How do I clean the keyboard of my PowerBook?

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shakespeare

macrumors 6502

Original poster

• May 16, 2003

• #1

Is there a way to clean the keyboard of my new 17-inch PowerBook? There's nothing really wrong with it, it's just that from where I sit, I can see little pieces of dust and such down there under the spacebar. It's so beautiful that I'd love to clean it and keep it happy, shiny, and new, but I can't figure out how. Anyone?

 

patrick0brien

macrumors 68040

• May 16, 2003

• #2

-shakespeare

Aircan for your underkey debris.

White pure cotton terrycloth hand-towel with Blue (ammonia-based) Windex for the the tops of the keys, screen, and skin.

Don't use green or clear windex's - they are vinegar - acidic.

 

MacFan25

macrumors 68000

• May 16, 2003

• #3

Originally posted by patrick0brien
Aircan for your underkey debris.

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Do they work pretty good?

 

scem0

macrumors 604

• May 16, 2003

• #4

Originally posted by patrick0brien

Don't use green or clear windex's - they are vinegar - acidic.

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I use Windex (with vinegar) on my monitor all the time. Am I corroding the anti-glare polish, or anything like that? Basically, should I stop?

Originally posted by MacFan25
Do they work pretty good?

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Yeah they do. But I don't know if they will work as well with a laptop keyboard which generally has less space in between each key.

 

patrick0brien

macrumors 68040

• May 16, 2003

• #5

Originally posted by scem0
I use Windex (with vinegar) on my monitor all the time. Am I corroding the anti-glare polish, or anything like that? Basically, should I stop?

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-scem0

In truth, you'll probably be fine. But the key word is 'probably'. You would do best to stick with a solution that is more on the Basic side rather that Acidic.

It's also more effective on fingerprints so you'll find that you'll use less as well.