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I just bought FC980C Black on Black and keycaps are starting to shine after ... 1 week?

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Hello guys, I
 
just bought FC980C (Black on Black) and the typing feel is amazing. But there's an issue with the keycaps, they are starting to shine, I keep my hand clean before using the keyboard and even have my sanitizer gel bottle next to me but the keycaps still shine (it's like a little greasy/oily on the keycaps) ... I did a light clean by using microfiber and warm water but the grease/oily is still there. Does cleaning too much will remove the matte of the keycaps so they are easily to get greasy/oily? Should I just leave it there and light clean regularly?  Cannot believe a $300 keyboard has shining keycaps after 1 week... :(
 
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4 minutes ago, NickPham said:
Hello guys, I
 
just bought FC980C (Black on Black) and the typing feel is amazing. But there's an issue with the keycaps, they are starting to shine, I keep my hand clean before using the keyboard and even have my sanitizer gel bottle next to me but the keycaps still shine (it's like a little greasy/oily on the keycaps) ... I did a light clean by using microfiber and warm water but the grease/oily is still there. Does cleaning too much will remove the matte of the keycaps so they are easily to get greasy/oily? Should I just leave it there and light clean regularly?  Cannot believe a $300 keyboard has shining keycaps after 1 week... :(
 

Dip a microfiber cloth in some warm water mixed with a bit of dishwash soap and clean a couple off. I had this issue with a couple keyboards before and after a couple weeks it stopped being bad. Keycaps will always shine but sometimes a material has to get broken in first.

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@NickPhamCare to post a pic? It's very odd, pbt caps don't tend to shine quickly.

3 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Dip a microfiber cloth in some warm water mixed with a bit of dishwash soap and clean a couple off. I had this issue with a couple keyboards before and after a couple weeks it stopped being bad. Keycaps will always shine but sometimes a material has to get broken in first.

Were they pbt though?

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2 minutes ago, noxdeouroboros said:

Care to post a pic? It's very odd, pbt caps don't tend to shine quickly.

Were they pbt though?

Nope just normal abs.

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2 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Nope just normal abs.

That's not the case with op's board, it has pbt caps, great quality ones even. abs always(with some exceptions) shines, pbt does not(again, with exceptions).

 

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I'm using DasKeyboard Ultimate, very similar. And yes - it start shining not so long after first use. I think that mate color is just polished somehow by typing. I use to it, still looks good (but used).

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@noxdeouroboros I try to take pics but the grease/oil doesn't show up in the pictures with no filter on the camera... :(

 

@jaslion I did, but I feel like it's still the same, just annoyed with keycap issue that I mentioned above... :(

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2 minutes ago, homeap5 said:

I'm using DasKeyboard Ultimate, very similar.

Not similar... Again, abs caps.

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Just now, NickPham said:

@noxdeouroboros I try to take pics but the grease/oil doesn't show up in the pictures with no filter on the camera... :(

 

@jaslion I did, but I feel like it's still the same, just annoyed with keycap issue that I mentioned above... :(

I would consider returning it. Where did you buy it from?

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7 minutes ago, noxdeouroboros said:

That's not the case with op's board, it has pbt caps, great quality ones even. abs always(with some exceptions) shines, pbt does not(again, with exceptions).

 

I did a search and found that PBT caps will take much longer to shine, wish Leopold used PBT Double Shot to make it oil & scratch-resistance. :( I bought it from a supplier in Vietnam, it's over 1 week of use so I cannot return the product...

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6 minutes ago, NickPham said:

I did a search and found that PBT caps will take much longer to shine, wish Leopold used PBT Double Shot to make it oil & scratch-resistance. :( 

They use dye sublimated pbt caps, which are great. Where did you buy it from?

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wrong type of caps
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1 minute ago, NickPham said:

I did a search and found that PBT caps will take much longer to shine, wish Leopold used PBT Double Shot to make it oil & scratch-resistance. :( I bought it from a supplier in Vietnam, it's over 1 week of use so I cannot return the product...

Can you remove any keycap, put it upside down and take a pic?

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4 minutes ago, noxdeouroboros said:

Can you remove any keycap, put it upside down and take a pic?

These pics are the best that I can take...

 

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11 minutes ago, NickPham said:

These pics are the best that I can take...

 

 

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Looks fine, as they should look. Maybe you spilled some hand sanitizer on them by any chance?

@geo3 Do dye subs tend to shine quicker compared to doubleshots? I don't think so, am I wrong?

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6 minutes ago, noxdeouroboros said:

Looks fine, as they should look. Maybe you spilled some hand sanitizer on them by any chance?

I keep liquid away from keyboard so I'm sure there's no chance that will happen, just sometimes I use hand sanitizer on my hands and let them dry before using the keyboard.

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6 minutes ago, NickPham said:

I keep liquid away from keyboard so I'm sure there's no chance that will happen, just sometimes I use hand sanitizer on my hands and let them dry before using the keyboard.

Post a pic of those shiny caps if you can. It's an odd thing, your caps shouldn't shine, especially not after a week of use.

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