I had this problem after spilling cider on my MacBook. In the end I restored the sticky keyboard, and backlight using a shower and a hair dryer.
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I had this problem after spilling cider on my MacBook Pro. In the end I restored the sticky keyboard, and backlight using a shower and a hair dryer.
I dismantled the whole thing using iFixit's guide to removing the top case. Then I peeled off the plastic backing to the keyboard including the LEDs, and the next 2 plastic layers which had lots of cider trapped between them, I then undid all the little screws and removed the keyboard.
I then thoroughly washed all those 3 parts (including the keyboard) in the shower, and dried them using a towel and then a hair dryer on cold.
I had this problem after spilling cider on my MacBook. In the end I restored the sticky keyboard, and backlight using a shower and a hair dryer.
I dismantled the whole thing using iFixit's guide to removing the top case. Then I peeled off the plastic backing to the keyboard including the LEDs, and the next 2 plastic layers which had lots of cider trapped between them, I then undid all the little screws and removed the keyboard.
I then thoroughly washed all those 3 parts (including the keyboard) in the shower, and dried them using a towel and then a hair dryer on cold.
Put it all back together, and it's like new!! :)