Cleaning the MacBook keyboard?

My macbook's keyboard had been getting a bit dirty with some unfortunate smudges and smears recently and I was wondering if, like a normal keyboard, I can just pop off the keys and put them back on after I clean them. Is this possible, or should I just keep them on and try to steer around them?

HoboJoe said:

My macbook's keyboard had been getting a bit dirty with some unfortunate smudges and smears recently and I was wondering if, like a normal keyboard, I can just pop off the keys and put them back on after I clean them. Is this possible, or should I just keep them on and try to steer around them?

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Don't pop off the keys, you may find it difficult to get them back on without possibly doing more harm than leaving them dirty.

Take a look here for some answers:

http://www.freemacblog.com/how-to-clean-your-white-macbook/

Regards.

use a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

visualpurple said:

use a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

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Every now and then I shut mine down to run the Mr. Clean over my keyboard. The other day I found myself in a more lighted environment than my home office and as I looked down at my keyboard I was all 'jeez, this computer is filthy!'

There's more to computer maintenance than just software updates when it comes to a Mac.

visualpurple said:

use a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

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I'm gonna try that this weekend. Where would one find a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser?

JohnTheMacGeek said:

I'm gonna try that this weekend. Where would one find a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser?

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Walmart. Kmart. Krogers. They're everywhere!

Any grocery store should carry it John

Cool, I knew I'd seen them around but hadn't paid any attention until now. Thanks guys!

I bought some cleaner at Office Depot, but honestly, I think it's just a little bottle of Windex. I spray a little on a terry cloth towel, wrap it over my finger and all the finger cheese wipes right off. I can clean the whole keyboard and palmrests in less than a minute.

My Apple guy in Best Buy recommended Monster ScreenClean to clean my entire Macbook. It works well, but it's fairly expensive compared to things like Windex. A 200ml bottle, with a nice Microfibre cloth, costs about $20 in Best Buy, though it's more expensive other places I've checked (like on-line).

chscag, thanks for your suggestion. I downloaded Keyboard Cleaner and will give it a try.

Noel

Folks,

I just downloaded and tried Keyboard Cleaner, a small app which blacks out your screen and disables your keyboard so you can give it a thorough cleaning (Command-Q to get back to normal). It works great. This was a result of checking out chscag's item above, which led me to Keyboard Cleaner. Again, thanks cshcag. Get it here: http://www.freemacware.com/keyboard-cleaner

Noel

My Apple guy in Best Buy recommended Monster ScreenClean to clean my entire Macbook. It works well, but it's fairly expensive compared to things like Windex. A 200ml bottle, with a nice Microfibre cloth, costs about $20 in Best Buy, though it's more expensive other places I've checked (like on-line).

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I also use monster screen cleaner and i'll swear by it. It works very good. I let my friend use it on his white mb and it was shiny again like the first day he bought it