This is the hall of fame of the most dirty, corroded, damaged, and sad Macs we have seen in our shop. All but a couple were cleaned up, fixed up, and resurrected! Dirt happens to everyone, and we’ve seen these little guys handle their fair share. But excess dust can be damaging to your Mac, so try to keep the environment clean. Use a keyboard cover, don’t smoke or burn candles and incense near your machine, don’t eat or drink over your keyboard, and keep a little duster, clean paintbrush, or vacuum handy to brush away crumbs and pet hair. When you get a service done at The MacSpa, your Mac always comes back to you cleaner than when you brought it in. A clean Mac is a happy Mac!
- Dried hot chocolate.
- Filthy, filthy little MacBook. A Magic Eraser will clean that right up!
- Very dusty air vent on an iMac. The inside was filthy!
- liquid corrosion
- This Mac owner has pets!
- Badly bloated battery! These will leak in extreme cases, and when they expand can put pressure on and break other components!
- The expanded battery caused the bottom case to buckle.
- This battery was so bloated, it cracked the trackpad!
- Serious battery corrosion! This MacBook was okay after a good cleanup and a new battery!
- Dust accumulated around the vents in a Mac Mini
- A very dusty fan is inefficient and will wear out quickly.
- Dust bunnies removed from an iMac G4! It was still running amazingly great!
- Dust gets on sensitive parts and connectors, causing damage over time.
- This is what corrosion looks like–the smallest amount of liquid can have a major impact on functionality.
- Dust and pet hair accumulate around the air vents and fan.
- The expanded battery caused the bottom case to buckle.
- This battery was so bloated it cracked the case. This happens more than you’d think!
- a very dusty interior of an iMac G4
- A very dusty iMac can become damaged over time when the dust enters ports and electrical components.
- A very dusty iMac!
- Liquid damage on a hard drive board.
- See the red dot? That’s a tripped liquid sensor.
- Killed by incense: this Mac had so much Nag Champa residue, it died 🙁
- Dirt and residue from a spill.
- Fans are typically pretty dusty. Nothing a can of compressed air can’t handle!
- Corrosion and residue from battery leak
- This one gets the award for CLEANEST MAC–A 10-year old G5 in mint condition!
- Accumulated pet hair and dust can hinder performance and cause overheating.
- A cracked trackpad caused by a severely bloated battery.
- Guess what that is? Give up? Hot chocolate!
- Corrosion from an exploded battery.