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Apr 21, 2012 10:05 AM in response to drdutchby John Galt,How to clean Apple products: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3226
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Apr 21, 2012 10:06 AM in response to drdutchby rkaufmann87,★HelpfulI use a baby wipe, keep water and any other liquids away from the keyboard or you risk killing it. You can also create a solution of 1 part vinegar for 4 parts water, dip a rag in it and wring it as hard as you can to get as much moisture out of it as possible. Then clean the keyboard while keeping a dry rag at hand.
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Jun 12, 2012 10:55 AM in response to drdutchby PaulieDC,I use this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MFHX3U
Lightly run the white side on your keys and the icky dirt comes off rather easily. I use it dry, and I lightly rub repeatedly, I don't use a ton of pressure. DISCLAIMER: I've started using this recently, so I don't know if repeated uses will eventually wear the lettering off. So please proceed carefully! Also, I assume that the regular Magic Eraser would work too, but use it DRY.
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Jun 29, 2012 9:01 AM in response to drdutchby bcanuel,We npticed that too. My wife discovered this trick. Use CLR...that cleaner that removes shower grunge from shower heads...with a cotton swab. Dip the swab in the fluid and then gently wipe against each key on the keyboard. We've done this a few times and it works just fine.
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Aug 22, 2012 8:55 AM in response to drdutchby Jo Jo 2012,I have just used Astonish - 'The great household cleaner'. I used some barely damp jay cloth with Astonish on each key and it worked a dream - they have no more grunge and they feel lovely and smooth again .
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Aug 22, 2012 9:00 AM in response to drdutchby RRFS,Some folks pop the keys off and wash them with soap and water or dishwasher top shelf. Google for videos or printed instructions.
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Dec 3, 2013 4:54 PM in response to drdutchby piamontealegre,Don't EVER use glass cleaners. I did it once, and the white plastic turned a little bit orange. For ever .
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Mar 13, 2014 3:20 AM in response to drdutchby Iain Boyd,And just another little hint is to hold the keyboard upside downwhile doing anything with a damp anything to reduce the chances of any liquid running down the sides of the keys.
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Mar 13, 2014 3:42 AM in response to Iain Boydby Klaus1,Very good advice Iain!
And so is this: unplug it first!
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Mar 13, 2014 4:04 AM in response to drdutchby seventy one,Disconnect keyboard.
Cotton Bud, lightly dampened (but not wet) with white vinegar.
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Mar 23, 2014 12:16 AM in response to drdutchby pickacardanycard,I use a white vinyl eraser to clean the keys and canned air to blow off the eraser grunge. Turn off the keyboard first.
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Jun 8, 2014 9:28 AM in response to drdutchby Tonytons7,I just cleaned my white key board and wanted to share. I used Pledge multi purpose and microfiber cloth. This worked better than a baby wipe & lysole wipes. It even cleaned the metal part in between the white keys which I did not think was dirty. Overall, my key board look brand new. I just spray a little pledge on the cloth, and with one fingure, rub the keys in a circular motion and done, fast and easy.
I am obsessed with this product, I even use pledge multi surface on my glass mirrors, stainless steel fridge, and bmw LOL. Cuz it works that good.
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Oct 7, 2014 7:05 PM in response to drdutchby tismeinaz1,I just tried the Mr Clean Magic Sponge. I dampened it just enough to activate it, rung it out and gently stroked it across the keyboard and it sucked the dirt right up. Keyboard looks like new.
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Nov 25, 2014 3:07 PM in response to tismeinaz1by JDI_office,Hi everyone. I do not recommend the Magic Eraser or products like that. While they do work great to remove the grunge, they damage the keys and eventually the letters wear away. I have tried almost all suggestions here and still can't find anything that works. And the instructions to be found on the Apple site are no good - a lint free cloth and water won't remotely touch the grime. I will try the CLR, but any more suggestions are welcome.