Liquid Damage Technique

Power down and unplug the device.

Remove the antennas from the back of the device. To do this, follow steps 1 and 2 of Installing the Antennas Guide: Linksys WAP54g Antennas Replacement

Remove the two black rubber feet of the device using the screwdriver. The feet are located on the bottom towards the front.

Once the feet are removed, two small screws will be visible. With a small screwdriver, unscrew them. Screws are phillips head, 4.35 mm in diameter, 7.88 mm in length.

To remove the front blue panel, grip firmly and place thumbs in the two notches on top. Push thumbs forward while keeping a firm grip on bottom.

Now slide the bottom panel forward and remove it so the top casing is isolated from the bottom casing and motherboard.

Unscrew the nut on the outer side of the back casing. Remove the nut and the washer from both antenna mounts.

From here, remove the wires and nuts connected to the back panel by pulling the nuts through the holes.

Now the top casing has been removed and isolated from the rest of the device. From here, you can make repairs to the top casing.

Unscrew the two screws that connect the motherboard to the bottom casing.

If the spilled substance is dry use a cleaning tool such as a toothbrush with soft bristles, so you do not damage the device, to brush off as much of the foreign material as possible.

Dry off circuit board with kitchen paper; using other types of paper products such as toilet paper will fall apart. Be sure not to rub but carefully apply pressure to dry up wet spots.

Clean off the components to make sure the rest of the residue comes off by using a chemical gasoline or another solvent that contains one substance that evaporates quickly.