Macbook Pro wont power on... at all

Macbook Pro mid-2010 model.
Epic fail of spilling something across my Macbook... it immediately turned off followed by me immediately removing the AC adapter and flipping it upside down. Waited 30 mins... powered it on... it booted and seemed ok. Powered back off... left it upside down to make sure all liquids were dry/drained. Tried again an hour later to power it on... black screen and a beep every 5 seconds. Tried again 2 hours later to power on and absolutely nothing. Battery indicator shows nothing... plug in AC adapter and try to power on and still NOTHING.
Is there ANYTHING I can do here that doesn't involve logic board replacement/entire macbook replacement? It powered on once... why not anymore?
This ***** horribly.

If you really want to dry it out good without disassembly get a plastic container that will hold your MBP and some fresh dry uncooked (not instant) rice. Place about an inch of rice a natural dessicant on the bottom and then a paper towel on top of the rice and your MBP on top of that. Then place a snug fitting lid on the container, tape it if you must it needs to be air tight. Let it sit for a few days or more and then boot the machine. As long as you spilled "clean" water you should be fine if it was anything else the damage can be much worse.Good Luck.

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