Have a dirty Mac orMacBookscreen?
Youre not the only one.
First, turn off your MacBook or Mac and double-check its unplugged.
Don’t be that guy with the extra-smudgy laptop screen.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
Next, grab yourself a cloth.
Its best if its of the microfiber variety.
For this, you’re free to use water to dampen your cloth.
Dont worry; you wont damage anything if you dont spray water everywhere around your gear.
You do not want to use any window cleaning product or any other kind of abrasive solution.
Windex and other window cleaning solutions contain ammonia, which could potentially damage your screen.
You also dont want to use any product with acetone or any other solvent.
These solutions promising a no-streak formula are universally made up of isopropyl alcohol and water.
you might easily make your own with one part 70% isopropyl and one part distilled water.
After that, wipe it down until you no longer see any streaks or stains catch the light.
Apple claims they have nano-textured screens, but the same process applies to your average MacBook screen.
Dampen the cloth with a mixture of water and 70% isopropyl alcohol and wipe away.
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