How to clean your keyboard

Your keyboard is one of the dirtiest things in your house. dirt and dust, as well as food particles, can get trapped in between the keys, making it a breeding ground for bacteria. In this post, we’ll give you some tips for cleaning your keyboard.

Tips on how to clean a keyboard

Use compressed air to blow any debris

Use compressed air to blow any debris or dust from the spaces between the keyboard base and keys. Spraying compressed air around each key will help prevent future sticking even if not all of them are stuck.

Clean with Isopropyl Alcohol

If needed, you can use an isopropyl alcohol-dampened cloth (or cotton swab) to remove any sticky residue left on the keys or other surfaces as well as disinfect them at the same time.

Use a Laptop Cleaner

Another possibility is to purchase a laptop cleaner designed specifically for the purpose. This will allow you to easily clean the keyboard and other surface areas. The best way to use it is by using a spray bottle, which comes with the liquid cleaner (be sure not to cause any scratches or damage). You can then simply wipe off the liquid on any area that may have remnants of crumbs, dust, or debris within minutes.

Use an Anti-Static Wipe

Another option is an anti-static material like an anti-static cloth that has been designed especially for this purpose. By placing the material directly onto the underside of your keyboard, it will neutralize any static that may have built up within the keys. This, in turn, will prevent them from functioning improperly or otherwise.

Clean with a Dusting Brush

This is another possibility that you could use to clean your keyboard. Once again, you can use it to wipe down any debris or food crumbs off your keyboard and your monitor on a regular basis so that they will not cause damage over time. In addition, you can also use it to remove dead skin cells, tangles, and hair follicles from other areas of your computer as well as reduce static build-up by preventing further buildup on old hairs or dust particles.

Use Soft, Clean Lint-Free Cloth

The most basic and least expensive option that you can use to clean your keyboard is a soft, lint-free cloth. It will help to remove any accumulated dirt or grit from the keys of your keyboard through regular wiping. This is also compatible with anti-static materials and other anti-static devices.

Use a Vacuum Cleaner

Though this can be done, I would not really recommend it as it might dislodge keycaps and key switch off the board and get sucked in the vacuum. This method also requires some disassembly by removing all the keycaps to get a better result from using a vacuum to clean your keyboard.

Use a vacuum attachment that is specifically used for cleaning small crevices to be sure that there is minimal damage to the keyboard.

Bottom line

So, now that you know how to clean your keyboard, get to it! The longer you wait, the dirtier your keyboard becomes and the harder it will be to clean. Not to mention, all of that dirt and dust can really affect your computer’s performance. Follow these tips and your keyboard will be good as new in no time.