components as much as possible. The most important thing is to let it dry
COMPLETELY before attempting to use it.
It turns out the drain in my sink has a little bar that goes across that is just
small enough to prevent an Xbox button from going down the drain than
further than a forceps can reach... Nice design.
Speaking of nice design, look the controller while we have it all apart.
Somebody was thinking, the rubber pads act as a little cup to contain any
drips of liquid, the controller sticks act like little umbrellas to keep the
important pieces underneath clean and each of the buttons are keyed so they
can only go back into the controller the right way.
Once the buttons are all nice clean and dry, get the top cover out and start
putting the buttons back in place.