Everything You Need to Clean a Mechanical Keyboard

September 12, 2022

Mechanical keyboards are great, and like many people, I use one every single day. But there is one issue no one seems to talk about with them. They get dirty and gross really easily. It seems to be something about the nature of removable keycaps and switches. And typing on a gross keyboard just isn’t a great experience.

So don’t! We put together a helpful guide on cleaning your mechanical keyboard and the stuff you need to do it. Check it out in the top story.

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• … and more!

-Josh

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