Complete mechanical keyboard cleaning

[Mecami]

Hi guys,

I think everyone knows the situation, where your keyboard has a lot of dust, crumbs and other undefined stuff between your switches on the bottom of your keyboard.

Do you guys have any advice how to properly clean a mechanical keyboard?

I know you can just pull of all the keycaps and soak them in soapy water, but what about the basement of your keyboard? I really don't want to ruin my mx switches .

Btw, because I'm from Germany I practically have no access to compressed air, since it is very unpopular over here.

[Bluejay0]

Remove keycaps and start blowing 

[Tmh85]

Are there any Air dusters in your stores? Or if there are any computer stores they should have an air duster

[Jacky]

take off all the normal keys (not the big keys) and get some isopropyl alcohol. DO NOT REMOVE the big keys since you can break off the stablizers if u do not no what ur doing. Q-tips would also be helpful

And just start scrubbing away. 

[Mecami]

take off all the normal keys (not the big keys) and get some isopropyl alcohol. DO NOT REMOVE the big keys since you can break off the stablizers if u do not no what ur doing. Q-tips would also be helpful

And just start scrubbing away. 

You mean like the shift key and enter key that have those metal hooks underneath them?

[Jacky]

i wouldnt use water if i were u. It can damage ur keyboard if it wasnt dried properly after the cleaning.

[Jacky]

You mean like the shift key and enter key that have those metal hooks underneath them?

ya pretty much all the bigger keys have stablizers. And depending on the oem the stabilizer could be the metal ones that can break off.

[Jacky]

O ya unplug the keyboard first lol

[Mecami]

i wouldnt use water if i were u. It can damage ur keyboard if it wasnt dried properly after the cleaning.

I meant I can just toss the pulled out keys into a large bowl of soapy water and let them dry properly?

[Mecami]

ya pretty much all the bigger keys have stablizers. And depending on the oem the stabilizer could be the metal ones that can break off.

Ok thanks, won't do it then.

[Jacky]

I meant I can just toss the pulled out keys into a large bowl of soapy water and let them dry properly?

ya for the acutal key caps they can be wash with water and soap, but let them dry properly.

[Mecami]

Ok thanks to all of you, much appreciated! I will head off to the store tomorrow to get some rubbing alcohol and look for an air duster. Perhaps I can find one afterall...

[exousia7]

There are a lot of tutorials that teach you how to remove the bigger keys depending on the stabilizer type.

[Shikarikato]

There are a lot of tutorials that teach you how to remove the bigger keys depending on the stabilizer type.

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I don't see why @Jacky is making it seem like you're going to break the stabilizers, just don't force it and it should come off easily.

 P.S. @Jacky use the edit function.

[Jacky]

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I don't see why @Jacky is making it seem like you're going to break the stabilizers, just don't force it and it should come off easily.

 P.S. @Jacky use the edit function.

Ya i should be using the edit button  

It is just a warning. Dont want him to break a $100+ keyboard for not knowing and you dont really need to remove them to get a good cleaning. you can get around the bigger keys by just removing the keys around them. 

[exousia7]

Ya i should be using the edit button  

It is just a warning. Dont want him to break a $100+ keyboard for not knowing and you dont really need to remove them to get a good cleaning. you can get around the bigger keys by just removing the keys around them.

Naw....get the big keys off and clean the stuff below them too....must clean everywhere!!!!!