My dog lost a tussle with a large skunk and I believe he sat on my iPad while I was out. After a few baths he is smelling fine, but my screen ( no cover ) still reeks.
Mostly interested in if anyone else encoountered a touch screen device getting skunk stank on it and how the dealt with it.
iPad 2
I am going to have to agree with Michael Black
I just wanted to thank you for the most interesting post in ages!
This article has "basic" Apple product cleaning steps: How to clean Apple products
I did do a quick Google search, but all of the answers I found would most likely do more harm than good.
You might need to wait for the smell to naturally wear itself out.
Wow, I have nothing really to offer you, sorry. But I just wanted to thank you for the most interesting post in ages!
P.S. I do know of two somewhat effective remedies, but not sure how to apply them to an iPad. One is hydrogen peroxide & baking soda in a paste. The other is a commercial product called "skunk-off" which is a liquid usually sold in a spray bottle. The thing is I do not know what is actually in it and what it might do to an iPad screen (would not want to ruin that nice oleophobic coating).
i found a reference on a cell phone that got sprayed directly. The most reasonable one was putting it in a case with dry ice. I suspect that the screen surface is slightly porous. If that is true, then a smokers ipad / iphone would also smell smoky, though the mike on the handset certainly would absorb the oders.
chuffle wrote:
i found a reference on a cell phone that got sprayed directly. The most reasonable one was putting it in a case with dry ice.
😮 I would try other "remedies" BEFORE going to the extreme of using Dry Ice 😮
chuffle wrote:
I suspect that the screen surface is slightly porous. If that is true, then a smokers ipad / iphone would also smell smoky, though the mike on the handset certainly would absorb the oders.
The screen has a Oleophobic coating.
I don't know what Dry Ice would do to this.
The old wive's tale is that tomato juice can neutralize skunk smell. Could try dampening a cloth with some and wiping the back.
I would NOT use dry ice. the extreme cold could harm the device or cause condensation.
I have a similar problem that involves the skunks oils being around the home button. How can i clean this out.
skunk smell
