Hi! I spilled a little tea on the left side of my keyboard last night and I wiped it down well and didn't know what else to do and everything seemed to be working fine, but now today the keys on that side are sticky, as in they don't press down and up again normally and it's difficult to make them work unless I press down really hard. Can this be fixed?
MacBook Pro 14″
There is no quick fix for this other than service which may prove to be expensive with liquid damage. The other thing you can do is just wait it out and keep working the keys. With a small amount of liquid, especially if it contained sugar, there is a good chance that the keys will become less sticky over a period of time. Keep tapping them multiple times every day and see if it improves in a month.
Some teas are quite acidic especially if you've added lemon juice. And acidic liquid is a very bad thing to have inside your MacBook
What is the pH level of tea?
The “safe” pH level of drinks that won’t cause tooth damage is considered 5.5.
TeaAverage pH level
black4.9-5.5
green7-10
chamomile, mint, fennel6-7
lemon 3
rosehip, blackberr y2-3
Less than 7 is acidic
No problem, I did the same thing with a little bit of soda and at first I thought my MacBook Pro was ruined due to the sticky keys. After a month, they were noticeably better and now I couldn't even tell which keys were giving me trouble. I do feel lucky that it worked out, but I see no reason that your would not see the same results.
Thanks so much for this advice. 😊
I spilled tea on the left side of my laptop and now those keys don't work easily.
