How To Clean a Macbook

I bought my Macbook in early 2008, and to keep out of the norm of white plastic, I chose the sexy black plastic model. The one problem is that this thing is a grease magnet. Over these past few years, I have perfected a way to clean the grease off the case, keyboard, track pad, and even screen!

Step 1 Materials

You need some very simple materials, and they are a lot cheaper than the Apple endorsed iKlear:

• Dish Soap
• Paper Towel
• 1-2 Microfiber Cloths
• Black Macbook

Every house should have the first 2, and you should invest in a small microfiber cloth for cleaning all your shiny electronics. The Macbook is kinda necessary...

Comments

[blackghost]

if u use 99% rubbing alcohol , u dont run the risk of damaging the electronics if a drop manages to sneak inside , since rubbing alcohol doesn't conduct electricity still , dont be sloppy with it, but id much rather use alcohol than water

[DevCoder]

The problem with using rubbing alcohol (and other solvents) on a black Macbook is that you damage the finish on the plastic. Now with the new aluminum ones, it could be a completely different story

[junits15]

how do you play half-life if you have a mac? :)

[glitteringsky]

Great advice about the simple cleaning agents and water. How about the keys though? Did you just swipe across them? Thats what I do but I wanted to do a better job. Thanks for the posting! Very helpful.

[DevCoder]

with the keys, just swipe across making sure not to get water under them

[Joe Martin]

Wow, very in depth and informative. 5*!