While sitting outside, tree sap fell in one spot on my keyboard! It's confined to the spacebar but what's the best way to remove this? It's very sticky.
Thanks!
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Lens cleaner is fine, since it's merely a cloth soaked in the exact same thing: isopropyl alcohol.
Thanks so much!
Didn't want to try anything like alcohol for the reasons you mentioned. I did use a little lens cleaner (for my eyeglasses), tiny amount, sprayed onto a clean cloth and got most of it off. I'm looking at videos of how to remove the key. Thanks again.
The ideal solution is to purchase a new space bar (plastic key cap). They just snap on and they're inexpensive. Make sure to positively identify your specific model MBA.
Cleaning: refer to How to clean your Apple products - Apple Support.
Having said that isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) will remove tree sap in general. Just use caution to prevent anything from dripping down from atop the space bar and into the keyboard mechanism. Do whatever you have to do to accomplish that. Removing the space bar key cap would be best. Liquids will ruin the keyboard and such damage cannot be fixed.
Also, don't close the lid until you remove the contaminants, because that's certain to contaminate the screen and you'll have more problems.
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