MacBook Pro Retina Display Anti-Glare Coating Clean Up Technique

Введение

How to clean off the faded Anti-Glare coating on your MacBook retina display.

In this guide you will see a method to completely clean off the faded anti-glare coating on a MacBook retina display.

The 1st step is to cover up the keyboard in case of any accidental spillages. Use tape to seal off and secure the covering (In this case a plastic bag covering) just to be on the safe side.

Next, use some masking tape to cover the rubber around the display edges. This can be quite tricky as we want to aim for 1-2mm inside of the rubber but not sticking it to the rubber to much as when removing it it may damage the fragile rubber. This will help to prevent any solvent harming the gasket and to protect when rubbing the screen clean..

Once we are satisfied that everything is protected we can proceed to spreading a thin layer of 99% Isopropyl alcohol OR Mouthwash (Listerine blue color is a good choice). Alcohol will evaporate very quickly, Listerine (Blue color) is the preferred choice as it will last longer & has a cleaning agent that gets into the affected area better.
With your finger gently spread the substance over the affected area and let it go to work for a minute or two.... in this case I have used the Listerine mouthwash.

Now, using a SOFT cloth (NOT Tissues) start gently rubbing away at the affected areas, you'll hopefully notice that the smears are starting to disappear, and the screen is going back to normal.
Take EXTRA CARE NOT TO RUB AT THE EDGES WHERE THE RUBBER GASKET IS. We will come to that later.
You may have to repeat these steps a few times to achieve maximum results, but once satisfied with the vast majority of the screen being cleaned up and is looking nice and clear we can move onto the edges.

You can now remove the masking tape and we will gently use some cotton ear buds or your finger inside a soft cloth with some mouthwash to rub more precisely around the edges until all of the gunk has been completely removed. Avoid as much as possible touching the rubber gasket as it can be flaky from age as it can very easily get damaged.

Once we are satisfied with the outcome and the screen is looking almost new again, we can use some screen cleaner and a soft cloth to polish up the screen bringing it truly back to life. A tip is to mask again the rubber gasket as not to rub it off or damage it!
Try to avoid using tissues as their fibers can leave hairline scratches, something we definitely want to avoid happening.

Finally, remove the masking tape going around the edges of the screen and the covering that we have put over the keyboard.
Power up the laptop and go back to working on a clean and new looking screen :)