Sticky keys after spilling a drink on Equium A200-196

I recently spilt a drink on my laptop i have removed the keyboard but am unabal to remove the back plate from the keys.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how i might clean the sticky keys or is it a question of purchasing a new keyboard?

> Its basically a wafer thin metallic plate that remains attached to the keys once you remove the keyboard, it would appear the keys are connected to it in some way, i wasnt sure if it was possible to separate them?
Dont think you can remove it. As I said only the keycaps are removable.
>If I do need to order a new keyboard i which link on the Toshiba web page do I follow
This is a link the ASP worldwide;
*http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com -> Support & Download -> Find an Authorized Service Provider*
bye

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