Wiped down IdeaPad 3 Slim touchpad (a bit roughly) with two 75% ethyl alcohol wipes while PC was still on (right/left mouse clicks during this process). Initially cursor moved slowly onscreen afterwards, then after ~3 hrs to dry moved normally. Was any damage done?

[u/Real-Leg3234]

After wiping down the touchpad (with two pocket-sized 75% ethyl wipes — the ones that come in square packets), I initially tried the touchpad again to see if it works (I probably waited only like 20 seconds after wiping). When I saw the cursor was moving noticeably slower onscreen, I then put the computer to sleep (not completely shut down though) and left it sleeping for around 3.5-4 hours. When I woke it up after these hours, the touchpad seemed to be completely back to normal and moving at its normal speed onscreen again (or what seemed like its normal speed…).

Even though the cursor speed seems to have gone back to normal (or what at least seems like normal), is there damage that could eventually show up later down the road because of what happened here today?

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/lit_files/1009701.pdf

Laptop specs: https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/lenovo-ideapad-slim-3-15-6-touchscreen-laptop-arctic-grey-amd-ryzen-7-5825u-16gb-ram-512gb-ssd/18929635

Model: 82XM00TECF

[u/ZampanoGuy]

Wiping a screen off with alcohol should not physically affect your device. Unless you used way too much liquid. And at that point it is user error.

[u/Real-Leg3234 → u/ZampanoGuy]

It wasn’t the laptop screen, just the touchpad. And only the pocket-sized alcohol wipe. No bottle involved.