The sticky keys will drive you crazy, take your time, google up the topic (you'll find one or two vids that show this) and don't rush it. The keys take more pry than you will feel comfortable doing, but once you get the hang of it with one or two you'll know how much before they come loose. Once they're up, you can clean up the half-dissolved adhesive goop on the bottom of the key and any other nastiness where the key presses down.īe careful with keys that are not square! They get pried up from the side (cannot remember which side) and some have small metal springs that will want to get lost. You need to pry up the individual keys from the bottom, there's a hinge that they click into at the top.
HOW TO CLEAN MAC KEYBOARD FULL
As long as it wasn't a full on dump and the fluid isn't affecting the electrics, you can pull off each key and clean under with a cotton swab, toothpick, and gentle work. I spilled a beer on mine (dumb, I know) and was plagued with a sticky left side of the keyboard. While I'm not willing to attempt this myself, it does have me optimistic about the alcohol bath.
**I've read on one forum that top-rack dishwasher worked (allowing the board to fully dry for a week afterward was successful. I'll do my best to report back as to whether the keyboard properly functioned after taking a "bath" To clean an external or a built-in keyboard, follow. If you tend to eat next to your Mac, its inevitable for food crumbs to land on the keyboard and get into small cracks. I expect the alcohol to be completely evaporated in a couple of days at a maximum. For your keyboard to work, it needs to be cleaned from time to time as dust particles may accumulate and cause your keyboard to stop working.
HOW TO CLEAN MAC KEYBOARD PRO
Strictly avoid any kind of tissue paper or abrasive cloth material that can damage the MacBook Pro keyboard. The keys are no longer sticking and the board is totally dry on the surface. Use a soft microfiber to gently clean the keyboard. After again removing the batteries, I flushed over the keys numerous times, pressing them repeatedly with each "wash" before draining the alcohol off the board It worked fine, but many of the keys were sticky/sluggish.īased on numerous posts on other threads/forums, I decided to pour isopropyl alcohol onto the keys that were sticking. I got one when my kids where old enough for spilling but still to young to understand they have to keep away from my laptop. Not only it keeps the keyboard clean (I have one), its also easy to clean and it keeps water and other liquids outside (from accidental spilling). I removed the batteries immediately, putting them back in after the keyboard seemed to be dry. Once you clean it, I suggest you get the Moshi Clearguard. I quickly got the excess liquid off of the keyboard. Don't forget to wipe down the edges of the keyboard.
Using your damp (not soaking wet) microfiber towel, wipe down the keyboard. Toss all the keys into the bucket of warm water with the mild detergent. I recently spilled coffee on one of my aluminum wireless keyboards. Step 3: Wipe Down the Keyboard and Wash the Keys.