Switch off immediately — hold the power button. Unplug the charger. Turn it upside down to drain. Do not use a hair dryer. Do not put it in rice — rice does nothing for corrosion. Bring it in as soon as possible.

Yes. A machine that works after a spill is developing corrosion on the logic board right now. Corrosion from a water-based spill spreads over hours and days. Early intervention limits the damage to one or two components. Waiting results in multiple component failures.

Most can, especially if brought in quickly. A machine that died immediately from a coffee spill is often repairable — it's a short circuit, not physical destruction. A machine that sat powered on while corroding for a week is harder. Bring it in immediately for the best outcome.

No. Rice absorbs some surface moisture but does nothing to prevent or reverse corrosion on the logic board. Time spent in rice is time corrosion is spreading. Bring it in immediately.

Depends on severity. A minor spill caught early may need only an ultrasonic clean. Severe liquid damage with multiple component failures costs more. Free diagnostic to assess before quoting — written quote before any work begins.

Usually yes. On Intel models the SSD blade can often be extracted even from a completely dead board. On M-series the SSD is soldered — micro-soldering to restore the power path is required. Data recovery is always attempted before any board work.

Ultrasonic cleaning uses high-frequency sound waves in a cleaning solution to dislodge corrosion, flux residue, and contamination from between components at a microscopic level. It is far more effective than manual cleaning and reaches under chips where brushes cannot.

Simple clean and single component repair 1–2 days. Complex multi-component damage 3–5 days. iAssist gives a realistic timeline after the initial diagnostic.

It may still be repairable but is more complex. Extended corrosion affects more components. Bring it in for a free diagnostic — iAssist will give an honest assessment of what is repairable and at what cost.

iAssist provides a 6-month warranty on all components replaced during liquid damage repair. Corrosion-related failures on different components outside the repaired area are assessed separately.