White Macbook turning beige :(

K1LLSW1TCH · 25 Jun 2009 at 22:29

Hi, as in the title of this thread. The keys, the hinge where the screen folds up and down and the speakers are all turning from white to beige. Is there anything I can do to prevent this? I never use the machine with dirty fingers and I've taken good care of it. Is there some kind of cleaning product I can purchase that will restore the colour to it's original white-ness. Or does this happen with all white Macbooks? I was even looking at buying a set of Blackbook keys, that's how much the colour fading is starting to annoy me!

Any help would be appreciated

Cheers.

K1LLSW1TCH · 25 Jun 2009 at 22:53

I removed the keys and soaked them in a bowl of water with some mild cleaning product. Haven't tried T-cut though! that might be an idea...

I never thought I'd say these dodgy, dodgy words, but next time I'm going black

K1LLSW1TCH · 26 Jun 2009 at 10:24

LordSplodge said:
That might be a problem! Next time go Alu!

Oh and try one of these!

http://www.mrclean.com/en_US/magic-eraser.do

Cheers Splodge! I've ordered the wipes so we'll see how that goes

K1LLSW1TCH · 26 Jun 2009 at 10:48

Orange Peel said:
Awful advice. Do not do this!

T Cut will scratch the surface. You need a non abrasive cleaner if you're going to try car products.

Okie Dokie well I'm going to try those wipes first. And I'll probably end up getting a new lappy anyway near the end of the year.

K1LLSW1TCH · 27 Jun 2009 at 16:27

I have to say I haven't tried toothpaste, but I did remove a few keys and tried a small amount of T-Cut on them, just rubbed it in with a lint free cloth and they certainly have improved. No visible scratches as far as I can tell, that said though I'm still waiting for some cleansing wipes to come in the post so I probably won't be using T-Cut on any of the larger areas of the Macbook.

K1LLSW1TCH · 28 Jun 2009 at 10:31

Felix E said:
if it is heavily discoloured I think Apple will replace top cover under warranty? Or did I see this in a dream?!

I'm not 100% on this but I believe that to only be the palm rests

K1LLSW1TCH · 28 Jun 2009 at 18:21

Felix E said:
Ah yeah I think that's what I'm on about.. my palm rests have gone and I have cracking too. The jokers at Apple Meadowhall told me up to 5 days to fix it - 5 days to replace a top cover?! Once I can be bothered I'll be badgering that down. It ought to be a take it in and come back to pick it up same day kind of job.

I agree, I'm sure it isn't a very large job and I highly doubt they have a huge waiting list of people with cracked and discoloured palm rests!

On a similar topic I've noted that my Macbook is starting to feel a little less sturdy than it did several months ago. When the lid is closed the screen seems to wobble a little, as if there's a screw loose. Also when I pick the Macbook up you can hear the plastic pieces clicking, and it's not as if I'm even picking it up with a hugely strong grip!

K1LLSW1TCH · 29 Jun 2009 at 20:50

By the way, I've tried using the toothpaste today that was mentioned further up the page. Surprisingly, it worked a charm!

Although I did have a problem taking some of the keys out and not being able to get them back in again! But all is well now. Thanks everyone.