Spilt water on T420 - Trackpad and Trackpoint L-Click not working

Hi there,
So the other night I (quite stupidly) spilt water on my trackpad. I put it straight in the airing cupboard to dry it out for 2 days, and everything works fine except for my trackpad and the left-click button of my trackpoint.
Is there anything I can do about this? Is it possible to repair the trackpoint? (I don't use the trackpad)
Will sending it back to Lenovo (UK) do anything?

Remove your keyboard and palmrest and clean up everything you can find with Isopropyl alcohol paying close attention to connectors. It doesn't take much to cause an issue with the keyboard connector.
If the keyboard is gunked up you can always buy another keyboard on eBay.
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Remove the computer's battery if it's a portable Mac.
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Bring the computer into Apple store or AASP as soon as possible.
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