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wpholmes wrote:

What is the best way to clean an iBook? I've had it for a year, and haven't found a good way too clean it. The trackpad and keyboard is getting yellowish, and the screen has streaks. I've tried veeeery slightly damp washcloth, for the keyboard and trackpad, but it didn't get it enough, and the trackpad was wacky for a few hours afterwards. Do the comercial products work well enough, I'd be willing to pay a few bucks for a clean iBook, or is there something around the house that should work?

Thanks

Same question.

I use it too. Very good product. I use it on my PowerBook and the home G4 iMac.

I'll try the paper towel, and if that doesn't work, I'll go with the iClean stuff.
Thanks for the great responses everyone!

wpholmes wrote:

Follow-up and cleaning guide:

Screen: Fold a few paper towels and dampen one side. Sweep the wet side across the screen in a regular motion. Then use the other side to dry it, using the same sweeping motion. Make sure to go right to the edge, the recessed screen makes the edges and corners hard to reach.

Trackpad and area below keyboard: This is the easiest part to clean, just rub with a paper towel. HOWEVER, the trackpad gets weird for an hour or so after it is cleaned, so time your cleaning accordingly.

Keyboard: Fold a paper towel like you did for the screen, and wipe across the keys. It is important to use a folder paper towel, a wad will catch on the keys.

Outer Casing: Here I used window cleaner, and just wiped it down, which worked well


This is all a bit obvious, but I thought I'd post what I found out.

Cool, I have plenty of time to clean my iBook, as I left my powerbrick at my grandparents house and I can't get it back until I go later next week.
Now I'm stuck with the family iMac. Not that there is anything wrong with it, its just not my computer.

if you buy the monster clean (thats name of it) it comes with a much bigger bottle of the same stuff on the iclean, and it comes with a non static cloth to use on your computer. It is usually found in a home theatre department at a big box store like future shop, circuit city, best buy... etc I use this product. ive had mine for about 9 months and clean it regularly, and the bottle still isnt half empty... Cost is 39.99 CAD

oatmeal wrote:

greenscreen76 wrote:

i read in the new issue that the mr clean magic eraser works pretty good too

Yeah.  I haven't tried it, but i hear it works wonders.

I used it on a iMac G4.  It worked well.  Not "Magic" but well.