Weird scratches/marks on screen ? Help

So, i just cleaned the screen of my MacBook Pro Retina 15'' and I held the LED flash of my iPhone close to the screen and right and left on the edges of the screen, there are sorta strange marks on the glass.


It looks like dashed lines that goes from the top to the bottom on each side.


You have to look closely for it since it's pretty hard to recognize. Unfortunately I couldn't manage it to take a photo of it.

It would be nice if you guys could check if that occurs on your computers aswell.

Thanks in advance

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)

Posted on Feb 11, 2014 6:22 AM

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Feb 18, 2014 4:12 PM in response to Starkiller_

I've just noticed this on my screen an hour ago, looked like a smudge on the left from top to bottom, plus a few other smudges around it, gave it a few gentle wipes and it appears to be something on the other side of the glass inside the display...


Did exactly what you did, screen off and used the light on my iPhone to light up the screen, was actually checking for something else when I then noticed this.

Feb 18, 2014 4:22 PM in response to Starkiller_

This can happen if the display surface makes regular contact with some of the keys on the keyboard


Likely scenarios are when the computer is in a sleeve and the display has slight pressure against it (eg: when transported in a rucksack or case)


Even more likely to happen if you use a keyboard cover which can collect grease from fingers that then transfers onto the display


This is the price to pay for having thinner portable computers

Feb 19, 2014 10:27 AM in response to Starkiller_

cleaned it WITH WHAT





It looks like dashed lines that goes from the top to the bottom on each side.



Ahh, did you spray the screen directly? 😢


youve ruined the screen if there are total vertical lines, since you got the inverter board / monitor feed lines wet.







Cleaning Your MacBook

Use a very lightly damp, soft (if you can squeeze the cloth very tightly and even a drop comes out, its still too damp), lint-free cloth to clean the computer’s exterior. Avoid getting moisture in any openings and be very careful not to get the damp cloth around the trackpad edges or around the inside edge between the monitor and its bezel. Do not spray any type of liquid directly on the computer. Do not use sprays, solvents, or abrasives; do not attempt to use any solvents on the LCD display either directly (especially!) or indirectly. There is never any call to use any type of lens cleaning solvents on the screen of your LCD display. Again, do not spray any liquid directly on the screen. Never use Kleenex, or paper towels, these are abrasive. Soft cotton cloth only or a microfiber lens cleaning cloth.


âš No rubbing alcoholic, no glass cleaners of any variety, no acetone, no lens cleaning sprays, no AR coating sprays, no sprays sold as "for your LCD TV", no sprays sold as "for your notebook display". Water only, and never sprayed on, and never dripping wet even slightly on the cloth.

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