Any experience on washing mechanical keyboards in a dishwasher??

Should I add dishwasher soap? or just empty run?
Thanx for input

I'll post about results

Here are the results:
IT'S LEGIT AND WORKING
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After:
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Here is the album link:
http://imgur.com/a/Z7wtW

Ichabod

United States1659 Posts

January 31 2014 22:36 GMT

Electronics in the dishwasher sounds like a very dangerous idea, especially when it is something worth $100+...

I'd suggest yanking off the keys with a key-puller and using rubbing alcohol / a rag as necessary.

[A dishwasher probably wouldn't work well for a keyboard's crevices anyway.]

Edit: Congratulations that it worked. Disassembling the keyboard was a good idea [I hadn't realized this was the plan initially].

I would still fear the cord getting stuck in the spinning sprayer inside of most dishwashers.

[MD]Frostbite

Canada292 Posts

February 01 2014 03:10 GMT

I'm going with troll, if not. Post some pics. That'd be interesting to see before and after or see the results

Jonoman92

United States9104 Posts

February 01 2014 03:16 GMT

Be sure to throw your motherboard in there as well. Of course you should use soap, probably JetDry as well or something so you get a nice shiny finish.

tili

United States1332 Posts

February 01 2014 03:27 GMT

As my 1000th post, I wanted to tell you that this is an amazing idea.

edit:
also, add soap, you want it to be clean!

Cyro

United Kingdom20322 Posts

February 01 2014 04:10 GMT

On February 01 2014 12:10 [MD]Frostbite wrote:
I'm going with troll, if not. Post some pics. That'd be interesting to see before and after or see the results

u mad

wptlzkwjd

Canada1240 Posts

February 01 2014 04:42 GMT

cue tips + isopropyl + key remover.

Danglars

United States12133 Posts

February 01 2014 06:19 GMT

Give us all caps hysteria if it doesn't work afterwards!

Cyro

United Kingdom20322 Posts

February 01 2014 06:19 GMT

On February 01 2014 13:42 wptlzkwjd wrote:
cue tips + isopropyl + key remover.

YOU

i can't get that stupid song out of my head

oBlade

United States5773 Posts

February 01 2014 06:51 GMT

#10

If you break your keyboard during the wash, you can always repair it by baking it in the oven in foil at around 250 degrees C, which will purge the water and solder anything that was broken. This works especially well for Razer keyboards which are manufactured in aboriginal kilns to begin with.

Disregard

China10252 Posts

February 01 2014 07:05 GMT

#11

I usually use my commercial air compressor machine, then after a nice dose of cold compressed air I finish the clean up with isopropyl alcohol.

Karate_KoalA

10 Posts

February 01 2014 09:10 GMT

#12

This actually is a legitimate method (albeit quite counter intuitive and unorthodox) of cleaning a keyboard. I've done it with a cheap membrane keyboard a while ago. I let it dry for a week before using it--worked perfectly fine LOL. Not too sure how mech keyboards will hold up to the wash though. In any case, I would not suggest putting your Razer keyboard in the dishwasher in case certain mishaps do occur.

wptlzkwjd

Canada1240 Posts

February 01 2014 09:19 GMT

#13

On February 01 2014 15:19 Cyro wrote:

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YOU

i can't get that stupid song out of my head

Both of us? :D

I'm sure we're not talking about the same song because Both of Us is pretty much the best song of all time

SorrowShine

698 Posts

February 01 2014 09:37 GMT

#14

Just an update.
I started a dishwasher

tili

United States1332 Posts

February 02 2014 00:24 GMT

#15

On February 01 2014 18:37 SorrowShine wrote:
Just an update.
I started a dishwasher

*a* dishwasher, or *the* dishwasher [with a mechanical kb inside]?

SorrowShine

698 Posts

February 03 2014 07:02 GMT

#16

The dishwasher. The mechanical baby is drying by the window.

hellokitty[hk]

United States1309 Posts

February 03 2014 07:40 GMT

#17

This is a legitimate strategy fyi.

HornyHerring

Papua New Guinea1059 Posts

February 03 2014 10:44 GMT

#18

I used to just remove the electric parts and the circuits from my old rubber keyboards, remove all the keys and leave it in the bathtub for the night. Rinse it in the morning and boom, it was clean. Always worked. Unless I broke the spacekey.

DarkPlasmaBall

United States45105 Posts

February 03 2014 11:36 GMT

#19

I usually just strap the keyboard to the side or roof of my car when I go to the car wash. It does a great job of cleaning between the keys.

Pangpootata

1838 Posts

February 03 2014 13:10 GMT

#20

You could try to join a protest or demonstration and encourage the mob to get violent. When the police bring out the water cannons, that's when your keyboard comes out for washing. Squeaky clean in no time, and all at the expense of public funds (saves you the water bill!)

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