[G4] milk spill on keyboard

[Robert Hazelrigg]

2 other great cleaners are "Crazzy glue" and "Quickcrete"



On Jun 4, 2005, at 4:07 AM, Tony Johansen wrote:

>>
>> On Jun 3, 2005, at 10:58 PM, Robert Hazelrigg wrote:
>>
>>
>>> One other liquid you can use to clean your keyboard is Coke-Cola.
>>> Believe it or not but when the Coke dries it leaves a sugar residue
>>> behind which makes most keyboards work even better then new.
>>> Warning your result may vary.
>>>
>
> I must add my 2 cents to this.
>
> No-one should ever use Coca-Cola to clean anything important or  
> less robust
> than a lump of steel.
>
> This pernicious urban myth comes up all the time in conservation  
> from well
> meaning people. (along with beer - another 'wonder cleaner').
>
> I was recently asked for advice on restoring a piece of sculpture  
> that had
> gone from a 20,000 dollar investment to a lump of bronze worth a  
> quarter of
> that as the inexperienced owner had decided to 'clean' the 'dirty'  
> patina
> with a Coke concoction on the advice of a 'friend'.
>
> The Coke wasn't the only culprit, but the point is that if people  
> choose to
> believe Coca Cola is good for hubcaps and rusty chrome, that is  
> generally
> harmless, helps Coca-Colas profits and may well be effective.
>
> Keyboards and other sensitive equipment are not Chevy's however and  
> these
> urban myths are responsible for irreparable damage to many valuable  
> things.
>
> I love it when these advisers remove all responsibility for their  
> advice.
> "Results may vary", I'll bet!
>
> Tony.
>
>
>
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