Sticky Buttons

[Roger2]

Any tips on what to do if you screwed up your keyboard by spilling soda in it?

[TopCat99]

Isopropanol :)

I'm talking the 92+% alcohol and water clear stuff, NOT "rubbing" alcohol or anything else with additives.

It evaporates quickly, so just dump it in and work the sticky keys. Some will run out; the rest will dry. All should work again. :D

PS. Just noticed your post count. WELCOME! :welcome: :hi:

[Roger]

Can you get that at the supermarket?

[TopCat99]

Sure. Or a drug store. Or a department store. If you can't find it, ask for rubbing alcohol and it'll be in the same area.

Just don't get the green stuff or anything else that indicates additives--you want just alkeehol and water :) Look for something on the label like "91% isopropyl alcohol."

On another note, if you find a box of alcohol prep pads, they make great little cleaners too. (They too should be in the drug aisle.)

[gcutler]

Don't use a Hair Dryer on it :D. I had a user show up with her notebook with what looked like ONE REALLY BIG KEY. She did same as you but decided to dry with a hair dryer. I guess she didn't notice the keys melting into one big blob. Toshiba did not consider it a "In Warranty Repair' :p

[Steve Mehs]

Last month I popped every key off my keybooard, put them all in a small bucket of soapy water,and took some QTips and Endust and cleaned out my keyboard. Found lots of junk, including dried up Mountain Dew and shake on cheese :) When putting the keys back on somehow I did manage to break one of the little plastic holders that the metal bar on the spacebar goes into into. But it isn't causing too much of a problem, plus I've got a 1 1/2 left on my warrenty :)

[TopCat99]

Soap and water! Some nerd YOU are!

:D :lol:

[Richard King]

I popped every key off my keybooardDid you have any left over "W's" that you could send to the White House? :D

[lee635]

You sure that was just sticky soda??? ;)

[SkiManiac]

"No comment" :lol: