iMac keyboard keys sticky

[iaddict]

Okay, it's my clumsiness that's gotten me into this. Last week I spilled what seemed to be a small amount of coffee (black, nothing added) on a small area of my keyboard. I turned it over and let it drain and then turned it up on end to make sure all liquid drained out and then dried. However, now a few of my keys sometimes lock up on me and won't press down easily. Is there anything I can do to restore the way the keys operate?

Thanks

[ZunePod]

Are you sure it was coffee?

Anyways, you need to get a very small brush, make it damp, take the keys out and scrub the back of the keys.

[aprofetto]

Do the keys on the Alum keyboard pop off?

I'm too afraid to try. :o

[iaddict]

Yes, it was coffee, that's what I find strange. Nothing really sticky about black coffee. Anyway, do the keys just pop off? What's the easiest way to get them off? I've never done this so I want to make sure I don't ruin it or make it less usable than it is now.

[IgnatiusTheKing]

Nice thread title.

[The Samurai]

Are you sure it was coffee?



Thats what I thought of instantly when I seen the term 'sticky'.

[Prabz26]

lol

dirty thoughts from some people above

maybe your coffee was old...........
maybe it wasn't coffee
and it was an April Fool's Joke but didn't work out ...:)

[gerz85]

i had the same problem. just get a damp rag and most importantly, aim towards the floor.