How to get pasta sauce out of your keyboard

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I was eating lasagna and it spilled all over the keyboard. This was about 2 weeks ago. However, now whenever I type something my fingers are lightly stained red. I usually just lick it off, but the sauce is getting old.

Any ideas of how I can remove the sauce from underneath the keys?

"I usually just lick it off, but the sauce is getting old." What. — Rein Henrichs, May 05 '11 at 16:34
Have a look here: http://superuser.com/questions/15609/can-i-put-keyboards-in-the-dishwasher — Supercereal, May 05 '11 at 16:36

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered May 05 '11 at 16:37

It would probably be best to just just get a new keyboard. They're pretty cheap.

I know you can remove the keys and clean underneath them, but I wouldn't recommend it. The one time I did that I removed about 3 keys and they all came falling off. I couldn't remember what keys went where and had a horrible time getting them back on. And even afterwards, they were always loose so I eventually got a new keyboard anyways. Perhaps it was the keyboard I had....

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 05 '11 at 16:36

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Lol!! Well the keys can pop off, no matter if it is a desktop keyboard or laptop keyboard, so you can pop off the keys, clean them however you like, and clean underneath them with a damp cloth.

answered May 05 '11 at 16:36

Jon Onstott

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Bad advice for a laptop - not all those key mechanisms are designed to reattach easily! – Shinrai May 05 '11 at 16:49
@Shinrai, YES! All laptops have removeable keys, but most of them do not have re-attachable keys. :P – AttackingHobo May 05 '11 at 19:12
Interesting, good to know. They seem like a challenge but I always thought you could get them back on. – Jon Onstott May 05 '11 at 19:24
I have an HP laptop that is missing some keys, they were not working anyways so I ripped them off, literally tearing the material. There was no other way of removing them, I tried. Well other than taking the keyboard out in once piece. – AttackingHobo May 13 '11 at 08:43

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered May 05 '11 at 16:43

If it is just a regular keyboard / no or little "extra" circuitry (e.g. high end gaming ones)... I would recommend either:

Getting a new one
Unplugging, using a garden hose and try to wash it... possibly take off keys and wash separately, then re assemble... only reconnect when dry.

How to get pasta sauce out of your keyboard

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