Cleaning my powerbook, any help is very much appreciated
Hello,
My 12" powerbook is getting a bit grimy in places, and I was wondering if anyone knows any household stuff which will clean it up a bit. Also, I have 2 light scratches on the front of the laptop, and I was wondering if anyone knows any kind of solvent or liquid which would help in the cleaning up of the scratches so it makes it look new again. When you have a machine as good looking as a powerbook and you get a couple of light scratches, it really does make the laptop that much more undesirable. Thanks, and any help is welcome
i use a light multi purpose cleaner on the case and water and a microfiber cloth on the screen not any chemicals it will cause it to dry out and start to crack.the only cleaner apple recommends is iklear but its pricey but it will do wonders for the whole computer
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Java for OS X Lion 2012-003; available only for users of Lion with Java installed.
Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 8; available only for users of Snow Leopard.
Flashback malware removal tool; available only for users of Lion without Java installed.
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