I think my keyboard is screwed, d key and shift hardly works.

Ok i found an acer site and sent them an email and my country is on the list, finally lol. https://uk.answers.acer.com/app/answers/list 
How much would a keyboard, front and back bezel, plus a possible sound card fix cost in euros i wonder? hopefully not too much.

egydiocoelho said:

I did a search based on aliexpress:

I can replace the keyboard myself, however i just have a question and also thanks for being very responsive. I really appreciate it.

My question is the rivets, see this image and the metal looking screws that i highlighted red, are these needed to be removed or is it only the black plastic rivets? https://i.imgur.com/HF1KSwT.png

egydiocoelho said:

These metal screws are integrated into the keyboard. When you remove the black insulating cover, you will see that you only need to remove the black plastic rivets.

Right. My plan is to buy a soldering iron to make it quicker / cleaner, and plastic epoxy so i can restore the rivets after i'm done replacing the keyboard as i've heard it's do-able but keeping it situated is the headache for some. I'll let you know how it goes!

egydiocoelho said:

Ok! Post the result here.

Okay long time coming but got some good and bad news. good news is the keyboard is got and put in, bad news is i'm not entirely sure how to keep the keyboard 'in', or 'up' in this case. Most keys aren't sticking out as they should be, and some are so much below that they can get stuck and need a wack to get loose again. The keyboard is working fine but typing is a pain because a lot of the time im just pressing the plastic around the keys. I have plastic epoxy here but entirely unsure where to use it. My best guess would be the 'intersections' between the keys, where the rivets once were.. while having the keyboard pressed in, but just the epoxy alone i feel would be so tedious to do. I could use superglue but again.. it's risky. I just want to keys to 'stick out' as they should.Where is the epoxy meant to be used?

Thanks. Here's an image of them flattened.

egydiocoelho said:

There is a video in Portuguese in which the presenter uses a kind of glue. You don't need to understand Portuguese. Note that from 12:20, the presenter applies a glue to keep the keyboard:

https://youtu.be/RJDZMkxIalQ

The presenter is changing the model a515-51 keyboard. I think you can use the same collage technique.

It looks like he's using a form of epoxy. Unlike mine which has two tubes of resin that you a have to mix together. I ended up gluing shut the tip so i had to throw it away, lol. I also find it risky if it's too strong, and one of the keys get stuck. I couldn't just conveniently apply it like this guy but i'll have to look into getting what he's got.

For the meantime, i tried using superglue and it wasn't strong enough after a few hours. I would like to find something i could easier remove, like superglue. I also tried sticking a folded roll of blue tack under the metal frame to keep it in but again, it just looks silly and bends the motherboard. How about double sided gorilla tape.