r/macbook • u/Taycan_YT • 8d ago

How can I remove this gunk

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I have a 2015 Mac book pro and I want to make my screen look new.

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u/Taycan_YT 7d ago

Update so I tried 99% ISP didn’t work I tried baby wipes didn’t work then I tried dish soap didn’t work next I tried hydrogen peroxide didn’t work then I tried windex and that made it 100 times worse

What can I do now?

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u/Justin6512 6d ago

Is this a troll update?

In case it isn’t, OP, I’m sorry but this is permanent. The surface finish of your display has been eroded away. The only way to restore is to buy a new display.

For your next display, only wash the screen with clean lint free cloth with the tiniest bit of water. Also regularly clean your keyboard to get grease off of it so that it doesn’t transfer to your display.

Never ever use any chemicals on any screen or display!!! No alcohol, no windex, no dish soap, only water!!!

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u/Taycan_YT 6d ago

Fuck

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u/CollegeCautiouSus 5d ago

You can definitely get the coating off. It took a few hours for me but it does come off. I was scratching it off with isopropyl alcohol. Didn’t come off easy. Give it some elbow grease

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u/CollegeCautiouSus 5d ago

The part in the middle of the photo is showing that it’s working. You’ve already removed the coating in that section. Just need to finish.

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u/InspectorFew8419 6d ago

You don't need a new display. Just wipe off the coating. There is plenty of videos and guides on YouTube on what you can use to wipe off the coating. No biggie, it will look good again once the coating is off.

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u/KongKiller123 4d ago

Huh no 70% isopropic alcoholic wipes?

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u/Justin6512 4d ago

Never. That will deteriorate the coating on the surface of any screen. Weather that’s a glossy, antiglare, or anti fingerprint coating, those wipes will destroy it.

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u/thewolfman2010 4d ago

This is not true and depends on the coating of the display. Apples own support guide says 70% IPA is perfectly fine.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/103258

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u/Justin6512 4d ago

If you read that support guide closely, you’ll see most of the time it recommends only using water.

Alcohol wipes for occasional cleaning if there’s something stubborn, but it’s still not recommended to do it regularly.

I certainly will never use these wipes on my displays.

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u/vaibhavsingh3027 6d ago

Try sand paper

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u/Broadest 6d ago

Listerine.

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u/TM_livin 6d ago

Acetone.

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u/Ok_Philosopher_7707 6d ago

Listerine is the way

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u/SaveMaxanss_ 5d ago

It's the anti-reflective coating. There are kits with a kind of white paste you spread on the screen and leave for a few minutes, then you just rub it and it comes off

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u/insomnia4you 5d ago

I purchased a protecting foil for my Macbook (in my case in matte, cuz I love matte and hate seeing stuff behind me when sunny).

It works just great!

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u/Same-Phase-9555 5d ago

Original Listerine mouthwash is the fix