What's the best way to remove bright spots on keyboard?

After a couple months of use, the keys on my black keyboard shine brightly due to the accumulation of finger oil. How do I remove these oil spots?

 

If it is finger oils and residue and not actual wear, Windex or other household cleaner works well. Spray it on a cloth and wipe the keys. It is not a good idea to spray directly on the keys.

There are cleaners sold that are designed specifically for cleaning computer parts, but they are pretty much a waste of money.

 

I tried Windex but it never worked with my dv9700t. I also tried other cleaners and also it didn't work.

 

They keys are mostly like worn....theres not much you can do...

 

Its unlikely worn after a couple months use. Can you take a photo so we can clearly see?

I dont see it wearing out that soon unless your a hardcore typist or have acidic fingers

 

It's not oil... it's just worn down to a gloss. I have the same thing... obviously more noticeable on frequently used keys (space bar, vowels, period, F, J, etc.). You must be a hardcore typist as Flipfire said...

If it really bothers you than you could always buy a new keyboard off Ebay for like $30 and install it... however, if you gloss up your keys that quick you'd have to change your keyboard every few months. They also sell keyboard "skins"... but those are kind of lame. I would simply just "get used to it"

 

Thank u so much for your replies, I think I'll just live with the shiny keyboard.

 

Hey, I have the question.

How about this.. instead of removing the gloss... why don't we make the entire keyboard shine? That way it'll look more consistent and so that those troublesome keys won't be that obvious.

When I wipe it down with rubbing alcohol, I kinda like how the keys shine. Anybody tried some sort of polish?

 

GOD, i hate that gloss spots. thats how mine is aswell.i thought it was maybe oil etc but i cleaned it and still they are there.it sounds silly,but im lookn at getn a new laptop cause of it lol.not an hp tho. i have thought of finding a keyboard of ebay,which i will check out,but wouldnt it be hard to install. i have also thought of puting some type of colored sticky contact paper over certain buttons lol. i thought i was the only one.

edit. just lookt on ebay and couldnt find my type of keyboard. would hp send you one if you paid for it. i would send it in to get a new one put on,bu then it would prob come back with scratches on the lid etc

 

For DV2000/6000 its just undoing 3 screws and a specific way to pop out the keyboard module. Quite easy.

HP will sell you one but they might charge you abit more.

What model do you have

 

dv6525em. i guess ill just have to put up with it and type in the dark haha

 

How can you not find any on ebay, i found quite alot.

Search for DV6000 keyboard , since your notebook is in the dv6000 family

 

god i thought I was the only one. I bought my laptop at th eend of february. It developed shiny spots in March!!! Space bar is bad particularly. HP needs to change their keyboards.

 

you guys must type 20 pages a day lol