he MacBook is known to have the best laptop screen. You can use your MacBook for a couple of years without any problems. However, many users don’t clean their MacBook’s screen and as a result, the screen becomes dirty, affecting the pixels. This is when you have to seek the MacBook Repair Dubai service.

However, if you give a little attention towards cleanliness, you can extend the lifespan of your device without any hassle. However, for that, you should follow a proper strategy. Here, we have come with a few easy and effective cleaning solutions that you can try to clean your MacBook’s screen without damaging it.

Why does the MacBook Screen get Dirty?

Most of the time, if you sneeze or talk close to the MacBook screen, then the MacBook screen gets dirty. With a high-gloss display, these sports are really apparent. You are advised to regularly clean the screen or else it can get damaged completely. Thus, the last solution would be to visit a MacBook repair service center such as MacBook Repair Dubai.

How to Use the Laptop Screen Cleaning Kit?

Fortunately, you don’t require an expensive cleaning kit to clean the MacBook screen. By spending a very little amount of money, you can easily get all the equipment. Following are the equipment that you need to clean the screen. 

• Soft Microfiber Cloth

Microfiber cloths are made of synthetic materials that are ideal for cleaning all the household equipment. A microfiber cloth can wipe down the fingerprints, completely remove the dust and there’s a few chances of screen damage or cracking.

• Distilled Water

You can use any clean water to remove dust from the screen. However, it’s always recommended to use distilled water. If you use tap water, then this can leave a mark on the screen or can lead to an extra problem for the circuits with the Mac. Thus, we advise you to put some distilled water in a spray container in order to easily use the microfiber cloth. 

• Isopropyl Alcohol or Clorox Disinfecting Wipes (Optional)

Recently, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Apple suggested using this product. If you are more concerned about the virus, bacteria and other germs as well as believe that because of the MacBook, you might get infected, then use this product. Hence, you are advised to use 70 to 75 % isopropyl alcohol or Clorox disinfecting wipes on the screen of the MacBook.

What you Should Avoid?

Despite using all the value-added products, if you use the wrong cleaning material to wipe down the screen, your MacBook screen will get damaged easily and you have to contact the experts of the MacBook Repair Dubai. 

Here’s a list of things that you should avoid while cleaning the screen.

• Don’t Ever Use Paper Towels

You might be thinking that the paper towels are the most obvious product that you can use to clean the screen as they are absorbent, disposable and most importantly inexpensive. But, you are wrong as many users reported that paper towels leave a scratch on the screen as well as erode the coating.

• Avoid Cleaning Fluids

To wipe down the fingerprints as well as bacteria from the MacBook screen, it’s tempting to use a polish or cleaning spray, however, doing so can displace the protective coating and cracks up the glass. 

Remember that the MacBook screen is very much different from the LCD screens. In case you use cleaning fluid then it can be bad for the screen. Keep away, the screen from the following things:

• Hydrogen Peroxide
• Abrasives
• Solvents
• Aerosol
• Bleach
• Ammonia
• Don’t clean the Screen Regularly

These are the things that you must consider if you decide to clean the MacBook screen. According to experts, you can clean the screen once in a week but not regularly. As regularly cleaning can crack the display.

Here’s how you can Clean the MacBook Screen

Hope till now you got an idea about what to use and things that you need to avoid. Let’s check how safely you can clean the screen. This is an easy procedure and takes a couple of minutes to complete.

Step 1: Turn Off and Remove the Power cable

First, you need to completely power off your device. Besides, disconnect each and every power cable and accessory. Also, when the screen becomes dark it will be easier for you to detect the dust.

Step 2: Clean the MacBook Screen with a Soft Microfiber Cloth

Now, you have to take a dry & soft microfiber cloth and then carefully clean the screen. On the Macbook screen, you should move the cloth in small circles. If you encounter any specific area, focus on that. Microfiber must wipe down all the fingerprints, dust from the screen. However, if there’s still loosen particles, go for the next step.

Step 3: Sprinkle the Microfiber Cloth and again Clean the Screen

In case the screen is still dirty, we recommend you to take a spray bottle in order to lightly dampen the microfiber cloth with the distilled water. After that, wipe down the rest of the particles. 

Step 4: Use Isopropyl Alcohol or Clorox Wipes

Before starting this step, we want to remind you that it’s an optional step. And you shouldn’t disinfect the screen every time after cleaning it. Now, after cleaning the screen, you should spray isopropyl alcohol over a dry microfiber cloth. And, then rub the cloth over the MacBook screen in order to disinfect it. Apart from this, you can opt for a Clorox disinfecting wipe.

Finally…

These are the chemical-free cleaning materials that you can use to clean the MacBook screen. Hence, if you face any difficulties while cleaning the screen, feel free to contact the MacBook Repair Dubai. We suggest you start immediately and get a preview of the recent work. This will help you to clear all the doubts.