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How to Remove and Clean Sticky Keys on Macbook Air Step by Step Repair (Very Detailed Fix)



We have a 2014 Macbook air 13” that had some sticky after spill damage from the previous owner, probably some soda or coffee. I don’t like crunchy keys that stick down and don’t come back up properly so we decided to remove the keys that were damaged, clean them, then reassemble. It was about half of the keyboard and it was very tedious but well worth the repair. It will work for many other years of macbook air and macbook pro with the same keyboard switch design, and it will work similarly with other keyboards you may have to do more digging to how the keys attach to the switch. Cleaning your macbook air keyboard or single keys after a spill could save you the discomfort of crunchy keys and could also save you from having to get a new computer.

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Things we used in this repair
-Small flathead electronics screwdriver
-Isopropyl alcohol 91%
-Toothbrush head
-Plate
-Towel

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