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    Envy 14 Beats Lid Water Smudges - Please Help!

    Discussion in 'HP' started by thedark7, Feb 26, 2011.

  1. thedark7

    thedark7 Notebook Enthusiast

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    So my envy beats lid had smudges, so I tried using a damp cloth to get rid of them. That only made it worse, now there are visible water streaks!!!! How can I get rid of these? PLEASE HELP ME!!
     
    thedark7, Feb 26, 2011
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    I use 90% isopropyl alchohol. ( rubbing alc. )
    streak free cleaner for eyeglasses also works great.

    also try to use a microfibre cloth or one of those pesky cleaning cloths for glasses as well.
     
    crazycanuk, Feb 26, 2011
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    I tried a cloth that works for glasses. Will te alcohol be able to remove the water streaks??
     
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    it should ( 10 char)
     
    crazycanuk, Feb 26, 2011
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    I use 90% rubbing alcohol diluted with water in a spray bottle. Plastic cleaners also work well. Avoid using things with ammonia.
     
    pongalong, Feb 27, 2011
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    Aaaah!! I tried using rubbing alcohol but it did the same thing water did!!! Now my lid is a ruined mess!!!!!!!! PLEASE HELP ME!!!!
     
    thedark7, Feb 27, 2011
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    Reminds of one time I tried cleaning white-out off a leather piece with acetone...end result was not pretty at all.


    I don't know what to say other than good luck. Im sure theres a cleaning solution out there somewhere.
     
    Ronin786, Feb 27, 2011
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    I contacted HP and they said to use LCD cleaner, but that it might not work because of the alcohol. PLEASE HELP ME!!!
     
    thedark7, Feb 27, 2011
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    Every time I clean my screen, I use the same microfiber cloth and screen cleaning liquid to clean the chassis of my beats. Works well.
     
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    Have you tried it on the lid?
     
    thedark7, Feb 27, 2011
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    Hmmm.... I was somehow able to remove them all by using a different cloth (instead of the kind for glasses) and water. This leaves me baffled, but now my ENVY is spotless, and looks better than new!
     
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    Your cloth might have had some oily substance on it to polish glasses and wasn't absorbing the water.
     
    pez319, Feb 27, 2011
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    By chassis, I mean body of the laptop, so yes. Lid, rubberized army rest etc.
     
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    @pez That's what I was thinking, I don't know if the glasses cloth was really absorbing anything.
     
    thedark7, Feb 27, 2011
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