and does OCD play a part in it? how does it effect everyday life?
Well if you hadn't already put water on them I would say try using a blow dryer on a cool high setting, but since the powder has gotten wet I don't know what to tell you unless you want to spend a lot of time with toothpicks digging it all out.
do a search for file both ways, file name and part of file name, when searching use advance check all 3 boxes, hidden, system and sub folders. also you can try system restore after get file unlock save normal after reinstall lock file again. Hope this helps