Don't try this at home!

ianho · 23rd Dec 2007, 12:19 AM

I just took a quick pic n upload from my iPhone cam. Going out for sum supper. Will post the whole story later.

Adrian Wong · 23rd Dec 2007, 02:20 AM

Woah.. What did you soak in there??

ianho · 23rd Dec 2007, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Woah.. What did you soak in there??

A dirty, rotten, smelly Apple.

Anyway, here's the story about the dirty, rotten, smelly Apple. A warning 1st. The picture coming up is extremely gross n if u r about to eat sumthin, u better avoid the 1st pic. It's gruesome!

Here's how gruesome a KB gets after a year of usage. Food, dust, hair, n god knows what else ends up inside. I thought of just using compressed air and a microfiber cloth to wipe it clean. Then I decided to pry off a few keys to see how bad it is. I immediately decided that the only way to get it clean was a total bath after seeing how gross it was. :sweat:

Close up shot of just how gross it is. :sweat:

So, off I went to the bathroom to mix up a nice soapy bath for my dirty rotten Apple.

Taped the USB plug to the wall so it stays dry.

SPLASHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Scrubiddy scrub scrub. this is to get the surface of the keys back to brand new whiteness.

Leaving it to soak for a while. This is for dissolving all the built up grease inside. I gave it sum vigorous shaking n swishing to make sure the soap water gets into all the parts. I'll just leave it there for a while b4 rinsing it out with clean water.

That's it. It's still in the bucket of water right now. I'll go take it out, rinse it out n prepare it for drying. I'll update again after that.

Adrian Wong · 23rd Dec 2007, 02:50 AM

LOL!!! I think I should give my Microsoft Natural Keyboard a bath soon too.

Hey, be sure to take a picture of the water after the bath!

ianho · 23rd Dec 2007, 02:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

LOL!!! I think I should give my Microsoft Natural Keyboard a bath soon too.

Hey, be sure to take a picture of the water after the bath!

Arghhhhhhhhhh I just poured it out. Didn't take pic. It was filthy. The color of the water was sorta like the color u get after washing a pair of shoes!

Adrian Wong · 23rd Dec 2007, 03:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ianho

Arghhhhhhhhhh I just poured it out. Didn't take pic. It was filthy. The color of the water was sorta like the color u get after washing a pair of shoes!

LOL!! Did you add Dettol?

ianho · 23rd Dec 2007, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

LOL!! Did you add Dettol?

haha. No wayyyyyyyy. I hate the smell of dettol. The KB smells really nice like a bouquet of flowers now thanks to the Tesco detergent.

Adrian Wong · 23rd Dec 2007, 03:33 AM

Hey, take a picture of the clean keyboard. Let's see just how much cleaner it is!

ianho · 23rd Dec 2007, 03:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Hey, take a picture of the clean keyboard. Let's see just how much cleaner it is!

The keyboard has been renamed Snow White. No more rotten apple.

Will take pics of it 2moro.

Adrian Wong · 23rd Dec 2007, 03:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ianho

The keyboard has been renamed Snow White. No more rotten apple.

Will take pics of it 2moro.

ROTFL!! That's a good one!

23rd Dec 2007, 12:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
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Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my BenQ Joybook 7000 notebook! Posts: 29,719 Reputation: 2878 Rep Power: 64	LOL!!! I think I should give my Microsoft Natural Keyboard a bath soon too. Hey, be sure to take a picture of the water after the bath! __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? Keep Tech ARP free! Visit our sponsors! We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

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Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my BenQ Joybook 7000 notebook! Posts: 29,719 Reputation: 2878 Rep Power: 64	Hey, take a picture of the clean keyboard. Let's see just how much cleaner it is! __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? Keep Tech ARP free! Visit our sponsors! We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

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