Keyboard modification DIY...CHEAP!

In my pictures you see a modified US keyboard with a Cangjie layout. Basically I used a sharpie to write in the keys. But as you might already be thinking, with extended use wouldn't the keys fade? And the answer is oh yeah. Today I came up with two solutions, one expensive and the other is almost zero cost.

1. Nail polish - Coat the key with nail polish after you have written down the key. The nail polish at the local rite aid cost $7, but it was Revlon so you'd expect it to cost quite a bit for a little bit of product.
2. Tape - I have skinny (1/2 in. wide) clear tape from a dispenser. After writing down the keys I cut out squarish pieces of tape to protect the new keys. Con is that the tape takes a little getting used to on the fingers, but after a few minutes it feels fine.

There is a third option and that would be to print out the keys, or buy them, as "stickers" and adhere them to your keys.

I used the tape method because I didn't want to pay for nail polish. So far I like it, no fading but I'll see if in several weeks the tape comes off.

Come back regularly for more installments of DIY... CHEAP!