Cleaning Machenical Switches

[K0nvikT001]

Is there a way i can clean the Cherry MX reds switches on my machenical keyboard. i mean the actual switches inside... i spilt about 300ml of coke on the keyboard, dried it completely and made sure it works... no shorts so thats all good. now i need to get rid of the stickiness inside some of the switches (thank goodness its only on some keys).

Saw a video of a guy suggesting that i hold down a the switch with some poking tool like a screw driver and pour hand sanitizer in there but i dunno. i was thinking maybe isopropyl alcohol will do the trick?? just pour a bit of alcohol in and repeatedly press the switch to get it where it needs to go, then leave it to dry for a few days...

Any other safer suggestions before i go and probably destroy my K95?

[LHJKO]

just pour alcohol into it and press the switch a bunch then wait an hour alcohol dries super fast 

[K0nvikT001]

6 minutes ago, Pangea2017 said:

Hand sanitizer is isopropanol. I don't know if this is a good solvent for sugar. Try it first. As alternativ start with H2O and after this Isopropanol.

Isopropyl alcohol is an alcohol solvent. and its easy to clean P stuff with coz it evaporates at room temps.. so it doesnt leave and residue behind. what i wanna know is it okay to stick down into my switches. And getting my hands on pure H2O is gonna be a nightmare. i outlive in USA where you can buy guns at the same place you buy your pants... and nothing less than pure H2O is not going anywhere near my keybaord

[SeanAngelo]

1 hour ago, K0nvikT001 said:

Is there a way i can clean the Cherry MX reds switches on my machenical keyboard. i mean the actual switches inside... i spilt about 300ml of coke on the keyboard, dried it completely and made sure it works... no shorts so thats all good. now i need to get rid of the stickiness inside some of the switches (thank goodness its only on some keys).

Saw a video of a guy suggesting that i hold down a the switch with some poking tool like a screw driver and pour hand sanitizer in there but i dunno. i was thinking maybe isopropyl alcohol will do the trick?? just pour a bit of alcohol in and repeatedly press the switch to get it where it needs to go, then leave it to dry for a few days...

Any other safer suggestions before i go and probably destroy my K95?

isopropyl alcohol. pour it on the switch and press it until your heart desires.

[geo3]

I wouldn't pour anything into the switch. See if you can open them. Then use a cotton swap to clean inside and be very careful not to bend the metal contacts.

 

[K0nvikT001]

On 2/11/2018 at 7:08 PM, geo3 said:

I wouldn't pour anything into the switch. See if you can open them. Then use a cotton swap to clean inside and be very careful not to bend the metal contacts.

 

:-P too late... poured into the switches, actually turned out quite well. it did what i wanted it to do. just use a syringe while pushing down the switch with a screwdriver to pour a small amount of alcohol and press the key vigorously. then leave the switches to dry for a while. i left mine under some display spot light i have in my room for a few hours and then let it evaporate naturally coz it was a bit cold at the time and i am lazy (the longer the safer basically) for about 2 days then when i plugged in my keybaord, it worked perfectly again :-)

Just dont over do it with the alcohol, like just a very small amount, like we talking milliliters here. i think it was about 2ml?? but very small. but then it also depends how bad it is inside the switch so start out a tiny bit and add a lil more until it feel smooth again.