got his used low-profile keyboard with cherry mx red switches. apart from one broken key, everything works but - the thing reeks of ciggs. I’ve washed the keycaps and the case, but as you can see, the switches are caked with the gunk. any advice on what to do, clean (how?) or abandon, as replacing the keys is out of the question. thanks!
so, washed the caps (degreaser, bath, scrub, wipe, isopropyl, wipe), the case (iso, wipe) and finally the exposed keys and alu (iso, brush, wipe off, repeat). doesn’t smell no more (was so bad my fingers smelled after just holding it).
assembled, feels great. I think the action is a bit better than before. maybe look into lubing the space bar a bit, feels kinda off when I hit it off center.
the zillion lighting modes, dios mio, took a year and a half to find a non-flashing state, I’ll leave it be.
now need to find a single low-profile key to replace the busted super key, remapping it for the time (ctrl is on caps, so remapped super to ctrl).