How to Clean your Chromebook

Do you have some dirt, or maybe a smudge, on your device's screen or on the outside of your device?

Do NOT use bleach to clean your device, it will discolor the outside, and if used on the screen could permanently damage your screen. Instead, use a solution of 1 part rubbing alcohol, and 1 part water. Put the solution into a spray bottle, and spray it onto the area that needs cleaning.

Before cleaning your Chromebook, be sure that it is completely powered off. Remove any connected peripherals such as a USB device, a mouse, a keyboard, a power cable, etc.

To clean the outside of your device or its screen, once it is powered off and all peripherals are removed, spray a small amount of the 1/2 rubbing alcohol, 1/2 water solution onto the area which needs cleaning. Then wipe with a soft or microfiber cloth.

To clean the keyboard of your device, you will need a can of compressed air, and/or your spray bottle of cleaning solution. First, if the tops of your keys are noticeably dirty, spray some of the solution onto your soft cloth and wipe down the keys. If you are cleaning dust from the keyboard, get your can of compressed air and carefully spray around each key, tilting your device up if you desire.

If there is a scratch on your screen, do NOT try any of the methods for buffing out scratches that you may see online. Please bring in your device and fill out a student tech ticket, and let the tech department fix the scratch.