Don’t dump soy milk on the keyboard of your powerbook.
Seems to be working okay, maybe a little sticky.
That’s no way to start the day.
Anybody have any suggestions on how to clean a slightly sticky laptop keyboard?
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Well, it really depends on whether the keyboard belongs to a Wallstreet or a Pismo.
:-p
It’s the Pismo. The Wallstreet belongs to someone else now….
Hey Buddy,
Hope that didn’t sound too snarky, I really wouldn’t have cared if it had been the WS. keyboards are tough beasts, as I’m sure you know, and I doubt too many of them will ever lose in a bout with a little soy milk. I would take a picture of the keyboard, just for a reference, then remove it and take off every key, one by one. Soak them in some warm, soapy water, then rise well, blot off any exess water, and set out to dry. Use a damp rag on the keyboard base, and really just take your time. The idea is to get off all the sticky stuff, while at the same time getting as little water into the electronics as possible.
DO NOT make the mistake I made when I dumped soda into my Apple pro keyboard: I soaked the thing in the tub and got impatient waiting for it to dry out. By the third day it was coming back to life, a few keys at a time, but stupid me propped up a hair dryer blowing right on the center of it and walked away. Five minutes later - Melted Apple pro keyboard du jour!
At least I was able to salvage a few keys for my other ‘board.
It may take a day or two for your Pismo keyboard to be completely dry, but when it is, just use our snapshot as a reference and pop all the keys back on, then re-install. Should be good as new.
Alcohol will also work, if you have any. Again, just be careful of the sensitive areas.
I hate when that happens. Good advice, A.