Any assistance/thoughts/advice on how to recover from hardware damaged by water would be highly appreciated

[OldRoutard]

Hi Comspec,
A frequent subject alas. In addition to amoun’s advice you can read all about it and in particular:

How to handle water damage

Since this happens again and again and there is a lot of useful info on the forum, but people usually read it too late I’ll gather it here in hope that you read it before this happens to you. This is a #wiki so feel free to add info by editing the post. First things first: Turn off and take apart If your phone comes in contact with water and there is even the slightest chance that some droplets or moisture entered it then turn off the phone immediately. The fastest, and only in…

Patience and persistence are usually important factors.