Help! My 4 year old has just sprayed Pledge on my new laptop!?

Question

Yep, the little angel (ahem..) thought he was helping by cleaning daddys laptop. He's sprayed the TFT screen and it looks like the "Pledge" funature polish has marked it. Any suggestions on how to recover the situation? Oh and yes, he's been grounded until he's seven!!! LOL.

Answer 1

hey my first computer was an Apple 11e. My young son and his best friend decided the computer was hungry and were discovered pushing raw hamburger down into the crevices of the keyboard. Apparently the computer was vegan, because it died that night...

As to your laptop screen, What you should do is get some screen wipes (office supply store). They are microfiber and won't scratch the surface of the screen, and they are moistened with alcohol, which dries without streaking. If you can't get out right away to the store, use the very softest cloth you have (no paper towels); moisten it slightly. Then carefully and cautiously remove the pledge. What you're hoping is that the Pledge did not eat through the surface of the screen, so you want to be very gentle.

There is a difference between the alcohol in the wipes mentioned above and what you would buy at the pharmacy. The alcohol from the pharmacy has a small amount of oil added to it, though it is not noted on the label.

And remember , your young son was trying to help, he was imitating you cleaning, so please go easy on him.

Answer 2

Well, I would start by wiping the screen clean with a napkin to get all of the residue removed. The I would use a miled solution of alcohol to see if it takes the pledge off. Try a small area in the corner of the screen first to see if it comes off. You could also try a screen cleaner, I usually use that to remove greese off my laptop screen.

Good Luck

Answer 3

With the Democrats putting NON-ECONOMIC issues, such as DADT and the Dream Act as their "primary" concerns instead of the 12 Appropriations Bills that have been sitting in Congress since last JANUARY, I don't blame the Repubs for this attitude. All they want to do is help Obama keep his promises to the "special interest" groups who voted for him, so they can depend on them in 2012. That's "pond scum", not ethical politicians who are concerned about this country. It's the VERY same TYPICAL Democrats trying to force issues that either don't help the country or for "special" personal issues for their own gain.

Answer 4

turn it off and take out the battery. Next wipe it down with a damp rag and then wait for it to dry. If the pledge got inside it, there may be nothing you yourself can do.

Answer 5

I suggest that you post your question in
www.forum.notebookreview.com

There are many people there that can help you. There are experts in that forum that specialize on notebooks and they also suggest "what-to-do" in certain laptop problems.

There are also threads in the forum where you can post a message under your laptop manufacturer (such as Asus, Dell, HP etc.).

I think your question will be answered in more detail in that forum. Hope this helps.

Answer 6

Hehe, kids. ;)

Well, first take a soft rag or paper towel and wet it with warm water and wipe it down. Then dry it off with a dry soft towel or rag. Remember, don't apply too much pressure on it when you're cleaning!

Otherwise...sad to say, if that doesn't help, you need a new laptop?

Answer 7

How did the little devil get his hands on the Pledge?

That's the question I have for you! Be grateful that he didn't drink it then throw up on your notebook. Sounds like your eyes are glued to the wrong thing, when they sould be on your kid to keep his little hands off of things that he shouldn't be into.

Answer 8

well i don't have a solution to your problem....but here's just a little anecdote about how cute kids can be:

A six-year-old boy told his father he wanted to marry the little girl across the street. The father, being modern and well-schooled in handling children, hid his smile behind his hand.

"That's a serious step," he said. "Have you thought it out completely?"

"Yes," his young son answered. "We can spend one week in my room and the next in hers. It's right across the street, so I can run home if I get scared of the dark."
"How about transportation?" the father asked.

"I have my wagon, and we both have our tricycles," the little boy answered. The boy had an answer to every question the father raised.

Finally, in exasperation, his dad asked, "What about babies? When you're
Married, you're liable to have babies, you know."

"We've thought about that, too," the little boy replied. "We're not going to have babies. Every time she lays an egg, I'm going to step on it!"

Answer 9

Comp USA carries a TFT screen cleaning solution and cloth. I wouldn't try anything else as you might worsen it.

Answer 10

Wipe it down with a microfiber cloth.