My keyboard before cleaning.
It's looking a little grubby.
Look at these grungy, grimey keys! They need a scrubbing.
another closeup before
first I removed all the keys with this special little key puller. This end is kind of like a small whisk, or a little set of tongs. You kind of wiggle it around the key and then pull it out!
puuuuuulling. I wonder what's underneath these keys!
waaaeeeuuuuuuuuurrrgggh!
bleeeeeeeeeeeech!
i had no idea it got so very terribly dirty in here
all keys off. time to clean off the board.
okay I couldn't get it clean enough with the switches in. so i used the non-tongs side of the key puller, the tweezers side, to pull all the switches out.
okay with the switches out of the way, i was able to clean the board much better with a brush and a damp cloth.
both sides done
all the key soaked in a bowl full of water and a gentle soap. (ivory!) then i scrubbed each one with a cloth.
switches back on. keys took a couple hours to air dry.
popped all the keys back on. colemak style instead of qwerty! i've been typing colemak for eight years or more now. and have never had a keyboard that actually looks like the way i type!
so cleeeean
shiny
and just then? my new 'seafoam blue' keycaps arrived! i'm going to pull these clean white keys off and pop these baby blues on.
preeeetty
hey look! this sweater i just got from the thrift store matches my new keys!
