Keeping my laptop clean?

Im talking about the areas where your palm might rest when you are typing. (left and right of the track pad deal) ive noticed that if my hands have even a bit of dirt on them and they sweat  and touch this part of the computer it gets dirty and nasty and the aluminum is very hard to clean.  Any kind of removable plastic strips i can put on there? i was thinking about a screen protector for like an ipod touch but im not sure if it would come off clean
Is there also anything i can put on the screen that wont affect picture quality or opening and closing that will just make it easier to clean without risking scratching the screen?

I just dont want it to be permanent or leave an extremely sticky residue
Most pads are not permanent as they are not welded to the case, rather held on by adhesive which your stronger at pulling than it holding to the bare metal. You can also use a plastic (not metal) spatula or putty knife to scrap off any that doesn't get pulled off.
For the adhesive remaining you get something like adhesive remover used for gluing wood floors together.
It's a citric acid (orange) based cleaner you leave on for a bit to let it work and simply wipe off. Repeat.
Makes your machine smell sweet afterwards. Great for removing all that dried human oils/wax that tend to build up on a machine as well.
However the citrus cleaner is a oil so you must wipe it off with a paper towel and allow it to dry, the LCD panel should use iKlear on that only.
Ideally it's best not to use the built in keyboard or trackpad at all, cover the whole exposed top, keeps the machine in pristine like new condition.

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