Spilled liquid on Asus Eee PC can I save it?

A few months back I spilled a sugarless clear soda on my laptop. I turned it off as fast as I could and all and turned it over to let it drain for a few nights. When I tried it again the fan was blowing hard and it booted but the desktop was frozen. It was really cheap and not much use so I figured I'd just let it go without protest.

I tried it again a few minutes ago and it loads up and I can move the cursor and click on things for a few seconds but then it freezes again. Is the idea that I might be able to fix it just false hope? I'm afraid to open it up and start cleaning because I don't know anything about these things.

What you should have done was open it & bury it in rice but the damage is done now. Maybe you can find a local shop to try to fix it. Some of them will give you a free diagnostic & a price before they do the work.

My brother just fried a laptop. A local guy looked at it for nothing. There was nothing he could do. When I went to get it, I left a $10 tip.