Help with disassembling a Das

[TPTB]

I spilled about 50 ml of soda a couple of days ago on my Das Ultimate 4 keyboard. I've tried cleaning it with hot water straws and Q-tips and such, to no avail. I've decided to take the PCB (I hope the terminology is correct) with all the switches and rinse it in water overnight, later alcohol if water doesn't do the trick. I've never disassembled a keyboard before and I'm stuck at this point at disconnecting the ribbon cable. I've taken apart the case and everything. The cable is all that remains. Here's a photo:



Can that sort of cable be disconnected? If so, how? Should I just leave it connected, rinse the switches in water and hope it doesn't get on the electronics? Thank you.

Edit: If you have any thoughts on the cleaning method I want to use, please do share them. I have no idea what I am doing.

Edit: Here's a close-up of the cable's connection:



Edit: I just pulled it out. I feel a bit silly now. I guess I just needed some assurance that it was removable. Thank you.

[3K]

Most of the ribbon cables in similar electronic devices I encountered, could be disconnected by simply pulling them out. While 'simply' is relative...

I really would not advice to put more liquid into your keyboard, or keyboard into more liquid. Does the board still work / do all keys register? (you can check with AquaKeyTest for example)
What part of the board was hit by the soda? Did it get down to the PCB?

BTW the PCB is the (often green) plate, with electronic components, which you can see when turning the part with the switches around. The black plate, where the switches are put in, is usually described as mounting plate.  In the worst case spilling liquid on any part will cause it rust and cause malfunctions. This shouldn't be the case with any dedicated washing alcohol, but I'm not 100% sure.

[SpAmRaY]

I always thought putting PCBs in water was a joke?

Certainly that's the last thing you would want to do to the switches, you'll never get it all back out and they'll corrode.

[TPTB]

Most of the ribbon cables in similar electronic devices I encountered, could be disconnected by simply pulling them out. While 'simply' is relative...

I really would not advice to put more liquid into your keyboard, or keyboard into more liquid. Does the board still work / do all keys register? (you can check with AquaKeyTest for example)
What part of the board was hit by the soda? Did it get down to the PCB?

BTW the PCB is the (often green) plate, with electronic components, which you can see when turning the part with the switches around. The black plate, where the switches are put in, is usually described as mounting plate.  In the worst case spilling liquid on any part will cause it rust and cause malfunctions. This shouldn't be the case with any dedicated washing alcohol, but I'm not 100% sure.

All the keys are in working order. They're just sticky, a lot of them. It was a really nasty spill, about 50 ml of soda flew onto and into the keyboard. I'm mostly following this guide here step-by-step: http://imgur.com/a/9sHx7

I've tried everything up to the rinsing in water point. Some keys now work normally. Some are still too sticky.

[SpAmRaY]

You might post over on /r/mechanicalkeyboards and ask ripster about his guide directly