Ok, but why should I need to remove all the keys, like so many ppl have suggested? Its not all over the keyboard, just in one corner, and to tell u the truth...I don't know exactly what fell beneath the keyboard that made it stickey. The main part of the stickyness is on the corner of the keyboard, in range of a small paintbrush, and the rest is in _very_ small portions throughout the left side of the keyboard, so it sounds like just dipping it over and over in water, getting that one part w/ a paint brush, and leaving it to dry for days should work.
BTW, I wasn't thinking of using soap, but why no hairdryers? cm-high water entered my dad's Dell Latitude (we are all mac ppl now, that was his last Windows machine), and I revived it with a hairdryer (again, this was the dog's doing; he causes much computer destruction :) Andrew On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:33:39 -0500, "Dylan Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Hey, just to add to what laurent has said-- > I would strongly advise AGAINST the use of soap- and just use water. > why? > If i remember correctly, most of the parts in the ibook were actually > water-washed after the soldiering phase (and before the addition of > microchips) because of flux residue. > Soap may be too abrasive, but water will probably not hurt the > keyboard. If you do any light "scrubbing" (and I suggest not, just > repeatedly dipping, soaking, > or a light rub) it may lift the vitals off the board. I'd give it a try > though. Oh, and DEFINITELY wait for it to be entirely dry, laurent was > quite right in suggesting > 2 to 3 days. If you've GOT to have it faster, try a fan. (NO HAIR > DRYERS!) > > Oh, and laurent- I, for one, appreciate getting paychecks.... ( = > > -Laurent. > > -- > > ======================================================================= > > ===== > > Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin > > <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> > > Logiciels Nemesys Software > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > card walloper n.: An EDP programmer who grinds out batch programs that > > do > > stupid things like print people's paychecks. Compare code grinder. See > > also > > punched card, eighty-column mind. > > > > -dylan > > > -- > G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
