Staingate, MBP 2015 is delaminating and how to fix differently.

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Staingate, MBP 2015 is delaminating and how to fix differently.

Yes, I have one of those too and I had it replaced under the Apple recall programme and now it happens again. Recall programme no longer in effect.

So now I like to remove it myself as the MBP is still in good working order.

But there is the snag. I tried many things and there is about 1/3 of the screen that refuses to give up the coating. To put you in the picture of what I used and did not work. Hope if did not forget one as I maybe forgot one after all the days that I am at it.

Baby wipes

Baking soda mixture

Carpet-cleaner fluid

Coke (as in the drink 😊)

Deferent kinds of glass/window cleaner

Disinfectant in several forms

Disinfecting wet wipes

Hand soap

Isopropyl alcohol

Listerine

Nail polish remover

Oil

Sticky tape

Toilet cleaner

Toothpaste

Washing-up liquid different brands

All of them I used by rubbing and some I used by letting it soak and next rub. Some I used in combination by mixing them.

As you may guess I am a bit desperate here. And I figure I am not the first on the be here. So, who has a solution that is not available on the internet. Believe me I ploughed the internet for at least 2 hours. But most of it reaps the same solutions, the Listerine or Baby wipes method.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Apr 25, 2023 2:08 AM

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HWTech

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Apr 25, 2023 7:37 PM in response to ChangeAgent

I won't even try to remove the anti-reflective coating unless it is affecting the viewable image on the center of the screen while actually using the laptop. Unless the coating is already half off across the whole screen, I won't touch it because I have found there will be a good portion that is unlikely to come off. Even when the coating comes off, there is almost always at least a small area which refuses to come off.

The best method I have found is using the Clorox wipes (must squeeze out the liquid to prevent the liquid from seeping past the edge of the glass as it will permanently damage the display, may even damage the rubber gasket). The next best method has been to use Baking Soda.

Be careful because if you use the wrong chemical, or use too much pressure you may permanently damage the display where it will not be usable at all. Be extremely careful using multiple chemicals because you don't want to produce a toxic chemical reaction.

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ChangeAgent Author

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Apr 25, 2023 11:28 PM in response to HWTech

Thanks HWTech.

It is effecting using the computer. And I think I am at the stage where some of it is pretty stubborn.

I am aware of damaging the screen permanently but presently it is pretty annoying to use.

Clorox I can not get in my part of the world. I will give the baking soda a go, had tried natriumhydrogencarbonat is more or less the same I think, but the baking soda is worth a try we got not much to loose.

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ChangeAgent Author

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Apr 25, 2023 11:56 PM in response to ChangeAgent

Here is a pic of the whole screen.

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Staingate, MBP 2015 is delaminating and how to fix differently.

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