Theoretically speaking

[Mickey Eye]

Say you spilt an alcoholic beverage into your laptop... for instance in this theoretical situation Absinth, and now (theoretically) your laptop works but several rather important keys seem stuck in. How might you go about "un-stickying" the keys. It's not for me, it's for a friend. Honest

😱

 

[fbrdphreak]

Carefully remove keyboard from chassis.

Take a damp cloth, wipe down everything you can.

Perhaps pour high purity rubbing alcohol all over it if you can't actually clean the part where it is sticky?

ALLOW TO DRY THOROUGHLY BEFORE USING -- AT LEAST 12 HOURS TO BE SAFE, I'D DO 24 HOURS

 

[deathwalker]

Theoretically speaking..someones a clutz. I dont have a problem though with the approach mentioned above as long as alcohol is the cleaner of choice. What the heck...its already scrogged.

 

[Mickey Eye]

Cheers, this fits with advice I got from various other sources. My... uh.. friend will be buying some rubbing alcohol on the way home from work...

 

[The Linuxator]

Originally posted by: Mickey Eye
Cheers, this fits with advice I got from various other sources. My... uh.. friend will be buying some rubbing alcohol on the way home from work...

uh.. make sure you..friend does that 😛😉

 

[ShellGuy]

Next time make sure he don't drink over the lappy.


Will G.

 

[cheesehead]

Your best bet is to remove the keyboard first.
Much less likely to fry something else that way.
Also, remove the attery.

 

[BladeVenom]

Next time make sure he is drinking better absinthe. Since it was so sticky, and you're using the Czech spelling of absinthe I assume it was some nasty brand that comes overly presweetened. Next time make sure he is drinking one of the better brands from France or Switzerland. Have your friend try absintheonline.com next time.