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

    From Mr. Man-wai Chang@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, July 12, 2026 21:23:33
    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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