Cleaning screen with rubber air bulb

[delsoul]

I have one of those photography hand squeeze rubber air bulbs that’s used to clear out dust from lenses and inside camera bodies, is that safe to use on getting dust out from screen edges, etc on the laptop? I’m not sure how the Retina display is constructed and how delicate it is. Thanks!

 

[Longkeg]

If all you’re doing is blowing air at an otherwise fully assembled and functioning screen I think you’ll be fine. It’s when you start taking things apart that things get dicey.

 

[satcomer]

Never spay a computer screen! Spray the microfiber cloth and then wipe the screen in one direction! If you are the United States visit your local Walmart and get the LCD cleaning kit or just use isopropyl alcohol on your microfiber tile works too!

 

[delsoul]

Never spay a computer screen! Spray the microfiber cloth and then wipe the screen in one direction! If you are the United States visit your local Walmart and get the LCD cleaning kit or just use isopropyl alcohol on your microfiber tile works too!

There’s no spray coming out. It’s all air only that’s hand squeezed from the rubber bulb. Imagine a miniature bellows used on a fireplace where it just sucks in and directs a small amount of room air. I don’t think what I have is all that powerful but I’d rather check in to see if it seems safe to use for blowing at the screen and the edges, that it won’t somehow lift or peel the screen

 

[Longkeg]

I’d rather check in to see if it seems safe to use for blowing at the screen and the edges, that it won’t somehow lift or peel the screen

If you’ve ever tried to remove a screen from a Mac laptop you’d know how unlikely that is. Falling off a table: BAD. A little puff of air: Take No Notice.

 

[Fishrrman]

The retina displays have a "sprayed-on" VERY thin anti-glare coating that is very easily damaged.

You want to "touch it" as little as possible -- preferably, never.

However, a little "free air" probably won't hurt it.

I would think that taking a soft cloth and "dusting the display" (NO pressure) would give the same results...

 

[delsoul]

If you’ve ever tried to remove a screen from a Mac laptop you’d know how unlikely that is. Falling off a table: BAD. A little puff of air: Take No Notice.

I've definitely never tried to remove a screen off of a Mac laptop (and definitely don't ever want to from the sounds of it). Sounds like it's definitely ON there and in place, that some air blowing along the edges isn't even a concern

 

[delsoul]

My apologies for one more question but what do they mean that the Retina display is a sealed display? I'm not sure what it means.

 

[satcomer]

A spay Apple has been using on the New Display as anti-glare shield!