Transfer macbook pro to another user

How do I transfer my Macbook Pro to my son so he can use his own Apple ID. Right now, it comes up with all my settings. I tried re-installing the OS. But, It still requires my own Apple ID and retains my apps etc.
Thank you.

It's possible that the water caused your hard drive directory to be corrupted when the logic board shorted out. You may want to try repairing the now-external drive with Disk Utility's Repair Disk routine. If it reports making any repairs, run it repeatedly until it reports that the disk "appears OK". Then try Migration Assistant again.
If that fails, then perhaps the disk itself was damaged by the spill. You could go one step farther and try using data recovery software on the drive:
http://www.prosofteng.com/products/data_rescue.php
http://subrosasoft.com/OSXSoftware/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id= 1
http://download.cnet.com/VirtualLab-Data-Recovery/3000-2094_4-10298807.html
All three recovery utilities come in demo versions that will show you what the full version could recover before you have to pay for anything.
Good luck.

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