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Posted: Nov 11 2008 09:20 pm

I spilled half a can of Mt. Dew on my laptop last night. I cleaned most of it up as best as I could bought now the keys stick. Anyone have any ideas how to fix this? This affects most keys from 7 left. This makes typing a chore and proper punctuation tough.
Can't go between keys like I would do because of how my laptop is set up.

Posted: Nov 11 2008 09:28 pm

Just run the laptop through the dishwasher. Make sure to put it on the top rack though or you might damage it.

Posted: Nov 11 2008 09:40 pm

I know that you can take apart a keyboard and clean it out, might be a little trickier with a laptop though... Confused

Joined: Aug 05 2008 Location: CA Posts: 867

Just buy a new keyboard for your laptop, usually they run around 30 bucks and they are easy enough to replace yourself. Also, are you getting in audio crackling?

Docinsano's Channel 63 · Posted: Nov 12 2008 12:09 am

sidewaydriver wrote:

Just run the laptop through the dishwasher. Make sure to put it on the top rack though or you might damage it.

I've heard of this for regular keyboards... I spilled spaghetti sauce on a keyboard and a buddy of mine told me to run it through the top rack in the dishwasher. Does this really work without damaging the keyboard?

Joined: Jun 20 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 802

docinsano wrote:

sidewaydriver wrote:

Just run the laptop through the dishwasher. Make sure to put it on the top rack though or you might damage it.

I've heard of this for regular keyboards... I spilled spaghetti sauce on a keyboard and a buddy of mine told me to run it through the top rack in the dishwasher. Does this really work without damaging the keyboard?

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11029793

Seems like it's pretty hit-or-miss. Worked for this guy.