i'm an idiot. spilled juice on keyboard

slinkychicken · slinkychicken #1 (**permalink**)

04-25-2005, 03:36 PM

Yes yes I know...

So, my question is.... can I pop the keys of to clean them?

Or is there anything else i can do?

Also my mouse track pad click thingy is sticy too.....

why oh why... my poor ibook

Any help will be Appreciated!

Tina

iNAP · iNAP #2 (**permalink**)

04-25-2005, 03:44 PM

Hope you have insurance on it

mynameis · mynameis #3 (**permalink**)

04-25-2005, 04:13 PM

You could take the entire keyboard off and run it under some water. Do a search for 'cleaning keyboards', some people will actually put then in a dishwasher to clean them. All you have to do is make sure it is 100% dry before using it again. Personally I would see this as a last resort, only try it if you would consider the keyboard ruined in its current state.

dstyrk · dstyrk #4 (**permalink**)

04-25-2005, 04:14 PM

Couldn't they just remove the battery and soak it in fresh water. Let completely dry before attempting to turn on, still be useable?

JSchultz · JSchultz #5 (**permalink**)

04-25-2005, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dstyrk

Couldn't they just remove the battery and soak it in fresh water. Let completely dry before attempting to turn on, still be useable?

unfortunately, cleaning any sort of liquid that has sugar or such in it, is hard to clean up. I spilled soda on my ibook keyboard, and went through **** trying to pop the keys off and clean up. now some of the keys sit funny, and the spacebar never quite went back on right.

I ended up buying a brand new keyboard.

best of luck!

iNAP · iNAP #6 (**permalink**)

04-25-2005, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mynameis

You could take the entire keyboard off and run it under some water. Do a search for 'cleaning keyboards', some people will actually put then in a dishwasher to clean them. All you have to do is make sure it is 100% dry before using it again. Personally I would see this as a last resort, only try it if you would consider the keyboard ruined in its current state.

OMG! TO FUNNY!

iWhat · iWhat #7 (**permalink**)

04-25-2005, 05:19 PM

I'm the king of spilling things in my iBook keyboard. Just take off the keys from left to right or right to left, it doesn't matter. Use rubbing alcohol on the keys to get the stuff off. Make sure you observe how the keys come off, because they sometimes don't go on as easily as some have said here.

Stephanella · Stephanella #8 (**permalink**)

05-01-2005, 08:14 AM

I know this won't help you, or any of those who are washing their keyboards at this second, but http://www.iskin.com sells really thin really tight skins that adhere to the keyboard and that make them idiot-proof. I am considering one because, while I never spilt anything on the Mac's, one of my PCs' keyboards had a dreadful life (from yogurt to tippex...) and, really, I would like to preserve the Mac before it's too late...

iNAP · iNAP #9 (**permalink**)

05-01-2005, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephanella

I know this won't help you, or any of those who are washing their keyboards at this second, but http://www.iskin.com sells really thin really tight skins that adhere to the keyboard and that make them idiot-proof. I am considering one because, while I never spilt anything on the Mac's, one of my PCs' keyboards had a dreadful life (from yogurt to tippex...) and, really, I would like to preserve the Mac before it's too late...

I for one, am getting that keyboard cover thanks!

iNAP #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 20, 2005 Posts: 1,802	04-25-2005, 03:44 PM Hope you have insurance on it www.idadgraphics.com I started using PS from finding this forum and all the help I have gotten here thru the years is immeasurable thank you MacForums and all it's members
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Stephanella #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 28, 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 127 Mac Specs: MacBook, 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1Gb 667 MHz, OS X 10.4.11	05-01-2005, 08:14 AM I know this won't help you, or any of those who are washing their keyboards at this second, but http://www.iskin.com sells really thin really tight skins that adhere to the keyboard and that make them idiot-proof. I am considering one because, while I never spilt anything on the Mac's, one of my PCs' keyboards had a dreadful life (from yogurt to tippex...) and, really, I would like to preserve the Mac before it's too late... Cogito, ergo lectito.
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slinkychicken #1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	04-25-2005, 03:36 PM Yes yes I know... So, my question is.... can I pop the keys of to clean them? Or is there anything else i can do? Also my mouse track pad click thingy is sticy too..... why oh why... my poor ibook Any help will be Appreciated! Tina
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dstyrk #4 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	04-25-2005, 04:14 PM Couldn't they just remove the battery and soak it in fresh water. Let completely dry before attempting to turn on, still be useable?
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iWhat #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 11, 2004 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 5,761 Mac Specs: Macbook, iMac G5, iPad, iPhone 4, iPod (MANY)!	04-25-2005, 05:19 PM I'm the king of spilling things in my iBook keyboard. Just take off the keys from left to right or right to left, it doesn't matter. Use rubbing alcohol on the keys to get the stuff off. Make sure you observe how the keys come off, because they sometimes don't go on as easily as some have said here.
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