Laptop cleaning (safely)

[Zeebedy]

Hey guys got a "new" MacBook yesterday, decent nick but i really want to give it a good clean, screen, body, keyboard etc..

what would be the best all-rounder solution to tackle this?



cheers.

 

[Raymond Lin]

Alcohol. Not the drinking kind.

 

[Lysander]

Microfibre cloth and a dab of water.

 

[Zeebedy]

isopropyl alcohol 99.9

this suitable then?

 

[LiE]

Microfibre cloth and a dab of water.

This. Dust will come off with a gentle pass of a microfibre. For dried on dirt a tiny bit of moisture is needed. Distilled water ideally.

isopropyl alcohol 99.9

this suitable then?

Nah, especially on the screen it can rub away the coating.

 

[Zeebedy]

Ahh, ok, thanks guys!

 

[Feek]

Echo the above, a lint free cloth that's barely damp, nothing more.

 

[Simon0001]

Microfiber with a dab of medical dog urine

 

[Efour]

Macrofibre and a slosh of medical cat urine, ethically sourced.

 

[dlockers]

Sopping wet rag and bleach if it was a particularly detailed session.

 

[Semple]

If you've got a particular stubborn mark to remove, give the whole laptop a quick dunk in some fluoroantimonic acid.

 

[darael]

Window cleaner sprayed onto a microfibre cloth. Never given me any problems.

 

[Craterloads]

Air compressor / can

Alcohol for the rest. I usually just use flash lemon spray and as long as you just give it a light spray will be fine.

 

[LiE]

flash lemon spray

 

[Yaayuh!]

Urine.

 

[UTmaniac]

Hot soapy water, while wearing a hazmat suit and marigolds.

 

[topgun06]

Snow foam it. Let it sit for a few minutes. Rinse off with your jetwash. Dry with microfiber towel.

 

[Lysander]

Snow foam it. Let it sit for a few minutes. Rinse off with your jetwash. Dry with microfiber towel.

Would this actually work if you let it dry?

 

[Simon0001]

Would this actually work if you let it dry?

Maybe. If it was just pure water and it didnt rust it should.

Snow foam has tonnes of crap idiots use to ruin car paint so probably not

 

[JonRGV250]

Nitromors worked a treat on my grubby MacBook.
Unfortunately and for some reason I can’t find it now, it’s like it just disappeared