How can I clean my keyboard? (spilled lemonade)

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I spilled lemonade on my computer last week. The computer is fine, but my keyboard keys feel crunchy.

I have to hit the keys fairly hard to make sure that it types.

How can I clean my keyboard?
 
Removing the keyboard helps. Most laptops have the keyboard as a separate unit, only held in by a couple of screws and a ribbon cable...they're very easy to take off. You can remove it and use a q-tip or something to help clean the gunk out.
 
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Keyboard cleaning swabs are usually very effective; they can get to the hard-to-reach areas around the buttons, and already have an alcohol solution on them.
 
Thanks for the suggestions.

The prolem is I don't think I could get under the keys with a swab or wipes.

I already cleaned everything I could with rubbing alcohol.

Should I just take all the keys off and clean underneath? I already took a couple keys off to see if I could. It wasn't too tough, it just makes me nervous that I'm going to break something.

Drenlin, yes, the keyboard is fairly easy to take out. When I first spilled the lemonade I took the entire laptop apart to clean out the inside. I did my best with the keyboard, but I still couldn't get under the keys.

thanks

oh, heres a pic of the keyboard.

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cleaning the keyboard is a futile effort. you can find a replacement and be done with it. Shouldn't be more than about $20 with shipping assuming you buy from the US and are in the US.
 
wolfeking said:
cleaning the keyboard is a futile effort. you can find a replacement and be done with it. Shouldn't be more than about $20 with shipping assuming you buy from the US and are in the US.
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Was going to say the exact same thing. eBay is a good place for cheap keyboards, I've picked them up for less than $10 before. Amazon is a bit easier too, but will be more expensive.
 
You can also get much thinner swabs; standard thickness of swabs sold in many computer shops is about 1mm. You can get 0.2mm, which is much better for cleaning notebook keyboards.
 
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