Old Keyboard Cleaned and Repainted

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Old Keyboard Cleaned and Repainted

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This thing lying around for 5 years or so I have this playing and using it for 4 or 5 years without a proper cleaning and a total of 9 years ago owned this keyboard when my family buy a computer then yeah i think i might try to restore this keyboard and re use it. give this thing another life and more years to do its job, i miss the feeling of membrane keyboards.

The Keyboard

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Removing the Keyboard Keys and Cleaning.

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Grab a screwdriver and dis assemble it. You can see how old this keyboard when you remove the key caps with a flat screw driver , not tried to clean it very well then. so this is the time to get it some cleaned and refurbishments. I washed it, i do not try to brush it, i dont want to clean up my house full of flying dirt.

see the wet dirt on the picture, that is the result of 9 years without proper cleaning.

Drying It Out.

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You can you some toilet paper or some dry wipes. but i recommend you to use some dry towel to dry it quickly.

Time to Give This Thing Some Good Look!

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I bought a white spray paint canister to our local hardware store. Yeah nothing fancy just a automotive grade lacquer paint or something. Nothing to do some sanding on plastic parts because the texture is rough enough to paint , just clean it , dry it and repaint it. This time is white, give some contrast color right there. outstanding feeling.

just 3 coats of paint between 20 mins or so.

Re-assemble the Parts.

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The cleaning and painting process is done. Its time to re assemble all the parts together.

BEFORE AND AFTER!

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