Keeping the keyboard clean

1 May 2013, 16:25

I will sound like a clean freak but I wanted to see if dust is a worry for other Fantom G owners as well. I keep my Fantom at home (I don't play in a band so no gigs or anything). And when I am not playing it, I cover it with a towel so it doesn't get too much dust. But even so, over time, the keys start feeling a bit dusty. And knobs/sliders also collect dust. Do you guys regularly clean the Fantom? I was thinking of vacuuming it once a month or so. And viping it with a wet towel. Basically, what do you guys do against dust?

Thank you.

Re: Keeping the keyboard clean

1 May 2013, 16:41

A Dust Cover.....and I wipe the keys,screen and anything else that needs it, with a microfibre cloth.

Re: Keeping the keyboard clean

2 May 2013, 06:37

I stick mine in the bath and shower it down with a bit of head and shoulders:¬0.. I use pledge, spray the pledge onto a dusting cloth (not direct onto the board) and wipe down, all over, then with glass cleaner, use a paper towel and clean the screen in the same manor..

Mine shines !!

Re: Keeping the keyboard clean

2 May 2013, 07:47

The manual for these keyboards say we should use a soft dry cloth or perhaps one that has been dampened with a little water and that has worked for me for years. If that is not enough it says we can add a mild non-abrasive detergent to the cloth but it warns against using any other cleaners or solvents as they could cause "discololoration and/or deformation".

Re: Keeping the keyboard clean

2 May 2013, 18:21

MrMan wrote:
I stick mine in the bath and shower it down with a bit of head and shoulders:¬0.. I use pledge, spray the pledge onto a dusting cloth (not direct onto the board) and wipe down, all over, then with glass cleaner, use a paper towel and clean the screen in the same manor..

Mine shines !!

Well....I like to give her juice,play with her buttons,tickle her ivories,stick my finger in her 1/4 inch sockets,wow her circuit boards get really all nice and hot!

Then it's Mr.Bubbles time where I scrub her clean...

But she was mad at me last week cause I told her she had a big fat expansion board....

Waste is a terrible thing to mind....

Re: Keeping the keyboard clean

1 Jun 2013, 03:40

I'm all about the norwex microfibres bro

it has to be a fresh cloth out of the drawer can't just be a kitchen rag with food crumbs lol

dampen one side and wipe everything down then use the dry side to give it a good once over

because of the ivory phat keys on my holy ghost g8 I don't like to use solvents or even much water

I try to give all my gear a good cleaning once a week so it's always minty fresh