You do need to be careful what you use as well as how you clean the trackpad area. Water based cleaners will leave a film and they can creep under the edge of the trackpad causing it to go haywire until the water dries out! In some cases killing it altogether!
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* Never spray anything on the screen, keyboard or trackpad
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* Never spray anything on the screen, keyboard or trackpad.
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* Don't use wipes! They are often too wet & can be harmful to your system electronics.
* Wipe up ASAP anything that spilled on the keyboard or trackpad and turn off your computer until you can get to someone to clean it professionally.
Best to use a high quality isopropyl alcohol (85% or better) and the most important trick here is to use just a little on a cloth (lightly dampened) then wipe the trackpad and the rest of the case. If doesn't come off with the isopropyl alcohol use distilled water again a little goes a long way on the cloth.
You do need to be careful what you use as well as how you clean the trackpad area. Water based cleaners will leave a film and they can creep under the edge of the trackpad causing it to go haywire until the water dries out! In some cases killing it altogether!
* Never spray anything on the screen, keyboard or trackpad
* Wipe up ASAP anything that spilled on the keyboard or trackpad and turn off your computer until you can get to someone to clean it professionally.
Best to use a high quality isopropyl alcohol (85% or better) and the most important trick here is to use just a little on a cloth (lightly dampened) then wipe the trackpad and the rest of the case. If doesn't come off with the isopropyl alcohol use distilled water again a little goes a long way on the cloth.