Spilled Juice on Macbook Pro 13inch

Question

Ok so,
It finally happened to me. I spilled a cabronated fruit juice on my late 2012 13" macbook pro.
I bought it in April of last year - so it is still under its one- year warrenty.
To be fair - it was acting a bit wonky even before the spill and I intended to take it in in the new year.
I am not sure how much got on - but not a huge amount - likely less than a couple of tablespoons.
It spilled along the back near the exhaust and on button.
I shut down immediately. I did my best to soak up what I could see. Turned my laptop over and let whatever was there run out.
I've let it sit for about four or five hours and then tried to turn it on. It would not respond.
However, when I connected the adapter the light on the adapter responded and the battery indicated on the side responded as well - I understand that this is a good sign?
I've taken the extra step of taking the unit apart to dry.
I did see some wetness on the black covering behind the keyboard in the space around the on button, or the upper left corner (looking at the laptop from behind)
I've removed the hard drive and the disk drive. I've disconnected and removed the battery.
What else can I do? Is there any hope.

Answer 1

Hi P,
http://www.macworld.com/article/2030013/advice-from-an-apple-tech-three-common-m ac-fixes.html
shut it down immediately, lest you continue short-circuiting your computer and thus blasting small holes through its components. Just because your computer works for a while after you’ve spilled liquid on it doesn’t mean you’re in the clear. Damage from liquid spills start out small and difficult to diagnose, and then over time spreads to become larger functional issues.
The best thing to do in this case is to take your Mac to an Apple-authorized service center. But if you are feeling handy and are OK with voiding your AppleCare warranty, you can clean your computer yourself. Unplug it, open it up, and disconnect the battery and all connections to the logic board. Then sit the open computer by a fan while gently scrubbing all sections of the logic board with cotton swabs and isopropyl alcohol. Clean both the top and bottom of the logic board if possible, then let the exposed MacBook dry in the path of the fan overnight before piecing everything back together and turning the computer back on. With any luck, the crisis will be over.