I accidentally dropped super glue on my macbook pro's power button, now it got stuck. I can't push it. I know acetone will remove the super glue, but will it damage the hardware inside ? Thanks !
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Apple Genius Bar, definitely. The risk of acetone getting through tiny gaps and into "need to be dry" components is very high here.
Even very light swipes with a very mildly damp cloth has liquids very close to the speaker grille.
My humble opinion.
I would try something not using chemicls first. Liquids of any kind are very bad for electronics. Can you scrape it off with a fingernail or very gently with a small pair of scissors or a paper clip? Again be very careful and use your discretion, but liquids are the last way to go.
Super glue has very high surface tension and is drawn into the tiniest crevices by capillary action, so it has undoubtedly gotten down into the case around the button. You aren't very likely to be able to remove it or anything that's capable of dissolving it from under there, and if you can't get it out, it will just reglue the button as the acetone evaporates. And acetone, a powerful solvent that attacks most plastics, isn't something to be lavishly applied in the hope of releasing superglue that you can't see and whose extent you can only guess about. There's way too good a chance that it will dissolve something it shouldn't, making your problem worse instead of better.
I suspect you're going to have to bite the bullet and replace the top case.
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