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Dirty White MacBook= :'(

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SabaManga

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I'm a cheapskate, and as much as I love Apple and support their products, there's no way I'm getting ripped off and buying iKlear. 😱
The amount of times I've heard people say: Don't bother, it's just Spectacle-Cleaning Fluid.
So... Can I just use any old glasses cleaning spray on it..? With a nice fibre-whatnow cloth, so it doesn't scratch? 😛
I go through glasses at about the same rate as people go through t-shirts, so I'm in no shortage of Lens cleaning fluid.
But if not, is there another alternative? Not brand names and stuff, as I said, I really can't be bothered spending copious amounts of dosh on something I'm only ever going to use twice if that. I heard someone say baking soda somewhere, but my MacBook is my baby 🙂apple🙂 and there's no way I'm going near it with anything before I know what it'll do.
Help...?
😱
 
This is probably the 50th cleaning thread out here...

But...They best way to clean it (and the way I clean mine) is to very lightly damp a paper towel, rub the dirty parts, and then dry it with wither a microfiber towel or the one that came with it. I turn mine off and unplug it as well.

note: When I saw lightly damp, I mean turn on the water and very quickly swipe the towel through the water.
 
magic eraser

i prefer iklear though...worked marvelously and i dont mind paying a little more for my expensive item

you get what you pay for
 
GimmeSlack12 said:
Wash your hands more often.
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Ahaha XD
I'm a complete clean freak, I normally keep it in a dust proof case, and won't let anyone touch it without inspecting their hands.
I recently made the mistake of drawing, and not realising I had smeared graphite from the picture all over my palms :S

Just looking to see what other people are doing before I take any action I might regret...
Like.. Smearing graphite all over my keys and palm rest 🙁
 
I concur that iKlear is the best solution and throw in a Magic Eraser. iKlear allows you to clean and polish. Hopefully, you'll invest some money into your $Mac$ to keep it looking halfway decent. 😱😎
 
Another vote for iKlear. Honestly, one bottle of that stuff should last you most of the life of your computer. It goes a long way.
 
GimmeSlack12 said:
I'm slightly afraid of you.
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It took me two years to save up... The novelty of having a white laptop hasn't quite warn off yet... Y'know?
Haha (y)

We don't have Magic Erasers in Italy... Though by the sound of it, it seems as though we should..?
 
I guess Ima just have to "permanently borrow" someone's iKlear then.. Haha.
I tried water, but it didnt take all of the graphite off. Plus it's still all over the keyboard...
Ahh well.
 
My macbook is quite new, and when I try to clean the screen with the cloth that it came with I always get streaking. This isn't a mac specific question, but how do you prevent streaking? I heard that any cleaning solution with ammonia and especially alcohol is not advised for these screens.
 
Phillyzero said:
My macbook is quite new, and when I try to clean the screen with the cloth that it came with I always get streaking. This isn't a mac specific question, but how do you prevent streaking?
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Breath on the screen then wipe it. No streaks.
 
I had Iklear bought for me, sure its great with a microfibre cloth both I wont be buying it when its empty.
on the side of the bottle it tells you what it is, "Ionized water".

I will just run some filtered water and fill up the spray bottle and carry on using the microfibre cloth 🙂

Mind you, as other posters have pointed out, it lasts a hell of a long time, its just I disagree with the price of £15 for a small bottle!
 
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