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    Best MacBook cleaner?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Cygnus311, Oct 25, 2006.

  1. Cygnus311

    Cygnus311 Notebook Consultant

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    Is this the best MacBook cleaner out there? It doesn't say anything about the other surfaces besides the screen...
     
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  2. Hoony

    Hoony Notebook Enthusiast

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    i also bought that and yes it didint say about the other surface
    but i used it anyway and it did become cleaner than b4 but not as much as i wanted
    my palmrest areas are gettin dirty so i used em there
    but its still not clean enough
    now i dont know what to use
    any ideas?

    -Hoony
     
    Hoony, Oct 28, 2006
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  3. xbandaidx

    xbandaidx Notebook Deity

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    Mr. Clean's Magic Eraser is reported to work very well on MacBook surfaces cleaning dirt and whatnot. Back when we had the "discoloration" issue some reported that it worked for them, but they probably really just had dirty palmrests rather than plastic that went bad.

    Just make sure you use something that doesn't have harsh alcohol such as acetone (sometime sometime) sorry I don't have the full name, because it can melt your plastic casing.
     
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    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    DO NOT USE MR CLEAN MAGIC ERASER!!! That thing has very strong chemicals and could easily damage your MacBook. I can't give you a good recommendation but I can tell you that magic erasers are very harsh.
     
    cashmonee, Oct 28, 2006
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    AlanY Notebook Enthusiast

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    A lot of people swear by the Magic Eraser for cleaning iBooks and Macbooks. But obviously don't use it on the screen.
     
    AlanY, Oct 28, 2006
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