Thread: Tell Me How to Get Coffee Out of My Keyboard

Hmm burnz I think that pretty much all keyboards can have their keys taken off. Try taking off a useless key first (such as like, the windows key or "home" or something) to test, if you are still worried about it.

Originally Posted by ataraxis

Hmm burnz I think that pretty much all keyboards can have their keys taken off. Try taking off a useless key first (such as like, the windows key or "home" or something) to test, if you are still worried about it.

Good idea, next time I'm feeling brave, I'll try that. I could probably just live with the space bar being kinda slow, but you know me, the perfectionist. Ah well, I just the sticky space bar gives it character, right?

show me a pic of the keyboard and i can tell you if its (probably) detachable. And furthermore, it would make sense for the buttons to be able to come off, right? Not for convenience, but honestly, would the manufactuars really want to make a keyboard with already intact buttons. They make the keyboard base and button separately, and then attach them. But yeah, especially if the button feels wiggly, it is meant to come off....

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So what do you reckon?

I once split a bowl of cheerios on my keyboard and I basically pulled the keys off and soaked them in hot water. They were sort of OK when I put them back on. The J, the M and the B are a little weird though. I have to press down as hard as I can on those keys. If the keyboard sustained as much damage as mine did after the keyboard incident you may just need a new keyboard.

You can likely take the keys off of that keyboard. Also, you can soak it in warm water (not sure if you should add soap... you probably don't have to) and wipe it off. Just make sure it's really dry before you plug it back in. Keyboards are quite resilient.

Sometimes you can put a keyboard in the dishwasher, but I'm a little hesitant about that.... I know about a lady who tried that and then complained to tech support that her computer wasn't working. It turned out that she had put her whole laptop into the dishwasher. Smart people!

Some keyboards are actually washing machine safe. No shitting. They are the more pricey ones.
That would certainly work. But I would be apprehensive myself.

I do know I would buy ten new keyboards before I would give up coffee.

oops. Missed that Ame

Sometimes you can put a keyboard in the dishwasher, but I'm a little hesitant about that.... I know about a lady who tried that and then complained to tech support that her computer wasn't working. It turned out that she had put her whole laptop into the dishwasher. Smart people!

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Originally Posted by Amethyst Star

I know about a lady who tried that and then complained to tech support that her computer wasn't working. It turned out that she had put her whole laptop into the dishwasher. Smart people!

Haha!

I've heard that water isn't necessarily bad for electronics, but you have to make sure it is COMPLETELY dry before sending the electricity through it. It's the water and electricity that doesn't mix, not the electronics and water.

Anyhoo, I think I'll just try gently popping off the key and see how it goes.
Thanks for the help and I totally agree about buying a new keyboard before giving up