Re: Flushing WD40? ... using "99% isopropyl alcohol"?

On 7/8/2026 7:24 AM, Nick Canuck wrote:
>>
>> I popped their keycaps and smelled the corresponding MX keyswitches
>> underneath.
>> It's like kerosene or WD40, I could not tell.
>>
>> So, could those mysterious liquid be cleaned without replacing the
>> corresponding keyswitches?
> 
> I would personally try 99% isopropyl alcohol. It is cheap and likely easy
> for you to find, and likely will take most of the oils off the keyboard.
> It shouldn't take long to fully evaporate either, probably real quick if
> you put it out in the sun.
> 
> Best of luck.


To submerge the whole TKL keyboard? That takes
a big bucket and a lot of "99% isopropyl alcohol"!!
And it's dangerous because "99% isopropyl alcohol"
could caught fire.

Let me think about it. It's a high-risk op!!!

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