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My phone was soaked to my perfume and it never turned on after that.

So, yesterday, I put my phone inside my bag with my stuffs and to my surprise, I left my perfume half open that caused it spill inside my bag and left my Alcatel pop c9 wet not just wet but the perfume got inside the LCD. I can really see liquid running through my screen and really after that, the screen won't turn on. I tried charging it, yes the charging light is still working yet the screen doesn't. What should I do?

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Ive done the same and i am scared to charge it. Im worried that it will catch fire. Im not sure if it will so i need some advice. Any ideas?

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I’m freaking out! I don’t have money to get a new phone or replace the screen, or rice! My moms gonna be so mad at me! help pla

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So I was making a video and I sprayed perfume on my camera so it would be blurry and cool but now my camera quality is really bad , I’ve tried wiping it but it won’t work. Any ideas on how to fix this? Otherwise I’m gonna be in big trouble

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Omg Sophia same thing happened to me!!!

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@popthatc9 the very first thing you need to know is that rice does not work. It does not do anything. Rice has no reason for existence as a tool in electronic repair. Great food, horrible tool. It will not stop corrosion nor will it fix our phone!

You will have to treat it the same way you would treat any other water damaged device. First off do not turn on, sync or otherwise use your phone. This could make a bad situation worse.

After that I would disassemble it by following this guide to at least get to your motherboard. Disassemble your phone and take a careful and close look at all components and connectors. Look for corrosion, evaluate the pins in the connectors etc,. Take a look at all connectors as well as cable ends. You will have to remove all the EMI shields on your motherboard. Once you got the gross contamination cleaned, use 90%+ isopropyl alcohol and clean all of your phone parts with 90%+ isopropyl alcohol and a soft brush. For a proper cleaning, use this guide. It was written for an apple iPhone 3G but all the points are still pertinent to your phone as well. I can not stress the importance of a good cleaning enough, so do it over and over while replacing the alcohol after each cleaning. Do not use compressed air for the cleaning since that can drive liquid as well as corrosion particles into areas that will cause trouble later on. If you need to use water, use sterile water. Also, you do not need to leave it to dry for a day. Isopropyl alcohol in the higher concentration will evaporate quickly and dissipate the water. The importance here is the cleaning. After everything is properly cleaned, replace the battery and reassemble your phone. This is a must and not an option. It will fail if you do not take care of it now. The best way to clean it would of course be by using an professional ultrasonic cleaning. Keep in mind that and liquid damage is the hardest to troubleshoot and to repair. If you are lucky it is only your display that got damaged. Once your phone is reassembled and has a new battery, re-evaluate any damage. You cannot troubleshoot your phone until it is properly cleaned.

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I soak my phone in uncooked rice for 1 hour the I let my phone stand all night when I woke up there is no perfume inside my phone and I got happy. I wish this comment will be useful. Thank you

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Shut it off and take the battery out if possible. Here are your options...

-Is it still under any warranty?

-If not you can try a screen replacement, and if that is not an option you'll have to get a new phone.

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Perfume has oil in it, which may cause shorting throughout the phone. It also leaves a residue after drying. It can also be very corrosive. I concur with Benjamin Long.

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That doesn’t work

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I soak my phone in uncooked rice for 1 hour the I let my phone stand all night when I woke up there is no perfume inside my phone and I got happy. I wish this comment will be useful. Thank you

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Omg I will try that hopefully it works!

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Get a ziplock bag and put some uncooked rice along with your phone. Leave it for a day. It might still has some moisture inside.

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The myth of using rice has to disappear. Rice does not do anything!

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It works on my iPhone when it got soaked in the tub. Well, you can try to use silica gels instead.

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I was trying to do that trend on TikTok where you spray perfume in the air and the filter was supposed to make it into hearts but now my screen won't turn on but it still charges and I dont know what to do.

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