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One solution to the problem of getting the water out would be to dip the parts/assembly in a tank of denatured alcohol. The alcohol will absorb water and rapidly evaporate. However, it will also absorb water from the air, so you need to keep alcohol tightly capped, and I don't know how often you can use it before it becomes ineffective. The only problem here is that, depending where you buy it, denatured alcohol can be pretty expensive.
On lubing afterwards, Beretta did/does advise dipping in a tank of mineral spirits or kero, if I recall correctly. I actually had to do this once in the field with a SIG that got filled with very fine sand, but it's not my idea of the best way to lube a pistol. I don't think either mineral spirits or kero will displace water from small crevices, so I don't think you can solve the problem that way.
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