Touchpad issues - Physical damage

[Blue Honey]

This is a rather simple issue, I believe. But I wanted to get input, because I'm not super knowledgeable on hardware.

 

I have an HP Elitebook 8670w. Its touchpad looks like this:

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/819eF5FUtqL._AC_SL1500_.jpg

 

I spilled a drink on top of the touchpad. Some of the buttons have not worked correctly since. Nothing else is wrong with the computer. I made sure the BIOS and drivers were fine, etc. It seems like I managed to do some physical damage. I guess I am just wondering if I would need something like this to fix it:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-EliteBook-15-6-8570w-Genuine-Laptop-Palmrest-w-Touchpad-690645-001-GLP/253823626480?epid=1940429991&hash=item3b19112cf0:g:ZKYAAOSwsClbeojR

 

I'm assuming I've done no damage to the motherboard, considering how well everything is working. I am also wondering if it's possible to fix the touchpad I have. It mostly works, just double-finger scrolling and some of the buttons are buggy, as if the circuits are being routed incorrectly. It still works somewhat well.

 

Any advice is appreciated, thanks.

[Vishera]

Just now, Blue Honey said:

I spilled a drink on top of the touchpad

What drink?,Since it's liquid damage i expect come corrosion to be present on components in the area of the spill.

Did you turn off the PC immediately after the spill?

[manikyath]

if there's no other oddities, i presume that all that's wrong is that the buttons are gunked up, replacing them should be your fix.

 

13 minutes ago, Vishera said:

What drink?,Since it's liquid damage i expect come corrosion to be present on components in the area of the spill.

Did you turn off the PC immediately after the spill?

you have no idea how well those old EliteBooks are built... the chance the liquid came even near the motherboard is basicly zero...

[Blue Honey]

6 hours ago, Vishera said:

What drink?,Since it's liquid damage i expect come corrosion to be present on components in the area of the spill.

Did you turn off the PC immediately after the spill?

A mixture of alcohol, water, and a water-flavoring packet. It was a light spill, just enough to do what it did, I suppose. Like I said, the touchpad works fine mostly, and nothing else has been wrong. This happened weeks ago. I did not turn it off afterward, I was pretty buzzed.

[Vishera]

On 8/23/2020 at 5:22 AM, Blue Honey said:

A mixture of alcohol

Alcohol is a dissolvent,so it may have dissolve something in there - depends on the concentration

 

On 8/23/2020 at 5:22 AM, Blue Honey said:

water

In contact with electricity an electrolysis occurs,which can corrode metals.

On 8/23/2020 at 5:22 AM, Blue Honey said:

and a water-flavoring packet

This can cause corrosion on components as well.

On 8/23/2020 at 5:22 AM, Blue Honey said:

It was a light spill...I did not turn it off afterward, I was pretty buzzed.

Any amount of water can cause an electrolysis reaction in contact with electricity,and that's why you should have turned the laptop off immediately after

 

If you can inspect the components yourself for abnormalities such as corrosion and rust that will be great,

If you can't that will be a problem,since most of the repair shops out there are charlatans that have no idea what they are doing.

They may even do more damage.