The worst part? A laptop keyboard spill can cause much deeper damage than just the keyboard ‐ much deeper. I’ve even seen insects nesting inside laptops, attracted there by sweet residues from cola, juice or beer.) Silent Killer (In my job as a technician for SimplyFixIt, I have had clients bring in keyboards with mould, mildew, or rust caused by spilled liquids such as cola, milk, tea, or other fluids. Even if you thoroughly wipe the keyboard off, stick it in big box of rice, or use a hairdryer on it (be careful not to melt the keys!), the keys may have sticky residue from the spill inside the tiny cracks and crevasses, gumming up the works. Simply drying off the device and keyboard is a start, but it’s only the beginning. Since liquid is an excellent conductor, spills on any keyboard can short circuit the keyboard, causing some of the keys to stop working. Laptop keyboards are connected to the device’s motherboard by very thin ribbon cables. So keep your liquid away from your laptop. While external keyboards are easy to clean and/or replace, laptop keyboards are another story.
With a desktop computer, keyboards were not attached, so cleaning up after you spilled your latte on it was fairly simple and and in a worst case scenario, you just replaced the keyboard. Computer keyboards have taken all manner of abuse for years, with spills leading the way.
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