How to clean a keyboard

[blackcat77]

Can anyone tell me how to clean a white keyboard - mine has gone yellow and grubby looking and I'd like to restore it to it's original pristine condition if possible. Thanks

[ChuckFickens]

Do you smoke by any chance?

laptop or desktop keyboard?

[David Black]

Don't use a hose.

[weeal]

...dont put it in the washing machine

[fadeout73]

Baby wipes are good for cleaning a white keyboard

[aniani]

Upside down with cleaning wipes

[craft1948]

neat cillit bang........brilliant

[devilspawn]

Sterident :-)

[devilspawn]

MissN - you dont miss a trick do you - thats right - so suggest taking off all the keys and leaving them to soak overnight....

just make sure you know where they all go to put them back on the next day!!!

:-)

[ChuckFickens]

if it's a desktop then almost certainly use devilspawn's idea, it's what I was going to suggest (or a dishwasher)

if it's a laptop popping the keys off isn't such a great idea, they break a lot easier, I would remove the entire keyboard and wash the whole thing it using a solvent of some sort

[blackcat77]

No, this is a non-smoking household. The keyboard concerned is a desktop. Thank you all for your interesting and varied replies - I will try some of them, but will probably leave the Sterident as a last resort as we don't have any in the house! and MisNorway, I've never tried sueing a paintbrush - did you win?

[ChuckFickens]

would sueing be calling somebody Sue?

OK being serious, if you don't want to take the keyboard apart, then use a dampened cloth with a little washing up liquid for the main plastics and use the same but with cotton buds if you want to clean the keys.

Don't soak it too much though,.

BTW, keyboards are really cheap these days, buying another sounds wasteful, but is an option!