Staingate etc

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Staingate etc

I bought a 2015 13" pro the other day from someone. It has staingate mainly on the enclosure around the screen, not too bad, and some looking pop

marks on the screen that are parallel across 3 lines, looks like the keyboard did it. The guy didn't tell me this stuff when I got it from him. Also, a small bit of delimitation where the camera is.

Since it is 5 years old does experience show whether

the stagnate etc get worse. I would really love to know.

PS: I have tried to find the answers online myself. Apple won't help.

Thank you!

MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.13

Posted on Mar 6, 2020 7:59 AM

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Answer 1

Mar 6, 2020 3:39 PM in response to actnow8878

It can get worse, but usually it will be when you clean the display. Just using a damp microfiber cloth with water to clean the display will minimize the chances of the anti-reflective coating coming off during cleaning.

Most of the laptops I repair just have the worst of the coating issue along the outside edges with some with minor lines ("scratches") across the center. Since I usually only see these laptops just one time I have no idea how people were cleaning or taking care of them to result in displays with massive amounts of missing anti-reflective coating in the center of the display. It's possible the coating on some displays comes off more easily than others.

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actnow8878 Author

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Mar 6, 2020 9:20 AM in response to razmee209

That is a term that many 2015 era MBP's had. It's smudge looking marks around the computer enclosure, and marks on the screen. Apple even had a recall to replace the screens that lasted till abut a year ago.

He showed me the computer in a lighted place. BUT, I am the one responsible. I was just naive. My fault. I know better now.

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Answer 3

Mar 6, 2020 11:58 AM in response to actnow8878

The "secret" Apple free repair program for "Staingate" is only valid for four years from the original purchase of the laptop so most likely the the program has expired for this laptop. At least with the issue mainly around the edges you really should not notice it while actually using the laptop.

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actnow8878 Author

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Mar 6, 2020 1:19 PM in response to HWTech

Thank you! My question is if anyone knows, should I expect what looks like smudges on the enclosure and a little delamination, since it is 5 years old now, do you think it could get worse? I'm hoping at this point it shouldn't get worse.

Thank you all very much.

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