I ordered a case for my macbook air online and after a couple of days it started cracking, so i thought some super glue would help. I put super glue in the cracks and put tape of the area I glued , so it won't get on my macbook. I decided not to use the case anymore, so i took it off. And i saw these spots of glue residue. I took off a the glue, but there's still like a stain that you can see. Is there anyway to take it off? Thanks .
I took off the case to fix it first and the put it back on the macbook once it finished drying. There's like a white residue remaining on the exterior of the macbook.Im not sure if you can tell from this picture but there his a faded white stain on the computer. I have a better picture, but the size is too big.
If you tried to add an image to your post, that did not appear in your thread.
The case you tried to repair was on the computer at the time? Or, had you
removed the case and attempted the repair whilst it was off the computer?
Since superglue can cause heat when it cures, and also affects most all
kinds of plastic (or even metal, due to its out-gassing while it cures) a
discoloration can happen and it may also be imbedded into the surface.
If the computer itself now has a visual defect from superglue on the
protective case (if it was on the MacBook while you glued it) then
the matter of further removing evidence may be involved. A visit to an
Apple Store genius, an appointment or call ahead to ask if one there
can help; or a visit to an authorized Apple service provider, who may
have some cleaning product, or an ideas... Could be if the computer's
case now has some problem due to close proximity to curing glue fumes
or heat, the damage may be somewhat permanent.
[So you were not very clear on what exactly was affected, in the absence
of image or visual evidence on this factor, at this end of the discussion.]
The computer's case likely had a protective coating on it, so if superglue
was on an external case and it or heat from it, affected the actual Mac,
then it may be difficult to restore an original MacBook finish, to like-new.
Although there are cleaning products suggested to clean these computers,
none of them were likely to be of industrial strength or restorative capacity.
Good luck & happy computing! 🙂
Yes, that's the usual kind of white surface discoloration from superglue
in items within close proximity of the product for awhile after it 'cures'.
And the product suggested could likely be helpful in removing it.
(Other items on the suggested site are worth a look, btw.)
Good luck & happy computing! 🙂
My understanding is that finger nail polish remover works as it has acetone in it But if the glue is on anything electronic,I would not use it.
More than a few years ago I used this on my aluminum Powerbook http://www.radtech.us/products/icecreme highly recommend.
How do you get super glue residue off your MacBook Air?
