The new keyboards are basically disposable. The have 2 sheets of plastic under the keys with the circuit paths printed on them. After I spilled a coffee into my keyboard I tryed taking it apart and cleaning it then drying it. Getting all the little rubber cups to line up properly and the sheets of plastic to stay in 1 place was a nightmare. Finally I scrapped the keyboard and bought a new 1. At $20-30 bux for a new keyboard the headaches it saved was worth it. You might want to look into a rubberized cover for your new keyboard if you still plan on drinking around your keyboard in the future.