I accidentally used an all-purpose cleaner on my macbook pro 15" screen and it contains sodium carbonate so it might have been slightly alkaline (pH 7.5-9). It doesn't look like there's any significant damage to the screen but why do they recommend not using household cleaners/window cleaners for cleaning the mac screen? Is there some hazard that can occur? What kind of glass is used on the Macbook pro 15" screen?
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15
hagiograph wrote:
I accidentally used an all-purpose cleaner on my macbook pro 15" screen and it contains sodium carbonate so it might have been slightly alkaline (pH 7.5-9). It doesn't look like there's any significant damage to the screen but why do they recommend not using household cleaners/window cleaners for cleaning the mac screen? Is there some hazard that can occur? What kind of glass is used on the Macbook pro 15" screen?
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Thanks! I had seen that and that is how I knew I had made a mistake. I was just curious what the glass was made of and if there was any sort of hazard to using this type of alkaline cleaner on the glass itself.
The 15-inch model was introduced in January 2006
Different years MBP used different coatings different glass— you are not specific to give any more information.
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Just as an off-chance do you happen to know what kind of glass/coating was used on a MacBook Pro 15" from mid-2015? That is the vintage of my MBP.
Thanks!
Excellent. Thank you very much. I hadn't had any issues with the anti-glare coating. But I will definitely take better care moving forward.
Thanks again!
hagiograph wrote:
Just as an off-chance do you happen to know what kind of glass/coating was used on a MacBook Pro 15" from mid-2015? That is the vintage of my MBP.
Thanks!
That Mac in particular had a anti glare coating that has proven to be problematic
Anti-reflective coating failing , affectionally known as 'staingate'
The 2014 and 2015 MBP was especially bad
The unofficial repair program was for four years from date of purchase.
There is no Apple HT or official service program.
ref: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/11/17/apple-extends-free-staingate-repairs/
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