Spilled coffee, like a fool I got careless and spilled coffee on my lighted, macbook pro keyboard. How do i get a few sticky keys and a sticky spacebar to loosen up? Safely that is.

I know better but did a dumb thing. Can I open the case and do anything on my own? Thankfully only the spacebar, the comma and the period keys are really sticky. The touch pad seems fine and everything works. Thanks in advance.

Turn it off.
Unplug from the wall.
Have the Genius Bar look at it with their full experience.
Do not be surprised if they give you an estimate that is very high.
Fluids and MBPs do not mix.
Sorry.

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