Looking for recommendations for products to clean screen and keyboard of my work MacBook Pro and my own MacBook Air - what are the most reliable products on the market that won’t smudge or harm the screen?
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Cleaning Macbook (hardware)
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I use P80 sandpaper for deep cleaning of the M3 16" MBP screen and high pressure wash it's keyboard with my trusted Karcher
I use these for both the screen and keyboard/trackpad, they work well
ZEISS Pre-Moistened Lens Cleaning Wipes
ZEISS Pre-Moistened Lens Cleaning Wipes, 200 Count
ZEISS pre-moistened lens wipes safely and quickly clean eyeglasses and sunglasses plus other optics like camera lenses, webcams, binoculars and microscopes. Specially formulated with a unique, gentle solution, these wipes gently and effectively remove smudges and dirt, leaving optical surfaces fr...
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Don't go fancy, just use 50% IPA + microfiber to clean it. Been doing this since 2021 on my MacBook Pro 14. No issues.
DON'T CLEAN the MBP display.
That's right, don't clean it -- at least any more than absolutely necessary.
WHY I'm posting this:
The display surface on these has a very thin "sprayed on" anti-glare coating. Just sprayed on.
Almost anything you do to the surface is going to start wearing on that coating, with a good chance of degrading it.
That's what "StainGate" was all about -- folks who had entire patches of the anti-glare coating flaking off, looking like "stains on the display".
OK, the screen will still "get stuff" on it. We know that.
My advice:
Use a soft cloth, and if there's dust on the display, just "dust across" it -- NO pressure.
If something is on the display that won't come off this way, moisten the cloth and use as little pressure as possible to dislodge it. Then... "dust dry".
The BEST practice is to adapt usage habits that minimize the possibility of the display getting dirty in the first place.
That's right, don't clean it -- at least any more than absolutely necessary.
WHY I'm posting this:
The display surface on these has a very thin "sprayed on" anti-glare coating. Just sprayed on.
Almost anything you do to the surface is going to start wearing on that coating, with a good chance of degrading it.
That's what "StainGate" was all about -- folks who had entire patches of the anti-glare coating flaking off, looking like "stains on the display".
OK, the screen will still "get stuff" on it. We know that.
My advice:
Use a soft cloth, and if there's dust on the display, just "dust across" it -- NO pressure.
If something is on the display that won't come off this way, moisten the cloth and use as little pressure as possible to dislodge it. Then... "dust dry".
The BEST practice is to adapt usage habits that minimize the possibility of the display getting dirty in the first place.
I was very skeptical about ordering this but I’m shocked how well it cleans. I’ve used it on the screens of my MacBook, iPad, and iPhone with amazing results. https://cleanmy.tech/products/iroller-reusable-liquid-free-touchscreen-cleaner
I second the recommendation for the Zeiss Pre-Moistened Lens Cleaning Wipes. They are very effective and will not damage the display.
I also vouch for this. It's effective, and both are cheap and easily obtainable at most dollar stores.
Note: It took me a minute to register IPA as isopropyl alcohol, as opposed to the other kind of alcohol-relevant IPA. I clearly need a beer.
