I need help.I spilled juice on keyboard.Can you remove keys?

[ps24eva]

I spilled a tiny bit of orange juice on the keyboard. A couple of the keys are sticky.

Is there any way to remove these sticky keys individually, clean underneath them, and then put them back?

[cepler]

I have T22 and can easily remove the keyboard (It's just a couple screws in the bottom and it basically just pops right out). I'd try popping it out and then see if any juice got down in on the motherboard and then pop all the keys off to clean. But yes, the keys should pop off (They do on my T22 anyhow) and do it with the keyboard off the machine so you can clean under the keyboard (back of it) etc. It's nothing to be too terrified of, it's all very modular. If you search on IBM's site you should find instructions for how to remove the keyboard for your model.

[dansu]

If you're careful in prying off the keys, nothing should break. As long as no plastic peices break, you won't have any problems putting the keys back on. The way I remove my keys is by gently prying up by each corner until the whole key comes off.

[ps24eva]

I have T22 and can easily remove the keyboard (It's just a couple screws in the bottom and it basically just pops right out). I'd try popping it out and then see if any juice got down in on the motherboard and then pop all the keys off to clean. But yes, the keys should pop off (They do on my T22 anyhow) and do it with the keyboard off the machine so you can clean under the keyboard (back of it) etc. It's nothing to be too terrified of, it's all very modular. If you search on IBM's site you should find instructions for how to remove the keyboard for your model.

i already know how to remove the motherboard.

but that does not help me.


i need to know how to pop the keys off

[nirvana0001]

The easiest is call IBM for a new keyboard.

[ctbenski]

First of all, don't do what I have written below before someone actually supports this.
This is what I read a couple of years ago on another forum and actually I did it once on an old Dell (it worked).
Remove the whole keyboard and put in warm water with mild soap. Then gently brush and rinse under running water. The dried juice should dissolve.
Shake off gently excess water, dry with towel, blow-dry with compressed air and leave to dry for in a warm place before reinstalling.

What do you guys think?
I am not sure whether this procedure is safe at all for thinkpad keyboards, maybe older ones had e.g. springs and thinkpads have some rubber pieces in keys that will never let the water out?

[GomJabbar]

Some threads on the subject:

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=13369

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=12824

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=10780

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=6748

[Kenn]

I've successfully popped keys off both the Thai and Chinese versions of the keyboard (they're actually different), no damage and they pop right back on.

[ps24eva]

I need more specific advise on popping them off?

[monkey243]

second hand is about 20 dolars.you can buy everywhere here in GuangDong province china .
I know nothing about the new one

[ps24eva]

I need more specific advise on popping them off?

bump

[dansu]

what I do is put my fingernail under the bottom left corner of the key and GENTLY pry up until you hear a faint click. Then repeat for bottom right corner. At this point you can lift up the entire key until it comes off. To put it back on, you center the key over the plastic "legs" and push down until it clicks into place.

These are one of the things that are hard to explain and understand until you experience it yourself.

[Champ]

how is this relevent. he's not going to china. Also second hand keyboards wtf? how would one even find second hand T42 keyboard here and " I know nothing about the new one" what new one?

He knows he can easily buy one but obviously would rather not

second hand is about 20 dolars.you can buy everywhere here in GuangDong province china .
I know nothing about the new one