HELP!!! InvisibleShield Nightmares!!!!

[eastercat]

When I applied invisible shield, I didn't apply anything to my trackpad. I didn't want to risk damaging it. Also, I waited about 24 hours for the skin to dry.
It sounds as though you didn't wait long enough for the skin to dry.
Hope you're able to get your trackpad working soon.
My $0.02.

 

[aprofetto]

OP - what ended up happening? Is the trackpad okay now?

 

[alphaod]

When applied the shield on my computer, I used both bottles; yes that's a lot of liquid; afterward I let it dry for 24 hours like the instructions say to wait.

 

[thetrystero]

Read the instructions

It says to let it sit for 24 hrs before turning it on. I've used the Invisible Shield for both my iPod Touch 2G and my Blackberry Pearl. No Issues.

 

[madog]

They say to wait 24 hours. Personally, I let my laptop and my iPhone sit for 3 days before I touched them after applying the shield. I mean, you are putting water on an electronic device.

I don';t know if that stuff leaves a residue when it dries, but you could always just not mention it to Apple. I don't encourage lying, but I don't consider it so when you just fail to mention the entire story.

 

[drake]

I hope the trackpad starts working for you again, because I just saw this article in another thread:

http://hardmac.com/news/2009/07/16/more-details-on-the-immersion-sensors-of-apple

Specifically this part:

Liquid submersion indicators (LSI) have been added to specific locations on current Mac portables and desktop keyboards to help determine if systems have been exposed to liquid. Damage due to liquid exposure is not covered by the Apple one (1) year limited warranty or the AppleCare Protection Plan (APP)....
The indicators trigger only with direct contact to a liquid. The indicators will not be triggered by temperature and humidity that is within the product's environmental requirements described by Apple. A triggered indicator will turn red or pink, as shown in the examples below, indicating that the module(s) to which the indicator is attached has been exposed to liquid.
Important: If you see a triggered LSI, inspect all adjacent modules for liquid damage. Components or modules that do not work due to liquid contact are not eligible for warranty service. Furthermore, the resulting damage may be so extensive that the cost of repairing the product may exceed the cost of replacing the product. Inform customers about this possibility.
Customers are responsible for the costs of servicing products that are damaged as a result of liquid contact. This includes, for example, the cost of replacing keyboards that stop working due to liquid spills.

The article actually talks about how the sensors may be overly sensitive, but nonetheless I thought about your situation when reading, looks like theres those little sensors underneath all of the keyboard.

Great. Yet another excuse for Apple not to honor warranty service. Seems to me they'd have a hard time proving something like this isn't itself defective. Then again, yet another reason not to buy a Mac, and certainly not their Apple"care".

BTW, I once dropped a CD player into an aquarium. Sunk to the bottom. Figured that was the end of it, but for fun, I dried it out using a hair dryer. Worked fine. Computers seem to be a lot more sensitive.

 

[fehhkk]

Pretty obvious you oversprayed the things.

 

[barkomatic]

OP I hope your computer starts working or that you can get it fixed. I've never used invisible shield but its kind of amazing to me that someone who is paranoid about scratches on their electronic equipment would then spray their brand new computer with fluid in an attempt to protect it -- thereby risking the support of Applecare.

I've had my MBP bare for 3 years and when I took it into get serviced the technician was impressed with how clean it was. The only thing I do is put it in a sleeve when traveling so that it doesn't scrape up against metal objects or sand in my bag.

I can hardly wait for an episode of "Obessed" (A&E show about people with OCD and similar problems) where the person featured covers all their electronics in cases.

 

[aprofetto]

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I've had my MBP bare for 3 years and when I took it into get serviced the technician was impressed with how clean it was. The only thing I do is put it in a sleeve when traveling so that it doesn't scrape up against metal objects or sand in my bag.

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Sand in your bag? What the... ? You bring it to the beach or something?

Did the OP ever come back and let us know what happened?

 

[1ne]

I installed my last night. Took me a long time.. Maybe I was kinda picky.

What I have noticed is my trackpad is less sensitive.

 

[TsuaSai]

I installed my last night. Took me a long time.. Maybe I was kinda picky.

What I have noticed is my trackpad is less sensitive.

I did mine last night too and it took forever. I also did everything but the trackpad.

 

[1ne]

For now I will leave my trackpad but I think eventually I might just go naked with it.

 

[uberamd]

YES!!!!!!! Just to let everyone here who replied know ... I had my iPod in front of my fan all day long, really since last night. The screen was still dead. But just to see if the computer would even recognize it, I just plugged it in with the usb cable to my old hp that i'm typing on and boom!! it was recognized and the screen is beautiful and perfect!!! I KNEW it couldn't have been blown, I def didn't use as much fluid on this as my old ipods, but who knows. Anywhoo, everything is all better with my ipod. But yeah... my mbp is the other thing...

Are you sure the battery just wasn't dead on the nano to begin with?

 

[madog]

Great. Yet another excuse for Apple not to honor warranty service. Seems to me they'd have a hard time proving something like this isn't itself defective. Then again, yet another reason not to buy a Mac, and certainly not their Apple"care".

AppleCare has never, and will never, cover physical damage done to the machine; including water damage. Water indicators are just a way to help Apple protect themselves from people who lie about spilling liquid on their machine (and believe me, most of them do, or don't know because they were lied to by the family member/friend who did). For the most part liquid damage is obvious, but for those times it is not these indicators will just help confirm it when possible.

It's not a way to help them get out of their warranty service, as it's in no way included in the service to begin with.

There are plenty of other logical and reasonable excuses not to buy a Mac.

 

[drake]

AppleCare has never, and will never, cover physical damage done to the machine; including water damage. Water indicators are just a way to help Apple protect themselves from people who lie about spilling liquid on their machine (and believe me, most of them do, or don't know because they were lied to by the family member/friend who did). For the most part liquid damage is obvious, but for those times it is not these indicators will just help confirm it when possible.

It's not a way to help them get out of their warranty service, as it's in no way included in the service to begin with.

There are plenty of other logical and reasonable excuses not to buy a Mac.

From what I've heard, if they even turn pink, they'll deny service. My advice, don't sweat around your Mac.