My Retina Display has stain damage, HELP!!!

it was not the grease that assaulted that AR coating, it was something acidic

drinks, condiments, etc etc.

ultimately then, soda pop acid and Katsup etc. beat your screen coating up with a stick.

Obviously never let other peoples have at your Macbook.

this might be a stupid question, but would it be a bad idea to just like strip the entire AR coating from the display

I knew you were going to ask that, many people 'try', the results arent good, and usually WORSE

also that LCD is very fragile, you dont want to dare press on it (which you would have to do to remove the coating entirely).

If you try, it will go from "slightly ugly at an angle" to "always ugly"

and high possibility of LCD damage.

your screen is glossy with a no-glare reflective coating

that sheet-film is a transparent (of course) matt-luster film meant to stop, for example, overhead lighting reflection in an office, (most especially), sunlight or at home.

As is the case, and of course your picture above tells, in a darkened room I know you cant see your issue at all.

however with the right lighting you can, of course.

Additionally since your LCD is black, and you're not looking at a black screen at any time, then of course this also makes your issue one of 'irritating' rather than preventing you from using your macbook to its full extent.

Such a LCD film however could have protected it to begin with, but now the horse is out of the gate.

This damage is user induced, albeit however, another user than yourself,.....as you indicated.

Compare the first picture with the one above, and tell me it hasnt gotten bigger.

Bit more, yes. You should have used rubbing alcohol (isopropyl 70% and 30% water found at any drug store) on the palm rests around the trackpad VERY LIGHTLY DAMP on a cloth.

being VERY careful not to get it into the seam around the trackpad <<<<<<<< (very careful).

microfiber cloth lightly dampened with distilled water

water alone wont remove the oils and acids, the isopropyl however will.

you can use Qtips with same on the keys making sure NOTHING drips into the chassis.

its not warranty work, no, because its used caused (well another users as you said).

As stated earlier, soda pop acid and acidic / oily fingers were planted on your keys and around your trackpad.

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I am warranty-less, and am starting to think this has nothing to do with anything I did......at a bar

drunk peoples with sticky greasy fingers touching your notebook.....etc etc etc. That'd do it.

I have a very similar problem. I was told at the genius bar that the damage was caused by excessive pressure, and they refused to fix it under warranty, because it is not a manufacturing issue. I wasn't taking any special precautions (hard case, screen protector) and carry my MBPr in a neoprene case in my backpack with the other stuff. I wouldn't call the amout of pressure it was exposed to excessive, it's an aluminum body after all. Replacing the screen is ~1/2 - 1/3 of the price of a new machine...

I have the exact same problem. It started a few weeks ago out of nowhere and now gets worse and worse.

My MBPr is still under AppleCare, so I made a Genius Bar appointment yesterday. I spent an hor there and talked tp three different people -- no luck. Best offer they made was to pay half, so about EUR 300 would remain for me. Totally unacceptable.

The worst part of the experience was how they were not willing to see any correlation between the pattern and the shape of the aluminium body. One of the three people I talked to got actually so obnoxious that another manager stepped in and took his place. Still no outcome -- they insist this problem has never been seen before and that it can only be my fault, period.

I am not going to accept this. This is the poorest experience Apple ever gave me.

I have the same issue with my MBP Retina. This has ben slowly getting worse for the past year, but I have only just found this thread. I am the only person using my MBP and most of the time I use a separate keyboard, but the outline of screen damage is exactly the same as others suffering from this.

I have the same problem on a MBR 13". See the screenshot (literally). My colleauge had the same on a MBR 15", a lot worse.

Although I agree with PlotinusVeritas' explanation why this happens, I don't agree that it is only user problem. It is clearly a product design problem, too.

My MBR is no longer under warranty. I am posting this to provide evidence for those who bring their MBR with same symptoms to Apple Care and hear the personnel yelling them "Your are a weirdo!".

My Macbook Pro has the same issue, anti-reflective coating comes off, starting under the space bar and slowly, slowly, spreading down.

After using my MacBook outdoors on a hot sunny day the screen started to show some lines (cracks) on the black borders.

I tried to clean the screen with a moist microfiber cloth as is described in the guide.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3226

That didn't work. Instead it got worse. I also noticed some spots on the rest of the screen.

The screen is being repaired under warranty. I think it is a production problem.

It isn't normal that a screen looses it's coating after beeing exosed to the sun.

I Asked the service center and they hadn't seen this problem before.

I Have the same Problem.

I send my MPR 13" Early/2013 to Service ands Apple's return to me, as no Warranty for these problem.

A "Cosmetic Problem", was said the support, not a fabrication Problem.

I Posting to maybe a Apple made a recall of this Displays.

Just to add to the list... Another well looked after late 2013 macbook retina with the same kind of damage... you can see the outline of the trackpad but it hasn't gone down as low as the keys.

Mine is mainly used in clamshell mode in my office - Could contact heat from the chassis be a cause?

Going to take mine to the local Apple reseller / service centre on Monday (In Denmark so no local apple stores) and see what they say.

In my case, I use my laptop open most of the time next to a big 27" screen. So no heat damage.

I had a previous 17" machine Macbook PRO without retina, the same hands, the same soap, the same eating habits, the same cleaning habits, the same usage: zero damage. There is something wrong with these new retina screens.

Same problem here, always used it with clean hands, most of the time using external keyboard and mouse. Apple told me too this was the result of excessive pressure. Something I can't imagine my machine has been exposed to..

If someone manages to convince Apple this problem is real, let me know!