I just cleaned my computers today and was wondering. How often and how you clean
yours. Today I just use the can air and a paint brush to knock the dust off.

Have fun!

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On Sun,  8 Jun 2025 13:57:54 EDT, Leroy wrote:

> I just cleaned my computers today and was wondering. How often and how
> you clean yours. Today I just use the can air and a paint brush to knock
> the dust off.

I did my newest for the first time a couple weekends ago (along with my 
entire office, PS5, and other stuff in here).

The newest system was purchased in 2022.  I don't think I cleaned it even 
when we moved - but it was the first time I had the case open since I 
purchased it.

Fortunately, the air intake has a very fine fabric mesh over it, so the 
inside wasn't actually too bad.  The mesh, however, was almost completely 
white/grey with dust (it's actually a black mesh).

-- 
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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hi,

"Leroy" <whe### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> I just cleaned my computers today and was wondering. How often and how you clean
> yours. Today I just use the can air and a paint brush to knock the dust off.

reading this I realised it has been a while :-).  I use the hoover, lowest
setting, with a brush attachment, four/five times a year or so (no shutdown,
outside/case only).


regards, jr.

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"Leroy" <whe### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> I just cleaned my computers today and was wondering. How often and how you clean
> yours. Today I just use the can air and a paint brush to knock the dust off.
>
> Have fun!

I forgot to say just how often I do my cleaning! Once a Year.
Used to do a good job of it. Remove hard drives and heat sinks then take Q-tips
and swab everything down. Even so I didn't always do a good job. I had bought a
high end video card, at the first years cleaning I mistakenly thought that its
cooling fan was a big capacitor it had so much dust and dirt packed into the fan
cover. Needless to say the video card didn't make it to year two.

Have Fun!

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"Leroy" <whe### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> I just cleaned my computers today and was wondering. How often and how you clean
> yours. Today I just use the can air and a paint brush to knock the dust off.
>
> Have fun!

I have a Dell SK-8135 Keyboard that I bought - - 12 years ago (?) from an
electronics surplus / recycling place for $5.

It's what I've plugged in to use even with my laptops.
(Witness my recent frustration with new "improved" key mappings)

I usually just whisk it off with a big paintbrush when there's visible
dust/pollen, and periodically flip it upside down / sideways and give it a good
shake.

Work keyboards can get layered with dust faster than one could possibly imagine.
I also remove bits of chocolate and other snacks that the prior shift's slobs
leave behind.   Not sure that what they actually mean when they want to store
cookies on your computer.

I used to have an entire box of keyboards that I thought were interesting
configurations, but it was taking up precious storage space.

I also have one of these:
https://www.man-machine.com/product/really-o-cool-keyboard/

plus a version that is flexible and can be rolled up.

They're completely sealed, so I can literally wash them off with soap in the
sink if I had to. (I think I did when I first got them)

For really grimy keyboards, I'll douse them with 91% isopropyl alcohol,
violently shake them side-to-side, and then drain and air dry in front of a fan
or outside in the sun.

Or I just throw them out and use another free keyboard  :D

I've given free replacement keyboards to 2 automotive shops - because you can
imagine what THOSE keyboards looked like...


- BW

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