I've retrobrite'd A3010 keys before. I used 12% cream, put them all in a single zip-lock style sealed plastic bag, and floated it in a sous vide warm water bath, occasionally manipulating the bag to keep the solution circulating.
1) I wish I'd used three bags for the three different colours/shades and stopped each bag exactly when it was ready, rather than waiting for all three to be 'cooked' before removing. I ended up with paler green function keys than I would have liked.
2) I didn't push the springs fully home on reassembly, so was plagued by ghost keypresses afterwards until I realised![#-o]( "d'oh!")
Other than that, it was rather painless. I've also used a larger peroxide fluid bath for a Mac keyboard, along with a UV light, however I suspect the wavelength isn't quite right as it made little difference. Carting it outside definitely helped, and I suspect warming the water as Phil suggested would have helped significantly too (and circulating the peroxide - I now have a cheap USB powered water pump for the next time I do this).
I wasn't initially prepared for the bubbles though. A large quantity of oxygen bubbles formed on the surface of everything in the solution, often causing it to float. I ended up tying some stainless steel cutlery on to weigh it down.
One thing I would say though... the longer the process takes, the more consistent and controllable it seems to be, IMO.
Oh, and some peroxide solution is classed as food grade... I'm presuming for cleaning purposes? I used this as I knew I would be using some of my kitchen utensils.
1) I wish I'd used three bags for the three different colours/shades and stopped each bag exactly when it was ready, rather than waiting for all three to be 'cooked' before removing. I ended up with paler green function keys than I would have liked.
2) I didn't push the springs fully home on reassembly, so was plagued by ghost keypresses afterwards until I realised
Other than that, it was rather painless. I've also used a larger peroxide fluid bath for a Mac keyboard, along with a UV light, however I suspect the wavelength isn't quite right as it made little difference. Carting it outside definitely helped, and I suspect warming the water as Phil suggested would have helped significantly too (and circulating the peroxide - I now have a cheap USB powered water pump for the next time I do this).
I wasn't initially prepared for the bubbles though. A large quantity of oxygen bubbles formed on the surface of everything in the solution, often causing it to float. I ended up tying some stainless steel cutlery on to weigh it down.
One thing I would say though... the longer the process takes, the more consistent and controllable it seems to be, IMO.
Oh, and some peroxide solution is classed as food grade... I'm presuming for cleaning purposes? I used this as I knew I would be using some of my kitchen utensils.
Statistics: Posted by baz4096 — Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:43 am