Some keys on my N900 are losing their black paint ...

So far just 4 keys have shown this problem, including the space bar. The bad news is that when the black paint starts to goes, the white plastic underneath is illuminated from below and the keys are difficult to read. I think it may be that the keyboard paint was damaged by some suntan cream when I was abroad. (I have heard of sun cream doing this to the paint in car interiors.)
Does anyone know if the keyboard is user-replaceable without a lot of brain surgery on the phone? Is a workshop manual available online? Is the keyboard a cheap part?
I'd appreciate the answers from a knowledgeable poster.
Many thanks
H
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So far just 4 keys have shown this problem, including the space bar. The bad news is that when the black paint starts to goes, the white plastic underneath is illuminated from below and the keys are difficult to read. I think it may be that the keyboard paint was damaged by some suntan cream when I was abroad. (I have heard of sun cream doing this to the paint in car interiors.)
Does anyone know if the keyboard is user-replaceable without a lot of brain surgery on the phone? Is a workshop manual available online? Is the keyboard a cheap part?
I'd appreciate the answers from a knowledgeable poster.
Many thanks
H
try ebay item #170526400626
they are in UK.
it is the global/USA/EU version kb.
pretty cheap and simple to change. you just need a t5 torx and a micro phillips #1 or 2 will work.
take the battery cover off, the battery out, use the phillips to take out the middle left and the middle right screws. then use the torx to take out the two bottom screws.
this will lighten the presure from the screen and release the kb cover to use a drivers license or thin plastic piece to pop the kb cover up (start by the spacebar)
then just slide the new kb in and rescrew it ..... gently,...and you are done.

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