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Cleaning my PowerBook?

My PowerBook is disgustingly dirty. There are crumbs wedged in between where the bezel meets the lower case, the display opener (is that what it's called?) has dirt around the button, the outside of the optical drive is dirty, the trackpad and trackpad buttons are dirty, and under the keyboard is dirty. This all happened from 2 years of toddlers using it. Any way I can clean this thing out, or will I have to bring it somewhere to get it cleaned?

PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Aug 14, 2014 8:43 AM

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Posted on Aug 14, 2014 10:00 PM

There are a few articles in Apple support database... maybe more:


•How to clean Apple products

•How to disinfect the Apple internal or external keyboard, trackpad, and mouse


Other sources may not cite concerns specific to Mac portables;

so their direction may be considered with some precautionary

idea that any untoward chemicals, liquids, etc should not be of

a nature that could leak into, damage electronics, or affect the

keys and writing on them. This one at least suggests to remove

the battery, and try to not get liquid under the keyboard, or in LCD.


•How do I clean my laptop? (generic)

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000780.htm


So, anyway, there are several other ideas that may appear in a search

since other Mac-centric web sites and magazines have touched on this.


There's also this iFixit guide that shows how to take apart for repair;

however that may be a bit extreme since the portable computer is

a real difficult thing to deal with. Some parts do come off, though!

https://www.ifixit.com/Device/PowerBook


Good luck & happy computing! 🙂

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Aug 14, 2014 10:00 PM in response to tflowers283294

There are a few articles in Apple support database... maybe more:


•How to clean Apple products

•How to disinfect the Apple internal or external keyboard, trackpad, and mouse


Other sources may not cite concerns specific to Mac portables;

so their direction may be considered with some precautionary

idea that any untoward chemicals, liquids, etc should not be of

a nature that could leak into, damage electronics, or affect the

keys and writing on them. This one at least suggests to remove

the battery, and try to not get liquid under the keyboard, or in LCD.


•How do I clean my laptop? (generic)

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000780.htm


So, anyway, there are several other ideas that may appear in a search

since other Mac-centric web sites and magazines have touched on this.


There's also this iFixit guide that shows how to take apart for repair;

however that may be a bit extreme since the portable computer is

a real difficult thing to deal with. Some parts do come off, though!

https://www.ifixit.com/Device/PowerBook


Good luck & happy computing! 🙂

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