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My iMac had a very visible film of rubbing alcohol residue all over it after I finished wiping it down with the rubbing alcohol, which I cleaned up with a dry cloth.

I used the rubbing alcohol straight out of the bottle onto the paper towel - did not dilute it.

Prior to doing any of this I had called Apple to see what kinds of cleaners I could use on my iMac.

I was worried that I might have done damage to it, so I called Apple again and spoke with a different customer service rep.

He was shocked that I had been told by another Apple customer service rep to use rubbing alcohol to clean my iMac.

He told me that rubbing alcohol can soak through the glass on the screen, and damage the LCD behind it - but Im skeptical of this because it doesnt make sense to me that glass could be porous.

He told me that rubbing alcohol can even damage internal components, and that in his many years of computer repair experience he would NEVER recommend using rubbing alcohol on any electronics or computers, period.

After doing some research on my own I found out that Apple is putting a special coating on the screens of these current iMacs, which is supposed to reduce glare.

I never really paid much attention to the glare on my screen prior to cleaning it, but I wonder now if the rubbing alcohol removed this anti-glare coating (since I had to wipe it down 3-4 times to get all the lotion residue off), the lack of which may be causing my eyes to have more difficulty reading and seeing details on the screen, in addition to making the pixels easier to see What do you guys think Could I have damaged this coating by cleaning with rubbing alcohol Also, I didnt realize that the small gap between the screen and the bodyshell of the iMac wasnt sealed completely.

Im concerned that excess rubbing alcohol (which there was) may have gotten into the gap and damaged the adhesive holding the screen on and even possibly the internal components If this is the case, how would I know if any of the components have been damaged Is there some sort of self-test that I can run to verify that all the hardware is running up to their propermaximum performance specs I know I might seem a little bit too worried, but this is seriously the most expensive piece of electronic equipment Ive ever owned (special ordered directly from Apple 2k), and I want to make sure I havent damaged it.

Thanks.

No Doubt about it Never, EVER use any type of rubbing alcohol or any caustic or ammonia based glass cleaners onin or around your Mac Does your screen still look streaky or like it has been etched Does it look cloudy Here is a link to properly clean your desktop Mac.

If this your first and very expensive Mac, you should have done a little research before just assuming and using rubbing alcohol on a piece of expensive computing equipment.

The alcohol, probably, damaged the coating on the glass, trapped some residue behind the coating onto the glass potential damaging the glass, itself and could, potentially over time, make it to the LCD screen.

Apple bonds the glass panel directly onto the LCD screen, on the new 2012-2013 models, now.

I only use a microfiber cloth dampened with warm water and really wrung out to clean the screen first, then the aluminum body.

Only clean your iMac body and screen when your iMac is turned off.

You will have to make an appointment with an Apple Store for diagnosis and to tell them what happened.

As this was an accident maybe if you really plead your case and ignorance maybe you can reach an agreement whereby you might only have to pay a reduced repairreplacement cost instead of having to foot the entire repair bill.

Not good. And not good as this seems to be a fairly new Mac.

All you can do is make an appointment with an Apple Store and have an Apple store tech look over everything to see if there is no liquid or etching marks formed from the combination of heat and the presence of the rubbing alcohol.

So Sorry. An expensive Live and learn lesson.

I do not know if isopropyl alcohol is strong enough to completely wipe away the matte coating on the screen.

If you still do not notice any real, strong glare from the iMacs screen, then the coating is still intact and, again, you have lucked out.

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