Is there a particular compressed air brand that Apple recommends?

Is there a particular compressed air brand that Apple recommends? I have never used a compressed air can before, but my keys are starting to stick a lot and I believe it is because of all the dust that has collected underneath them. Are all compressed air cans pretty much the same? Does it matter which kind I buy?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jun 10, 2020 8:49 AM

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Posted on Jun 10, 2020 9:15 AM

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I imagine one can of compressed air is pretty much the same as another. I would not use high pressure compressed air from a compressor. The cans of compressed air from computer stores is compressed air. It is not like there is any cleaning solvent or anything else in compressed air.

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Jun 10, 2020 9:15 AM in response to Clean_mac

How to clean the keyboard of your MacBook or MacBook Pro - Apple Support

I imagine one can of compressed air is pretty much the same as another. I would not use high pressure compressed air from a compressor. The cans of compressed air from computer stores is compressed air. It is not like there is any cleaning solvent or anything else in compressed air.

Jun 10, 2020 9:17 AM in response to Clean_mac

Clean_mac wrote:

Is there a particular compressed air brand that Apple recommends? I have never used a compressed air can before, but my keys are starting to stick a lot and I believe it is because of all the dust that has collected underneath them. Are all compressed air cans pretty much the same? Does it matter which kind I buy?



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Jun 10, 2020 9:37 AM in response to Clean_mac

Definitely take Leroy's advice. There are quite a few wonky keyboards out there, so it may not be dust.


I am not comfortable using canned compressed air on current keyboards:


1) Failing to hold the can in any position other than vertical will cause the propellant to enter the stream of air and that will form ice on your computer parts. This effect worsens in humid environments. The ice will melt into water and that can kill a MacBook Pro.


2) The keycaps on recent MacBook Pros are delicate enough that an uncontrolled blast of air could carry one away along with the other bits that make a keycap work.

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