Sticky space bar

i have a hp probook 4530s. spilled drink on it. only the space bar sticks. someone told me to pop the key off and wipe it down. i am worried that i will not be able to get it back on. as you can see it is working but it makes a lil cruchy noise when i hit it sometimes. wasn't alot of liquid, but i am still worried. i watched a video about removing the keboard, but i don't want to do that unles i have too. thanks!!!!

Hello carlyabraham!: I'm afraid the only thing you can do at this point is to put distilled water on your spacebar as much as you can with a sponge or a throughly soaked microfiber cloth until it no longer sticks
2. wait up to a week so it becomes truly dry
3. in the meantime locate on your laptop a spare usb port(or one that you can detach another component from) so that you can attach a spare keyboard(hopefully you still have a spare from an old desktop) so that you can still use your laptop
until your spacebar dries out.
that's why my desktop isn't where I either eat nor drink! computers are too expensive to lose while you "obey your thrist!"
good  luck
hope this enlighens as well as helps you
                                                                                                                                                       spacechild

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