Maintaining a clean keyboard seems like a simple enough task. Here are a few tips for helping to clean and maintain your MacBook keyboard.
How to Clean Your MacBook Keyboard With Compressed Air
Compressed air is the recommended way to clean your MacBook keyboard, as well as the Mac and its accessories.
How to Clean MacBook Keyboard Using Rubbing Alcohol and Cleaning Slime
If you have stickiness or built-up residue on your MacBook keyboard, you might need a deeper cleaning. Your two best options are cleaning slime or rubbing alcohol.
Cleaning Slime
Cleaning slime is a sticky goop that can get deep down into cracks to pull trapped particles and dust out of your keyboard. Gently press the slime down on the keyboard and then pull it back. If done correctly, it will bring huge amounts of grime up with it.
Rubbing Alcohol
If something stubborn is stuck on a specific key, rubbing alcohol may be your best bet. Add a few drops to a cotton swab and apply it to the offending areas of your keyboard.
If a Clean MacBook Keyboard Doesn’t Work, Get It Repaired
If your keyboard is still having issues even after utilizing these cleaning methods, there is probably something bigger to worry about in there. Make an Apple Genius Bar Appointment and take your MacBook to a local Apple store, or check online about getting it repaired if there are no Apple Stores nearby. Check to see if your MacBook is still under warranty, too. If it has serious issues, you may need to send it in for repairs.
