Sticky keys?

Well, it finally happened to me last night... Couple of jokers ended up spilling a white russian on my laptop's keyboard, and now all the keys are pretty sticky.

Everything still works alright, but you can tell pushing them down that they are sticky. And then they take much longer than before to come back up. Not enough to cause repeating, but its definately a problem, since you have to press much harder on the keys than you should have to on a laptop...

Any idea for cleaning? Maybe just keep on using it and they will loosen up?

 

Your Lucky you didnt fry the whole thing!

Unplug/remove battery then take it apart, then clean it with 91% or higher Isopropyl Alcohol

If your Notebook ia a Dell you can download a free Maintance/Service Manual that will have detailed info how to remove the keypad

 

hmmm... What if I used some electronic parts cleaner and sprayed the keyboard while holding the laptop sideways or upside down? I know that stuff is safe enough to use on a mass air sensor in a car (which is a very delicate sensor). I just don't know if it would be safe on the plastic/polycarbonate in a laptop keyboard...