How do you clean a laptop keyboard? Options

[JRockTTU]

My brother spilled beer on his laptop last night and now the shift, even though the keys feel normal, is permanently on. The arrow keys also do not work. Obviously this wouldn't be covered by the service plan he has on it or the manufacturer's warranty since it was liquid being spilled. Does anybody know how to clean the keyboard? He said he has a shitload of papers due in the next couple of weeks, so he needs to get it fixed.

[Dogmeat]

My brother spilled beer on his laptop last night and now the shift, even though the keys feel normal, is permanently on. The arrow keys also do not work. Obviously this wouldn't be covered by the service plan he has on it or the manufacturer's warranty since it was liquid being spilled. Does anybody know how to clean the keyboard? He said he has a shitload of papers due in the next couple of weeks, so he needs to get it fixed.

That sucks ... normally what I do on regular keyboard is spray them out with the shower head and let them dry for a few days but I guess you can't do that with a laptop.

I would recommend going to Radio Shack and getting some electronic contact cleaner. They have two kinds, one lubricates (leaves a residue) and the other doesn't. I would try the one that doesn't first and see if it eats the grime outta there and unsticks the keys, if that doesn't work maybe try the one that lubricates too.

The thing you gotta do is use this stuff sparingly, you don't wanna just go dousing the thing in it, and you also wanna tip it upside down for a little bit and make sure it's all dry before you turn it on ...but you shouldn't have to turn the laptop on till the keys are unstuck anyways so that shouldn't be a problem.