clean your keys?

bigwillis · 07-17-2007, 05:22 PM

I accidently put my key through the wash and it went for a full cycle, completely emersed in water, soap etc. to my surprise i tested it on my car and i think it actually increased the range of the remote unlock/lock, butt the alarm button doesnt work anymore

BubzSI · 07-17-2007, 05:55 PM

wow.. still dont wanna try it tho.

Nighthawk07 · 07-17-2007, 06:16 PM

hahaha.

pockings · 07-17-2007, 06:28 PM

Put it in the the dryer and run a full drying cycle. It might fix the alarm button

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***WhiteSicivic06*** · 07-17-2007, 06:30 PM

Depends on if you use fabric softener or not. That would have saved the alarm button :)

xvoltm2 · 07-17-2007, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pockings

Put it in the the dryer and run a full drying cycle. It might fix the alarm button

.

TJ213 · 07-17-2007, 07:25 PM

these keys are strong, my dad lost his on the ski slopes once (and we then had to wait 45 minutes for someone else to bring us keys), they were there for 3 months, and they were found after the snow had melter. I replaced the batteries and they work like new

M. F. Ruckus · 07-17-2007, 08:58 PM

Yeah this weekend I jumped in a pool with my keys.

Didn't even notice. I just happen to notice something at the bottom, so I swam down and grabbed it. Had my keys and my GF car alarm remote. To my surprise the key and remote still work fine.

UncleSid · 07-17-2007, 09:05 PM

my wife washed the key to her 06 civic EX, and it still works like a champ too...i think it might have even gone thru the dryer also.

dominodave · 07-17-2007, 09:10 PM

Wow. Doesn't anybody have a key rack like I do? I put my keys (four sets) on hooks.

Doesn't anybody check pockets in the laundry for $$$ like I do?

nese005 · 07-17-2007, 09:33 PM

keys in your washer? damn take care of your keys!

TJ213 · 07-17-2007, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dominodave

Wow. Doesn't anybody have a key rack like I do? I put my keys (four sets) on hooks.

Doesn't anybody check pockets in the laundry for $$$ like I do?

I hate key racks, if anybody breaks in they can take the cars quickly and easily.

and we probably have 20k of stuff in the house, and 100k in the driveway

***07mugencivic*** · 07-17-2007, 11:50 PM

i dropped mine in a bucket of water and soap...and i pick it up like in 5 second i shake it off..and works fine

***Cybergypsy*** · 07-17-2007, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TJ213

I hate key racks, if anybody breaks in they can take the cars quickly and easily.

and we probably have 20k of stuff in the house, and 100k in the driveway

please send me your addresss.....and work times :) J/K

dominodave · 07-17-2007, 11:54 PM

Gated community. Come on over, y'all!

TJ213 · 07-17-2007, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cybergypsy

please send me your addresss.....and work times :) J/K

lol, is that how you afford all those cars

weezer0321 · 07-18-2007, 02:32 AM

My girlfriend has a Corolla and I had a set of her keys with the fob and lost it. She had been nagging me asking me where the keys were for weeks. I had no idea and was planning to buy her another set. Well, about a month later I was washing all my clothes that had been tucked away in a corner of my dorm and I saw a set of keys in the bottom of the washing machine...her keys. They had gone through a cycle or two, and to my surprise and delight still worked. I was very happy. And yes, they worked.

07si sedan · 07-18-2007, 09:35 AM

nice info, i could see myself doing something like that, glad to know that the remote still might be okay.

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bigwillis Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York, vermont Posts: 143 Will iTrader: 0 / 0%	clean your keys? I accidently put my key through the wash and it went for a full cycle, completely emersed in water, soap etc. to my surprise i tested it on my car and i think it actually increased the range of the remote unlock/lock, butt the alarm button doesnt work anymore

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*WhiteSicivic06* Bottle Fed! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Quantico Age: 27 Posts: 4,844 Ryan iTrader: 0 / 0%	Depends on if you use fabric softener or not. That would have saved the alarm button :)

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TJ213 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Age: 18 Posts: 3,051 iTrader: 0 / 0%	these keys are strong, my dad lost his on the ski slopes once (and we then had to wait 45 minutes for someone else to bring us keys), they were there for 3 months, and they were found after the snow had melter. I replaced the batteries and they work like new

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M. F. Ruckus Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 55 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yeah this weekend I jumped in a pool with my keys. Didn't even notice. I just happen to notice something at the bottom, so I swam down and grabbed it. Had my keys and my GF car alarm remote. To my surprise the key and remote still work fine.

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UncleSid Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Taylor MI Age: 24 Posts: 660 Sid iTrader: 1 / 100%	my wife washed the key to her 06 civic EX, and it still works like a champ too...i think it might have even gone thru the dryer also.

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dominodave Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nor Cal Age: 41 Posts: 3,125 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Wow. Doesn't anybody have a key rack like I do? I put my keys (four sets) on hooks. Doesn't anybody check pockets in the laundry for $$$ like I do?

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nese005 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 614 ohio Posts: 1,573 Panda iTrader: 1 / 100%	keys in your washer? damn take care of your keys!

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*07mugencivic* Whos The Whore NOW Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Southern CA Age: 24 Posts: 100,571 Toe Knee iTrader: 4 / 100%	i dropped mine in a bucket of water and soap...and i pick it up like in 5 second i shake it off..and works fine

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dominodave Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nor Cal Age: 41 Posts: 3,125 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Gated community. Come on over, y'all!

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weezer0321 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South ATL, GA Age: 23 Posts: 83 iTrader: 0 / 0%	My girlfriend has a Corolla and I had a set of her keys with the fob and lost it. She had been nagging me asking me where the keys were for weeks. I had no idea and was planning to buy her another set. Well, about a month later I was washing all my clothes that had been tucked away in a corner of my dorm and I saw a set of keys in the bottom of the washing machine...her keys. They had gone through a cycle or two, and to my surprise and delight still worked. I was very happy. And yes, they worked.

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07si sedan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dsm IA Posts: 857 iTrader: 1 / 100%	nice info, i could see myself doing something like that, glad to know that the remote still might be okay.