Removing/Cleaning keyboard keys

I accidentally spilled some soda on some of the keys on the left side of the iBook keyboard. I wiped it up right away and it wasn't very much soda, but some of the keys stick because a bit of the soda has dried underneath the keys. I've tried cleaning them as much as I can but I was wondering if it's possible/easy to take the keys off and then put them back on. Anyone know?

It's definately possible but it might not be easy. I haven't had to dismantle my iBook laptop's keyboard yet, but here's some advice from someone who has:
http://mij.oltrelinux.com/ibook/cleaning_keyboard/
It looks like a pretty helpful page.

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