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Q: Nail polish remover on my macbook pro

Hi there,

I have by accident spilled some nail polish remover on my MacBook Pro. Most went on the mousepad, a little bit on the keys. I cleaned it up right away, but I know that Acetone is a killer. This happened an hour ago, and my laptop still worked when I turned it off, a few minutes after the incident. The mousepad had difficulty on clicking at first, but after a few clicks it felt normal again. Now I cannot sleep or anything, I am so freaked out by reading other cases Is there a chance my sweet one will be alright? I know that most of the times these things break electronics after a few days if not right away. Any insights?

MacBook Pro, iOS 7.1.2

Posted on Jun 19, 2015 6:23 PM

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  • by spudnuty,

    spudnuty spudnuty Jun 21, 2015 8:47 AM in response to kicsigruer
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    Jun 21, 2015 8:47 AM in response to kicsigruer

    " if I saw no sign of damage,"

    What you can't see is the top of the logic board, which is actually underneath since you have it upside down. To take out the logic board would require a computer geek type.

    "would it be okay to turn it on again after these two days? Or not at all?"

    At this point you have nothing to lose given it's out of warranty anyway except:

    " I had problems with video and got it fixed, because I had a special warranty through my school"

    Did you pay any money to have this done? Under the terms of the recall that would be reimbursable.

    How long ago? There would be a warranty on the board repair.


    "The amount spilled is a tea spoon on the mousepad and a half teaspoon on the keyboard."

    If none of the liquid sensors have turned red (Which would prove to Apple that there was a liquid incident.) then the evidence that none of the remover got completely inside would get stronger.

    If it seems dry, especially around the logic board then you could try turning it on.

    Report back:

    MagSafe light status

    Battery level LED bar state

    Once you get it back together and the MagSafe light looks normal (Green when first plugged in, changing to amber indicating charging.) then push the power button and report back here.

    Good luck.

     

  • by kicsigruer,

    kicsigruer kicsigruer Jun 21, 2015 9:10 AM in response to spudnuty
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    Jun 21, 2015 9:10 AM in response to spudnuty

    Hello again,

     

    so, I am posting this from my Mac now. Everything seems to work as it should right now. I am ready for it getting worse later on, as many others predict, and as soon as I have the opportunity will get it checked out.

    Thank you so much for all the help, it really made a big difference.

    Thanks!

  • by spudnuty,

    spudnuty spudnuty Jun 21, 2015 12:09 PM in response to kicsigruer
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    Jun 21, 2015 12:09 PM in response to kicsigruer

    " I am posting this from my Mac now."

    Hooray!

    ". Everything seems to work as it should right now."

    Hopefully the logic board is fine.

    "I am ready for it getting worse later on,"

    Since I can't examine your MBP I can make no such predictions. The worrysome problem would be residual crap on the logicboard.

    Since there was quite a bit of remover go into the trackpad I would expect issues with that later as well as the keyboard, either of which is a relatively cheap fix if you just do the component itself.

    "I have the opportunity will get it checked out."

    You can do that but:

     

    From:

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201880

    So I wouldn't mention it if there isn't a smoking gun.  Especially since there's a recall on your model and evidence or admission of liquid damage would preclude you from receiving a free repair under the recall.

  • by spudnuty,

    spudnuty spudnuty Jun 21, 2015 7:06 PM in response to kicsigruer
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    Jun 21, 2015 7:06 PM in response to kicsigruer

    Well if you have any further problems just post back. If there going to be problems in the future I would expect trackpad or keyboard issues.

    Thanks for the checkmark!

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