Spilled a whole bunch of coffee on my mbp, 2 days later, working but sticky

It happened last thursday... i just about fainted.
Anyway... took the battery out, inverted it, stuck a fan on it for 2 days, crossed my fingers, and turned it on.
It seems to be working, except the backlight on the keyboard doesn't seem to reach all the keys, and the keys themselves stick. I don't have the tools or the guts to open this thing up to try and clean it, I'd rather someone whose familiar with its guts give it wipe down and assess the damage, but....
There's no apple store where i live. the best we've got is a reseller. I went in there, was told they were "swamped" and since it's working, to come back in a week to 10days.
(sigh) Any idea on it lasting that long?

This is really unfortunate. What's even worse, your Apple retailer sounds pretty clueless. They should have advised you to leave your MBP off and maybe even suggested sending it to Apple if they couldn't get to it in a timely manner. If there is any hope of saving it, the coffee needs to be removed as quickly as possible before it causes further damage. And the machine should be left off.
After a spill like this, the MBP should really come apart as soon as possible, and anything the coffee touched be cleaned or replaced. And it should not be powered up until after this has been done. It can be catastrophic to electronics to power them up with any liquid bridging the circuitry.
You did the right thing by turning it off and removing the battery and drying it under a fan, but two days is not really enough to be sure all the liquid has dried. It can still be working its way deeper into the machine. It may work for a while--maybe even a long while, but its future is dismal.
Your best bet may be to call Apple and tell them what happened and ask about shipping it to them to be cleaned. If you're really lucky, you may only have to have the keyboard replaced. But there's no way to tell without opening it up. And wiping it off is not sufficient--the acids in coffee can eat away the circuit traces over time. Affected parts will have to either be thoroughly cleaned with deionized water and dried or just replaced. It's possible your homeowner's insurance might cover some of the cost.
Sorry to be the bearer of such bad news, but I felt you deserved a straight answer. And I'm afraid I wouldn't have much confidence in your local retailer's ability to clean it properly after the advice they gave you. Just hope you luck out and your Mac can be salvaged.
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