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January 7th, 2017 16:00
Sticky keys
Hello,
I recently spilled orange juice on my laptop, and was able to dry it out and the only damage I can tell is that the keys in the area are practically unusable, because of the stickyness, would you be able to clean them?
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ejn63
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January 7th, 2017 16:00
Probably not completely short of replacing the keyboard. If you haven't removed the keyboard to check and ensure nothing seeped under it, that would be a very good idea.
sgr278
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January 7th, 2017 17:00
I have used alcohol wipes before on a previous laptop but I was able to get the wipe underneath the keys and it worked. (due to a different design) I am not 100% sure that you will be able to do this on your Dell laptop, I am looking at my keyboard and it would be impossible to do due to the small gap and the depth between keys and the board beneath. There is a plastic stem behind the keys connecting to a board underneath where the spillage has seeped into, hence the sticky keys. The best idea would be to replace the keyboard as ejn63 suggested.