Wash day - IBM Model M SSK

[ShivaYash]

These caps wash so well.

I used denture cleaning tablets and warm water.


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[wobbled]

Those are some nice thick legends bruh

[cookie]

@wobbled Inappropriate meme, here we go...

[wobbled]

@wobbled Inappropriate meme, here we go...

Sorry if you feel it's inappropriate, I just think it's a top tier meme but I will of course remove it if you're offended by it mate.

[codemonkeymike]

@wobbled Inappropriate meme, here we go...

Sorry if you feel it's inappropriate, I just think it's a top tier meme but I will of course remove it if you're offended by it mate.

It's objectively racist, leave that stuff on twitter and reddit.

[wobbled]

@wobbled Inappropriate meme, here we go...

Sorry if you feel it's inappropriate, I just think it's a top tier meme but I will of course remove it if you're offended by it mate.

It's objectively racist, leave that shit on twitter and reddit.

I don't use twitter or reddit and I never intended for it to be racist... Considering most of my extended family are dark skinned that would make me quite the tool.

[ShivaYash]

It's my thread. I'm Indian. Thanks.


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[seebart]

Whatever that meme was I cannot see it now so that's taken care of. Whenever anyone feels offended they should say so right away.

[scottc]

wobbled: I've seen you post it before and it's a shitty, racist picture. It being "just a meme bro" doesn't absolve it of racism.

Just exactly this:

It's objectively racist, leave that stuff on twitter and reddit.

[wobbled]

wobbled: I've seen you post it before and it's a shitty, racist picture. It being "just a meme bro" doesn't absolve it of racism.

Just exactly this:

It's objectively racist, leave that stuff on twitter and reddit.

For it to be racist it has to be directed against someone according to the definition. But don't worry, I wont be using that again as some of you seem to get very emotional very easily. My apologies.

[ShivaYash]

wobbled: I've seen you post it before and it's a shitty, racist picture. It being "just a meme bro" doesn't absolve it of racism.

Just exactly this:

It's objectively racist, leave that stuff on twitter and reddit.

For it to be racist it has to be directed against someone according to the definition. But don't worry, I wont be using that again as some of you seem to get very emotional very easily. My apologies.

Thanks for the patronising apology.


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[wobbled]

Take it in whichever way you choose... If I didn't care about it affecting people I wouldn't have removed it. Now stop getting so worked up over a meme.

[codemonkeymike]

Forgive me, I should have PMed directly and not co-opted someone else's thread. I went back to remove my post after I thought this but you have already responded. I am not trying to be an ass whole and call people out. I will not do that again here. Sorry Wobbled, Sorry ShivaYash

[wobbled]

Forgive me, I should have PMed directly and not co-opted someone else's thread. I went back to remove my post after I thought this but you have already responded. I am not trying to be an ass whole and call people out. I will not do that again here. Sorry Wobbled, Sorry ShivaYash

No need to apologize pal

[Cattus_D]

These caps wash so well.

I used denture cleaning tablets and warm water.


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Nice and shiny!

I wish modern keyboards came with keycaps that were this easy to clean.

[alienman82]

removed.

[MrDuul]

Awwww scrub a dub dub. Clean those dirty keys!

[BPX-926]

I wish modern keyboards came with keycaps that were this easy to clean.

Are modern keycaps harder to clean?

In the past I have used dishwasher cleaner tablets and warm water to clean caps from a Dell AT101 keyboard. It has ALPS switches. Taking them off was a long process but they cleaned and dried easily. They looked like new after the process. They only had a little wear on them.

Do you have tips for cleaning modern caps?

[evoman]

These caps wash so well.

I used denture cleaning tablets and warm water.


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Is there any risk of the denture cleaning tablets doing harm to plastics? A colleague suggested I use them to clean water bottles (stainless steel) and that has been brilliant, but I never though of using them for keycaps. I have a M13 in desperate need of a deep clean, so this would be a great solution (no pun intended)

[ShivaYash]

These caps wash so well.

I used denture cleaning tablets and warm water.


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Is there any risk of the denture cleaning tablets doing harm to plastics? A colleague suggested I use them to clean water bottles (stainless steel) and that has been brilliant, but I never though of using them for keycaps. I have a M13 in desperate need of a deep clean, so this would be a great solution (no pun intended)

Its a very mild cleaner... I think you'll get a good result.
I've used retrObright on some of my older plastic computer peripherals and been really happy with the results, especially light coloured items that have yellowed with age.

[Cattus_D]

I wish modern keyboards came with keycaps that were this easy to clean.

Are modern keycaps harder to clean?

In the past I have used dishwasher cleaner tablets and warm water to clean caps from a Dell AT101 keyboard. It has ALPS switches. Taking them off was a long process but they cleaned and dried easily. They looked like new after the process. They only had a little wear on them.

Do you have tips for cleaning modern caps?

Ah, I was really just referring to how easy they are to remove. Sorry!

I don't even use a key puller with my Model M, although sometimes I do have to cheat a little and use a knife blade to push the key cap up a bit.

Lots of my colleagues only have laptops, and only ever use the integrated keyboards - which you could hypothetically take apart so as to give them a thorough cleaning, but are clearly not intended to.

[evoman]

These caps wash so well.

I used denture cleaning tablets and warm water.


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Is there any risk of the denture cleaning tablets doing harm to plastics? A colleague suggested I use them to clean water bottles (stainless steel) and that has been brilliant, but I never though of using them for keycaps. I have a M13 in desperate need of a deep clean, so this would be a great solution (no pun intended)

Its a very mild cleaner... I think you'll get a good result.
I've used retrObright on some of my older plastic computer peripherals and been really happy with the results, especially light coloured items that have yellowed with age.

I just wanted to follow up to say that i went ahead and used this method for one of my Model Ms and it worked brilliantly. The keyboard was filthy, but also in nearly new condition, so it looks spectacular after the soak with some denture tabs. Thanks for posting this, it was really helpful

[ShivaYash]

Is there any risk of the denture cleaning tablets doing harm to plastics? A colleague suggested I use them to clean water bottles (stainless steel) and that has been brilliant, but I never though of using them for keycaps. I have a M13 in desperate need of a deep clean, so this would be a great solution (no pun intended)

Its a very mild cleaner... I think you'll get a good result.
I've used retrObright on some of my older plastic computer peripherals and been really happy with the results, especially light coloured items that have yellowed with age.

I just wanted to follow up to say that i went ahead and used this method for one of my Model Ms and it worked brilliantly. The keyboard was filthy, but also in nearly new condition, so it looks spectacular after the soak with some denture tabs. Thanks for posting this, it was really helpful

Good to hear. I do this every 12 months.

[robotsokk]

I personally use warm water and dishsoap, or warm water with a bit of baking soda and vinegar for cleaning. Would you say the denture tablets work better for you than those? Just curious.

[ShivaYash]

I imagine the denture tablets have some mild bleaching agent.

[evoman]

I imagine the denture tablets have some mild bleaching agent.

I am not sure about bleaching - it did seem very mild. The nice part was that it removed all of the surface muck without me having to do any agitation or other work. I just put them into a large bowl with a couple of denture tablets and left them over night, and then rinsed them well the next day.

The main issue was getting them dry after all that. I did a couple of runs through a salad spinner, which worked well, except many were wet inside where the orientation in the spinner did not dislodge the water. I wrapped them in an absorbent towel and agitated them a bit and then left them for a while to dry. It seemed to take quite a while for them to get totally dry

[webwit]

It would be more logical if denture tablets have less aggressive bleaching and cleaning ingredients as something where you don't put the cleaned object in your mouth afterwards.

[czarek]

Hmmm with PBT keycaps from Model Ms, Unicomp and Topre I never had problems when running them through "eco" program in a dishwasher with standard tablets. It's supposed to be a bit lower temperature than normal but still, keycaps are spottless after that, and never had problem with any discoloration, warping or label fading.

I once tried it with Filco ABS keycaps too. As you may guess, outcome was not nice