Bug Spray repellent on my shiny macbook

[Homie2982]

while elminating the need for bugs in my house my macbook was just sitting on the table and while i was spraying this chemical known as deet into the air it all came down and landed on the backside of my macbook anyone know of a way to remove this DEET chemical as it says on the can? can i just get the apple store to replace back lid? or is their another cost effective way?

[Limp_Trizkit]

Have you tried wiping with a damp (NOT sopping wet) cloth, then drying it off with a towel?

[Homie2982]

sure did it had no effect the bug spray stains are still present. do u think its possible for me to buy new lid and install it myself? or should i justlet apple replace the lid for me....thats my last resort but i want to find a way to do it without paying anyone.....

[dstone]

Use some alcohol or Sea Breeze on some cotton swabs. Goo Off works well too, but be careful, it might melt plastic.

[d3fus3r]

i was about to say...doesnt goo off brun through plastic..?

but you remembered that...good...cause trust me that stuf will burn through some plastics...

[Limp_Trizkit]

i was about to say...doesnt goo off brun through plastic..?

but you remembered that...good...cause trust me that stuf will burn through some plastics...According to this link (http://radthoughts.com/2007/03/31/how-to-remove-price-tag-guck/), Deet melts plastic too. :( Apparently it's classified as a plastic solvent (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEET#Effects_on_materials), among many other things.

That second link in particular leaves me wondering if it's even possible to remove the DEET from your laptop, or if it's not staining it, but rather melting the plastic. :confused:

EDIT: 1000th Post!

[d3fus3r]

hmm that could be bad indeed...i would also keep in mind the fumes if that thing might be burning through your plastic...i mean it has to have kept a smell if its an active chemical on you notebook...


oh and gg limp

[Moondog]

I've seen bug spray ruin the finish on rifle and shotgun stocks, as well as cause paint to run.