Yeah, given how well the chassis is going to conduct heat, I’d recommend going about heating it from the top (keyboard) side, although I’d be more cautious about condensation on the keyboard side since there are arguably more hard-to-dry places on that side. Maybe put the hot bag/sock inside a ziplock bag if you don’t have an iopener or two

What Richard K-W said about the sock is true. Basically, the microwave is tuned to vibrate water molecutes to create heat, so unfortunately, that’s the reason the rice sock heating pad works. Not the worst thing really, because the condensation technically should be distilled and therefore a poor conductor, but we can’t really know for sure that the condensing surfaces are clean of salts and other contaminants that will make the condensation conductive. Still, it’s good as a last resort and it’s safer than deforming a battery.

Agreed. That note probably should be moved to step 35.

“To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order” is the kind of cop-out you’d find in a Chilton’s or Haynes auto repair manual, and not the exact methods and procedures, including tips for tucking tricky ribbon cables, that you’d find in a service or technical manual.