Keyboard Gunk

I was typing up an application letter this morning when I happened to notice the amount of gunk under my keys. After finishing the letter I decided to do something about it.

I unplugged the keyboard, removed all the keys and soaked them in some soapy water whilst giving the rest of the keyboard a good brush with a stiff brush and a good rub with a damp cloth. The keys easily popped out by applying a little bit of pressure underneath them with a flat-headed screwdriver. After cleaning, drying and reinserting all the keys in the correct places it looks a million miles better than it did.

If you're not sure that you can get all the keys back into the right places a couple of suggestions include referring to another keyboard if you have one, refer to the box if you kept it and it has a picture on it, call up a website with a keyboard layout on it before you start; you can either leave it on screen or print it out, and finally, take a picture of the keyboard with a digital camera, or camera phone, before you start.