2006-11-09 10:45:19 · 20 answers · asked by Ron R 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
my best idea is to get a new one. You can usually find inexpensive ones just about everywhere these days. If you do not have the opportunity to do so right now here is the best way to clean it.
First shut off the computer and unplug the keyboard, Take alcohol and a q-tip and clean all the crevices. If that does not help then you can try to see if each key snaps off and clean it that way. do just a few keys at a time as you do not want a jumble of letters to figure out and remember there is NO guarantee the keyboard will work afterwards. I have done this a few times in the past and a few times it worked and one time I had to throw the keyboard away. Yes, i have friends who are as much a klutz as I am and so have fixed several of them.
2006-11-09 10:51:44 · answer #1 · answered by The_answer_person 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If its a standard keyboard, pop the keys off carefully with a butter knife and soak all the keys in dish soap water. Thats what i did after spilling a coke. Kinda teadeous and you may need a diagram of a normal keyboard to put it back together!
2006-11-09 18:47:53 · answer #2 · answered by Russell 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, if you dont have to use it for a while. i would recommend unplugging it, and giving it a 80% rubbing alcohol bath, and let it dry out for about 2 days.
But key boards are cheap, and not worth the hassle. Rubbing alchol will clean up the key board, without messing up anything inside. but do not plug it in if it is still wet.
I would reccomment replacing the Keyboard, they are very inexpensive.
2006-11-09 18:47:29 · answer #3 · answered by anjui63 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Buy a new keyboard for $5 bucks
2006-11-09 18:46:26 · answer #4 · answered by Gur8 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sometimes you can pop the keys off then clean with the rubbing alcohol and Q-tip and yes new keyboards are pretty cheap.
2006-11-09 23:04:54 · answer #5 · answered by justcurious 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pop the keys off, carefully clean underneath where the keys go, and clean the keys off too. Remember which key does where, though! :)
2006-11-09 19:00:46 · answer #6 · answered by Steph L 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. take the keyboard out
2. get cotton
3. get water
4. take one key out and put the cotton in the water and put it were is the stain is.
5. keep doing all the keys until you clean it out!
2006-11-09 18:49:07 · answer #7 · answered by BENDER IS THE BOMB!!! (Fav show) 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all, if they're stuck it probably wasn't coffee you creepy porn watching sicko. Secondly, If you let it out to dry it'll be fine. Lastly, next time be honest. Lots of folks accidently get a little man juice up in the keys. Just be honest.
2006-11-09 18:48:24 · answer #8 · answered by dww32720 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have used rubbing alcohol with a Q-tip with success when I could not get out to buy another. They are reasonable but the other method worked for me.
2006-11-09 18:46:25 · answer #9 · answered by dogloverdi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a solvent that does a good job of cleaning up messes like that. Sorry that I don't know the name of it. Any place that sells computers should have it.
2006-11-09 18:53:06 · answer #10 · answered by Max 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋