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By Cheryl from Missouri
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By Julie
Editor's Note: Water has meant death to keyboards for me, so this method scares me.
By Jenny
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By IMAQT1962
I use tapered Make-Up Sponges Dipped In Fabulous 70% Alcohol To Clean Keyboards. Works for me.
By JK Finnell from Rifle, CO
When I have guests over, I often get questioned on how I keep my keyboard so new and white. The truth is that my keyboard is NOT always clean.
Use makeup brushes for more than just makeup. They are also great for cleaning. I change out my make up brushes often. Because it is so hard to discard them, I make sure to use them in another way.
How do I clean my computer keyboard?
Use a can of compressed air
Nothing wet while plugged in. We use compressed air at work. You can also turn it upside down and shake out any crumbs.
Before you throw out a Post-it Note, use the sticky side to clean around small hard to access places such as under the keys of your keyboard.
I found to my surprise that using cardboard from a toilet paper roll, about the size of a large paperclip, makes an excellent hair and debris picker-upper from off the keyboard.
When I worked in a pharmacy, we had several computers that were shared by all the staff within the pharmacy. At each shift change, one of us would go around with a paper towel that had alcohol on it and wipe down the keys.
Take an old toothbrush and wet the bristles with vinegar, then press the bristles against a towel so the bristles are almost dry. Use the toothbrush between the keys gently, just like you would if brushing your teeth.
A technician pulled a lot of dust out of my son's keyboard, after his fan quit working. How do you clear dust out of your keyboard?
By Tamara
There are those who will say canned air is a good idea, but the IT guys at my job before I retired in '09 used mini-vacuum attachments and pulled the dust out. They said the canned air only blows the dust around, doesn't remove it, and that dust in the motherboard killer.
Use the brush attachment in the mini-vac kit to clean the dust and debris from the key board and make sure to also run it over any vents you can see. I use a MacBook now, but when I had a PC I would vac the vents on the CPU tower weekly once the IT guys told me that dust accumulation on the fan blades would slow down the cooling abilities, and eventually kill the motherboard through overheating.
Make sure the computer is turned off when you clean it.
I use the mini-vac once a week now on the laptop, front to back. Scares me to think about the cost of replacing it!
Frugalsurvie, where do you find a mini vacuum?