Cleaning the screen

JCFRIAR4 · Jan 30, 2007

i am a recent buyer of a white macbook...i was curious what the best product/method people use to clean their screen/the whole laptop...

thanks

iSebastianGrey · Jan 30, 2007

Hmmm.... This could do the trick for you:

http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38959&highlight=Cleaning+White+Macbook

JCFRIAR4 · Jan 30, 2007

who's better than you...thanks

Huey69 · Jan 31, 2007

I use iKlear and it works great. I'd recomend it

kilo15 · Jan 31, 2007

BUY A POLISHING MICRO FIBER TOWEL. You can get this from an auto detailing place on line. It costs about $7 and all you need is a bit of water to moisten the rag. It does not scratch anything and it leaves the screen and macbook looking brand new. I use these rags on my porsche and M3. I wash them about 3 times a week and they have no swirls. I know it sounds weird but these rags are the best for the mac.

walmartconnect · Jan 31, 2007

I don't know what the cleaning solutions are made of that you buy in a bottle from Best Buy, ect, but I create a solution in a small squirt bottle that is made up of 20% ethyl alcohol (from the drug store) and 80% water. Spray a bit of that on the screen and wipe with a micro fiber cloth (as suggested by kilo15). When I don't have the bottle handy simply breathing on my screen, thereby creating condensation, and wiping with said cloth does the trick.

mike n · Feb 1, 2007

Water

I get my screen cleaner free from my tap

I just use water and a soft old cotton rag (generally an old t-shirt) and it works perfectly and doesn't cost me a dime. It gets all of the smudges off quickly and easily.

Mactime · Feb 2, 2007

you dont need to waste money on fancy stuff, go to wallmart and head to the car cleaning supplies there get a Microfiber cloth(very soft and will not scratch ur Mac)
moisten one corner of the microfiber cloth with warm water(if the mac is greasy, put a small amount or soap) wipe your mac(you dont want the towel to be dripping just moist) and then with the dry corner remove the residue and your mac will shine like new again.
Magic eraser is great for removing stains(ink or food color or............) but for daily cleaning and greasy fingers use a microfiber towel(should cost for a pack of 4 around $3-$6 )

hope this helps

kilo15 · Feb 3, 2007

Mactime said:
you dont need to waste money on fancy stuff, go to wallmart and head to the car cleaning supplies there get a Microfiber cloth(very soft and will not scratch ur Mac)
moisten one corner of the microfiber cloth with warm water(if the mac is greasy, put a small amount or soap) wipe your mac(you dont want the towel to be dripping just moist) and then with the dry corner remove the residue and your mac will shine like new again.
Magic eraser is great for removing stains(ink or food color or............) but for daily cleaning and greasy fingers use a microfiber towel(should cost for a pack of 4 around $3-$6 )

hope this helps

THATS WHAT I DO. I order them online with my car supplies. They are softer and cheaper. All you need is a MF rag and some water.

MrJoshua · Feb 4, 2007

I use iKlear on the screen with the Microfibre cloth that it comes with.

I was going to try some Collinite 476s on the exterior, but I was worried about the petrochemicals in it, so I'm going to have a go with some Zymol Titanium glaze on the case.

Anyone else used automotive wax on the exterior?

kilo15 · Feb 4, 2007

MrJoshua said:
I use iKlear on the screen with the Microfibre cloth that it comes with.

I was going to try some Collinite 476s on the exterior, but I was worried about the petrochemicals in it, so I'm going to have a go with some Zymol Titanium glaze on the case.

Anyone else used automotive wax on the exterior?

I use klasse AIO. Its like a glaze but stronger. I follow it up with p21S carnuba wax.

MrJoshua · Feb 4, 2007

Glad to see another detailer on the site

UserofMacOSX · Feb 4, 2007

Not to hijack the thread, but what can I use to clean my actual iBook? Where my hands rest from typing it is discoloring, and a pencil eraser will bring it off, but it comes right back within a week of use. Any recommendations?

Mactime · Feb 4, 2007

for strong stains like the ones on the wrist rest area i heard that Mr clean magic eraser works great.

todd51 · Feb 4, 2007

Sounds like I should be switching to the MF cloths in the automotive section.

I use some cheap laptop screen wipes right now that I picked up at Wal-Mart, but they are too moist and leave streaks!

kilo15 · Feb 4, 2007

They might have the cheap ones though. Just give the rag a good wash woth no soap and dry it before you use it.

UserofMacOSX · Feb 4, 2007

Mactime said:
for strong stains like the ones on the wrist rest area i heard that Mr clean magic eraser works great.

I got some and tried it, 6 out of 5 stars to those things, nothing would bring those off but that Magic Eraser, kudos to Mr Clean!

Mactime · Feb 5, 2007

UserofMacOSX said:
I got some and tried it, 6 out of 5 stars to those things, nothing would bring those off but that Magic Eraser, kudos to Mr Clean!

iam glad it helped

plusfortyfour · Feb 5, 2007

Would a lens cleaner cloth and a bit of water do?

kilo15 · Feb 5, 2007

plusfortyfour said:
Would a lens cleaner cloth and a bit of water do?

yup. sure will

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