Nail polish remover is a little weaker than "Pure Acetone" but it will work when needed. Fill up a glass or ceramic Pie Pan and dunk the board in it, slough it about a bit for a few minutes and then take it out. Then with a hair dryer set to warm, blow out the board until it is dry and make sure to blow air under the chips. This will get rid of the leaky cap residue and possible shorts and other issues it creates. It will also stop the caps from corroding the board any further.

At this point you can recap the board or sent it to Uniserver for the recap. It will work if he does it because he will also repair other issues with the board. And he charges a very low price for parts and labor and he guarantees his work!

Congrats on your first static shock - this happens to all Mac Classics (from the 128 to Color Classis and LC500/5000 series) as static electricity builds up on the crt tube and touching it the static charge goes to you and then to where ever it can go from you. It is absolutely normal when you touch the screen. They never mention that on the Mac Owner Manual - LOL!

While the board is being recapped, clean up the case, mouse and keyboard, so when you get it back, you will have a clean Mac to put it into. Where the fan is inside the case, run the vacuum to get rid of the dust bunnies inside - they don't rent so out they must go!

Good luck on your problem and post up what happens!