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Pulling out and Cleaning Keys

I splashed a little amount of milk on my keyboard. The delete and right arrow got sticky. Is it possible to pull these keys out and clean them safely?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.1

Posted on Mar 21, 2022 6:57 AM

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Posted on Mar 21, 2022 8:19 AM

No, Liquid incursions of an amount to make your keys sticky is a serious situation. Keyboards are not designed to be dismantled and cleaned. When damaged, they are replaced.


You may not have any future problems. You can find all sorts of "home remedies" on the web, but ultimately if the liquid gets inside and causes problems, you'll have to take it to Apple for evaluation. If it got inside, the sooner you do that the better.


It's your call.

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Mar 21, 2022 8:19 AM in response to acq07

No, Liquid incursions of an amount to make your keys sticky is a serious situation. Keyboards are not designed to be dismantled and cleaned. When damaged, they are replaced.


You may not have any future problems. You can find all sorts of "home remedies" on the web, but ultimately if the liquid gets inside and causes problems, you'll have to take it to Apple for evaluation. If it got inside, the sooner you do that the better.


It's your call.

Pulling out and Cleaning Keys

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