Spilt Red Bull on My Laptop. Cleaning Advice?

Lavocatto on 15/06/2017 - 00:11

I spilled (spilt?) red bull on the top left of my laptop a few weeks back and the keys have been really hard to press.

I think the insides must have some sticky residue from the spill.

It's an inspiron 15 7000 gaming laptop if that's relevant.

Just wondering if anyones got any ideas on how I should go about cleaning it without causing corrosion?

Thanks.

Gaming

Comments

  • Axelstrife on 15/06/2017 - 00:25
    +1

    Here you go

  • tsunamisurfer on 15/06/2017 - 00:28
    +6

    Congratulations, you have the first inspiron 15 7000 with wings.

  • scrimshaw on 15/06/2017 - 00:28
    +2

    I usually use 90% isoprop alcohol to clean boards after liquid spills. They cost $8.45 for a 100ml bottle from Bunnings (look for Diggers brand) but you can also visit a local chemist to buy pre-packed swabs or wipes of the same stuff.

    I assume you have the 7567 Gaming laptop (2017 model) in which case visit http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/pr… for the Service Manual so you can download or print off instructions on how to remove your laptop's keyboard for cleaning.

    Do not power on your laptop while it is wet, and leave the battery cable disconnected while it dries.

  • [Deactivated] on 15/06/2017 - 00:59

    Probably too late now for this, but in future, distilled water is probably the best bet.

  • xoom on 15/06/2017 - 01:03

    i know this is too little too late for the op. if any of you spill any liquid that dries up and ends getting sticky. like juice or softdrinks. you must clean it right away. or you will end up like what the ops predicament.

    im with frugal rock. get some distilled watter. you can get it in most groceries.

  • subywagon on 15/06/2017 - 07:50

    Apparently (according to a quick google search) spilled is the American past tense for spill, while spilt is the U.K past tense for spill.

    • pjetson on 15/06/2017 - 08:16
      +2

      spilled is the regular form of the past tense of the verb to spill, spilt is the irregular form. Almost invariably, Americans use the regular forms of similar verbs, while "the English" use the irregular forms.

      I personally dislike and avoid using some similar irregular verbs - they just sound silly to me. However, you can't say things like "meaned" instead of "meant" or "builded" instead of "built" :-)

      English is such a terribly complicated language…

  • [Deactivated] on 15/06/2017 - 17:17

    spill some water on it, it worked for me

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