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Clean your MacBook with toothpaste

Toothpaste is such versatile material. When I was in college, I used it as drywall spackle to fill in nail holes. As a kid at summer camp, I used it to write my name on the rafters of our cabin. I've heard that some people even clean their teeth with it.

Check out this tip from Lifehacker. It seems that a dab of Arm & Hammer Dental Care Advance Cleaning toothpaste can be used to rub the nasty wrist stains clean off of a white MacBook. A reader also suggests that a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (which is free of abrasives) also works.

MacBook owners, rejoice! A cheap solution is probably in your bathroom.

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waitsfieldjon

http://www.smalldog.com/newsarchive/techtails_display.php?id=380

I've tried and tried numerous remedies and have yet to find one that will lift the stains in the top case of the White Macbooks.

February 10 2008 at 5:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Yeehaw

Man, that is disgusting.

I cannot believe someone could let their laptop get THAT dirty.

I can't imagine how filthy the person must live in his own crap at his house.

But then I can only imagine what sort of upbringing that kid had thanks to some worthless parents who never should've had any kids in the first place.

Oh the horror.

February 09 2008 at 8:21 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jtd

Marware covers ftw, guys. I put one on my MBP and it looks great.

February 09 2008 at 12:18 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
g0nk

What about MacBook Pros?? will the magic eraser work on it? the wrist area is fairly clean on mine, but after a year of use, the keys are starting to get sink oil build-up.. can the keys be popped out and washed?? or and wiped down? i don't want to try to pry off the keys if they aren't designed to be pried off..

February 08 2008 at 8:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jeffrey Charles

Following a tip on another site, I had great results using non-acetone nail polish remover -- works quickly, and with no abrasives or dead-animal parts (so far as I can tell).

Be sure to use the non-acetone variety, though--acetone could damage the plastic. One bottle was pretty cheap, and, since it takes so little to clean it each time, it's probably a lifetime supply!

February 08 2008 at 6:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
lvidal

The best cleaner for the MacBook, at least the best I have tried is FW1 with carnauba. Search for that in Google, my MacBook was turning yellowish (I still don't know why Apple used that horrible porous material) and I used that and it works like magic. I use it everyday I clean it, everytime looks like new again.

February 08 2008 at 6:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
G-UNIT

Great tip!

Thank You!

February 08 2008 at 4:50 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Cuauhtemoc Zepeda Arriola

What about a greenish "circle" on the trackpad? Any solutions?

February 08 2008 at 4:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
KenLV

Wash your hands! ;)

February 08 2008 at 4:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dylan

USing a Mr.Clean magic eraser will also work wonders on your macbook or other acrylic products.

February 08 2008 at 4:25 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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