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The Safest Way To Clean Oily Keyboard

Step 1. Dust the entire computer to remove the loose residues

Step 2. Hold the keyboard firmly and flip it upside-down while giving it a slight shake. This should remove the larger particles.

Step 3. Damp a cotton pad with 30-50% diluted Isopropyl rubbing alcohol then clean between the keys {no dripping}

Step 4. Use another dampen cotton pad to clean the keys {no dripping}

Step 5. Use a tweezer to carefully remove stuck residues hidden between the keys

Step 6. Dry with a soft microfiber cloth

If the keyboard is greasy then more than likely the mouse is too. This can be cleaned easily. Simply continue by using another clean dampen (Isoprophly rubbing alcohol) microfiber cloth to clean the greasy mouse.

Cleaning A Desktop Keyboard/ External Keyboard

How to clean a keyboard

This type of keyboard is one that uses a wire like a USB to adjoin itself to a computer most commonly used with a desktop computer. Below is a list of cleaning supplies and cleaning instructions to clean a greasy external keyboard.

You’ll Need:

  • Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol {Diluted}
  • Lint-free cloth {small}

Instructions:

 Dab a soft lint-free cloth with a few drops of the diluted Isophly rubbing alcohol and wipe the keyboard to remove oils and grease. Isopropyl rubbing alcohol is available in stores in diluted form. However, another way is to dilute it at home with denormalized water. Keep it at 50% maximum. 30% Isophlyl rubbing alcohol or less should be used on the more delicate areas. Using undiluted rubbing alcohol can damage the material.  Avoid any of the alcohol getting inside the open areas of the computer.

What You Should Avoid Using

Concentrated Isophly rubbing alcohol, That’s right, concentrated rubbing alcohol can damage the plastic material used to make the keyboard.

How To Clean Oily Laptop Keyboard

  1. Unplug the laptop or remove the battery
  2. Use a compressed air blower to remove the dust and other stuck particles
  3. Combine a small amount of dawn dish soap in warm water using a bowl
  4. Damp an end of a soft cloth in the solution and squeeze out the excess water
  5. Gently wipe the keyboard. Dish soap is great at cutting grease in the kitchen it will do the same in removing the grease on a laptop keyboard.
  6. Wipe a second time using a dry cloth

How To Clean Oily Keyboard Macbook

The best way to clean a Mackbook Pro keyboard or to get oil off keyboards is to use 30% diluted rubbing alcohol. Slightly damp microfiber cloth with rubbing alcohol. Avoid the entire rag just an end. Never get the cloth overly wet. Use it to clean the keyboard until the grease is gone.

How To Clean A Laptop With Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

To clean a greasy keyboard, Simply wet a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser with warm water. Ring out as much water as you can. Wipe the keyboard. This should remove the grease.

Conclusion:

Here we covered how to clean oil on keyboards safely. As you can see it wasn’t so difficult. The main thing you should focus on is the strength of rubbing alcohol. The next thing is to make sure no liquids get down into the keyboard. If this happens it could cause it to malfunction. To prevent grease on a keyboard can be done by keeping your hand clean. Before using use a wet wipe to clean and sanitize your hands. This should remove grease from your fingers. This is how to safely clean an oily keyboard in 2-3 minutes.

 

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