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Cleaning grungy keyboard?

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  • comping_cat
    comping_cat Posts: 24,006 Forumite
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    Cotton buds are very handy for the keyboard, i dip mine in vinegar, and the keyboard comes up a treat!!
  • rubytuesday
    rubytuesday Posts: 22,383 Forumite
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    Yes need this information as my cat threw up on mine this morning!Luckily just thr grassy type of vomit and not the I hate this cat food type!!! :rotfl: Sorry if I put anyone off their dinner!
    Here dead we lie because we did not choose
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  • abwsco
    abwsco Posts: 979 Forumite
    rubytuesday wrote:
    Yes need this information as my cat threw up on mine this morning!Luckily just thr grassy type of vomit and not the I hate this cat food type!!! :rotfl: Sorry if I put anyone off their dinner!

    ROFCWL at that. I once spilt Horlicks all over mine and know of someone who split wine all over theirs and as they were drunk they just unplugged the keyboard and washed it in the sink :eek:
  • rubytuesday
    rubytuesday Posts: 22,383 Forumite
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    I delete cookies everyday hadn't been deleting files in temporary folder as wasn't sure what it meant really but will do that too now. Thanks
    Here dead we lie because we did not choose
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    Life, to be sure, is nothing much to lose,
    But young men think it is,
    And we were young.
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  • Mr_Proctalgia
    Mr_Proctalgia Posts: 967 Forumite
    I have successfully in the past literally washed a keyboard in the sink, the full Monte with brushes and washing up liquid followed by a really good rinse in clean water, I left it on a radiator to dry for two days and it was OK. I cannot condone this treatment but in my case it was in desperation and Mac keyboards used to be expensive. (Full cup of coffee in the gubbins of it)
    The quicker you fall behind, the longer you have to catch up...
  • squiggles
    squiggles Posts: 1,635 Forumite
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    I lever all my keypads off with a spoon and put them in a pillowcase tied at the top and bung them in the washer.Then i hoover the board and wipe with a makeupwipe and click the keys back on.My keyboard gets minging as i eat and drink at the desk at least once per day.

    i have a spare keyboard (another bargain from a jumble sale) so i know where to put the right buttons.
  • SnowyOwl_2
    SnowyOwl_2 Posts: 5,257 Forumite
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    Does anybody have any cheap tips for cleaning a laptop's keyboard (defo don't want to hold that under a tap!). I did have a tin of compressed air - very good, but at £8.99 it's not something I want to buy regularly. My cats like to get my attention by sitting on my laptop while I am using it - smart kitties, works a treat though it's entering moulting season and I need to get rid of their hairs from the lappy.
  • stumpjumper
    stumpjumper Posts: 457 Forumite
    I clean my computer stuff with a tissue and nail polish remover. It contains acetone which is excellent for cleaning elecrical things cos it doesn't leave a residue and evaporates quickly. I find a quick shake over the bin is a good idea for getting rid of crumbs out of the keyboard.
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  • Glad
    Glad Posts: 18,922 Senior Ambassador
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    snowyowl
    my cat is always lying on my lappy keyboard too
    must be the slight warmth :)
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  • rubytuesday
    rubytuesday Posts: 22,383 Forumite
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    Mine too or one of the four of them!
    Here dead we lie because we did not choose
    To live and shame the land from which we sprung.
    Life, to be sure, is nothing much to lose,
    But young men think it is,
    And we were young.
    A E Housman
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