cwwsb3x/

 

As someone else noted:

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and just for reference OP, model m caps are dye sub. those have been around for 30 years

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/3sfi85/how_long_will_dye_sublimated_pbt_keycaps_last/cwwqof1/

 

 

I really think only something like spraypaint might fix this, but getting exactly the same color is going to be difficult.

[RasmusDC]

yeah... guess i will 3d print som kind of replacement, i never use the keys so maybe a logo that covers all 4 keys and stabilizes in the outer Cherry stems..

 

it is fun these pbt keycaps, fell much better sound wise than the double shot from ducky, because they are lower, and less gab in the key, so they feel more compact... surprise by the quality, they were not that expensive.