I spilt Coca Cola Classic on my laptop

Joeiss · 03-03-2005, 10:51 PM

Wow, earlier today when I was just chilling on MSN, I spilt a can of coke on it. For a couple of hours, my buttons were not working.. then they slowly awoke and now I can type again. So... my q button is sticky... and the s is kinda sticky too.. any suggestions on what I can do?

Thanks alot dudes.

Jonbo298 · 03-03-2005, 11:02 PM

If possible, take off the case/shell of laptop (may void warranty, not sure), and clean up the keys.

Other then that, can of air is the best option I'd think

Teuthida · 03-03-2005, 11:07 PM

I drink diet coke purely for the stickilessness.

Typhoid · 03-03-2005, 11:08 PM

Ok, what you have to do, is delibrately dump more Coke on it.

Thats the only way to fix it.

Joeiss · 03-04-2005, 12:40 AM

?can //o/f/ //a/i/r// /?? like from spaceballs wow my computer /i//s// //messed u////p//... not /i///s// ///// //i//t// //o/n/l//y/ //th/e //b//a/c/k //s//l/a/c/s//h// /b/u//t//t/on//?!??!?!?!??!??!??!?/

Jonbo298 · 03-04-2005, 01:16 AM

Dear god man, go to walmart and get a $2 can of air and blow out the keyboard just in case it MAY help

KillerGremlin · 03-04-2005, 01:19 AM

Sucks for you.....coke is water sugar, and sugar hardens.

You're going to have to manually remove the keys, or, hope for the best.

And I'm pretty sure the preferred past tense is spilled....just like you say: 'I hanged the blackie', not 'I hung!!!' (I'm joking....)

GameMaster · 03-04-2005, 01:43 AM

I'd send it in to the manufacturer for immediate care and repair.

thatmariolover · 03-04-2005, 03:27 AM

Most keyboards feature buttons which can be "popped" off. If you pry them off individually with something that usually works. Then soak all of the keys in a solution of water/soap (dish soap works well because it disolves better).

I'd suggest doing it a row at a time, or five at a time so you don't forget where buttons go, :-p.

When you're done just let them dry and snap them back on.

Canyarion · 03-04-2005, 04:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joeiss

?can //o/f/ //a/i/r// /?? like from spaceballs wow my computer /i//s// //messed u////p//... not /i///s// ///// //i//t// //o/n/l//y/ //th/e //b//a/c/k //s//l/a/c/s//h// /b/u//t//t/on//?!??!?!?!??!??!??!?/

+rep for the funny typing.

Good luck man.

Joeiss · 03-04-2005, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canyarion

+rep for the funny typing.

Good luck man.

I wish it wasn't funny, haha.

No my main problem is C, X, Q, D, left Shift, backslash (completely doesn't work... I'm thinking maybe the liquid got into the circuits perhaps)... i question mark would have gone at the end of that bracket... but i can't put one!!! haha... on, and 1 2 are sticky too.

geeze louiiseee.

Stonecutter · 03-04-2005, 07:36 PM

Just want to clarify.

It was Coca Cola Classic?

Cause if it's the New Coke, or Coke II, sorry dude, you're ****ed.

Ginkasa · 03-04-2005, 11:27 PM

They still sell New Coke? I haven't seen it...

/me shrugs and walks away

The Germanator · 03-04-2005, 11:31 PM

Nah, they definitely don't sell New Coke, because I've been wanting to try it forever...Same with Coke II. Novelty sodas have become an obsession of mine. I ****ing love Pepsi Holiday Spice and Pepsi Kona (the coffee cola)...

Whenever I spill something on my keyboard I just break down and buy a new one...It's usually worth it. Keyboards are not too expensive anyways.

KillerGremlin · 03-04-2005, 11:39 PM

Yeah, to bad your computer isn't a laptop.