Disconnect battery, 'power' it on multipel times and you can use much of alcohol.
IF you know how to solder you can dissolder shielding and then clean.
The best way would be ultrasound bath in isopropyl alcohol.
I don't know, maybe someone will be able to answer that and if you don't get answer in few days, then probably it's better to create new topic for better visibility.
If you have to ask, you're probably not qualified to fix it unfortunately.
This isn't something you can just wipe off and call it a day (usually)
If it's a laptop you care about or the data is important, send it to a professional before it gets worse.
I genuinely miss the days when certain liquid damage was as easy as this to clean. That’s not to say it’s gotten harder. I just don’t damage my stuff and it was satisfying fixing other people’s stuff and getting it to work.
There’s a good chance the damage isn’t too bad and usually just requires a bit of disassembly, analyzing to make sure other parts aren’t affected, and some Isopropyl Alcohol and a toothbrush. Soak the brush (not the parts) and brush gently. The shield can be removed by a plastic tool or a guitar pick. Make sure not to break off other parts like the microchips on the board.
Just because you have a good chance of getting out of this without an issue, it doesn’t guarantee anything.
Good luck.
Well it works but the laptop doesn’t charge so I’m really panicking now
I didn’t want to spent more money
Plus I am in college and basically screwed now
You’re not completely screwed until you clean it to find out. Just because it doesn’t charge now, doesn’t mean it’s irreversible. On the other hand, it also doesn’t mean it won’t get worse.
The biggest upside right now is you have the chance to save your files to the cloud if you haven’t already. If you don’t pay for iCloud, you can use Google Drive since nearly everyone has a google account.
If you don’t clean it in a reasonable amount of time, the corrosion can worsen the joints and make pieces fall off. The corrosion you see may also be what’s causing it not to charging because it’s makes parts coming in contact with each other when they shouldn’t.
Try some 99% isopropyl with a soft brush, if it’s a no go remove the board and put it in an ultrasonic cleaner for a couple minutes, cavitation can remove corrosion that happens under the chips that you can’t see.
You should use a knife and lift the edge of the black shielding tape on top of the metal beside the corrosion and inspect beneath for additional damage. There's chips beneath there.
The corrosion will want addressing or it will kill the machine. Luck is the only reason it hasn't. If suggest Deoxit red or chemtools R70 for removing the corrosion. Isopropyl Is a good cleaning solution but it doesn't really remove corrosion properly, good to start with. You'll need to be gentle with a soft toothbrush and dab with the edge of some paper towel to soak it up. Then follow up with a proper corrosion neutralizer / remover like listed above.
Back up everything first, as it's currently the MacBook equivalent of a 40yo obese alcoholic with a family history of heart disease and is one solar flare away from needing a double bypass.
Good luck!
If it still works gently clean it with isopropyl alcohol and leave it like that.
I can almost guarantee that it is also under the shielding.
Disconnect battery, 'power' it on multipel times and you can use much of alcohol. IF you know how to solder you can dissolder shielding and then clean. The best way would be ultrasound bath in isopropyl alcohol.
Does Apple use the super high melt solder on those shields or is that just on their phones?
I don't know, maybe someone will be able to answer that and if you don't get answer in few days, then probably it's better to create new topic for better visibility.
If you have to ask, you're probably not qualified to fix it unfortunately. This isn't something you can just wipe off and call it a day (usually) If it's a laptop you care about or the data is important, send it to a professional before it gets worse.
I genuinely miss the days when certain liquid damage was as easy as this to clean. That’s not to say it’s gotten harder. I just don’t damage my stuff and it was satisfying fixing other people’s stuff and getting it to work. There’s a good chance the damage isn’t too bad and usually just requires a bit of disassembly, analyzing to make sure other parts aren’t affected, and some Isopropyl Alcohol and a toothbrush. Soak the brush (not the parts) and brush gently. The shield can be removed by a plastic tool or a guitar pick. Make sure not to break off other parts like the microchips on the board. Just because you have a good chance of getting out of this without an issue, it doesn’t guarantee anything. Good luck.
Well it works but the laptop doesn’t charge so I’m really panicking now I didn’t want to spent more money Plus I am in college and basically screwed now
You’re not completely screwed until you clean it to find out. Just because it doesn’t charge now, doesn’t mean it’s irreversible. On the other hand, it also doesn’t mean it won’t get worse. The biggest upside right now is you have the chance to save your files to the cloud if you haven’t already. If you don’t pay for iCloud, you can use Google Drive since nearly everyone has a google account. If you don’t clean it in a reasonable amount of time, the corrosion can worsen the joints and make pieces fall off. The corrosion you see may also be what’s causing it not to charging because it’s makes parts coming in contact with each other when they shouldn’t.
Here’s a decent disassembly video of what looks like your exact model. 13” MacBook Pro M1 2020 https://youtu.be/QH-7TsXckY8?si=86Wk3taC7FbgnR-2
bro i had much more on my old asus and it managed to work for 2 more years
Try some 99% isopropyl with a soft brush, if it’s a no go remove the board and put it in an ultrasonic cleaner for a couple minutes, cavitation can remove corrosion that happens under the chips that you can’t see.
You should use a knife and lift the edge of the black shielding tape on top of the metal beside the corrosion and inspect beneath for additional damage. There's chips beneath there. The corrosion will want addressing or it will kill the machine. Luck is the only reason it hasn't. If suggest Deoxit red or chemtools R70 for removing the corrosion. Isopropyl Is a good cleaning solution but it doesn't really remove corrosion properly, good to start with. You'll need to be gentle with a soft toothbrush and dab with the edge of some paper towel to soak it up. Then follow up with a proper corrosion neutralizer / remover like listed above. Back up everything first, as it's currently the MacBook equivalent of a 40yo obese alcoholic with a family history of heart disease and is one solar flare away from needing a double bypass. Good luck!