Liquid damage is a speciality at FixMac. We rescue liquid damaged MacBooks, iPhones and iPads with ultrasonic cleaning and chip-level micro-soldering at our Claremont workshop, starting with a free assessment. The faster you act, the higher the success rate.
Act fast. Do NOT switch it on, do NOT charge it, do NOT put it in rice. Power kills wet boards. Bring it in or WhatsApp us immediately on 084 745 4897. Every minute the battery stays connected, corrosion spreads further across the board.
The first ten minutes after a spill decide whether your device lives or dies. Do these four things, in this order.
Hold the power button and shut it down, even if it still seems to work. Electricity and liquid together are what destroy boards.
No charger, no “quick check”, no rice. Every power-on pushes current through wet circuits and makes the corrosion worse.
Get it to 60 Meyer Street, Claremont, or WhatsApp 084 745 4897 and we’ll arrange collection across Cape Town.
We open it up, disconnect the battery and get the board into an ultrasonic bath before corrosion can take hold.
Most water damage repair in Cape Town stops at “leave it in rice” or a quote for a new device. At FixMac we go to board level, with ultrasonic cleaning, corrosion treatment and micro-soldering all done in-house at our Claremont workshop.
Your logic board goes into an ultrasonic bath that strips liquid residue, minerals and corrosion from places no brush can reach. Real ultrasonic cleaning in Claremont, not a hairdryer.
Corrosion keeps spreading long after the liquid has dried. We neutralise it chemically, then inspect every connector, track and IC under the microscope.
Burnt ICs, corroded connectors and damaged tracks are rebuilt under the microscope. This is the board-level work most repair shops can’t do, and it is covered by our 1-year parts warranty and 6-month workmanship guarantee.
Keyboards, trackpads, charging ports, fans and speakers damaged by liquid are replaced with quality parts, fitted and tested in-house before handover.
Liquid often takes the screen or battery down with it. We replace both in-house, iPhone batteries from R350, with a 1-year parts warranty and 6-month workmanship guarantee on screen and battery repairs.
Won’t turn on at all? Our chip-level data recovery reads storage directly off the board, the data recovery Cape Town relies on when photos, projects and client files seem lost.
Corrosion starts within hours of a spill. Liquid leaves behind minerals and residue that eat into copper tracks and component legs, and the success rate drops with every day you wait. A MacBook that would have been a straightforward ultrasonic clean on Monday can be a board-level rebuild by Friday.
That’s why liquid damage jobs go straight to the front of our queue. Get your device to us fast and we’ll have the battery disconnected and the board in the bath the same day.
If it got wet and it’s Apple, bring it in. These are the rescues we do most.
Spilled coffee on a MacBook keyboard, or knocked over a glass of water? Liquid damage MacBook repair is one of our most common rescue jobs, from keyboard spills to full logic board corrosion. Ultrasonic cleaning from R450.
MacBook repairs →Pool, sea, toilet or rain, we’ve seen it all. We handle iPhone water damage Southern Suburbs wide, from Muizenberg surf sessions to Camps Bay and Clifton beach days. Switch it off and bring it straight in.
iPhone repairs →Coffee, tea, red wine, beer, juice, sea water, we’ve seen it all, and there’s no judgement here. Sugary and salty liquids are the nastiest, so the faster you get it in, the better the odds.
Tell us what you spilled →We rescue liquid damaged devices across Claremont, Rondebosch, Newlands, Kenilworth, Constantia, Wynberg, Sea Point and the Cape Town CBD. Not in Cape Town? Courier your device to us from anywhere in South Africa. We repair it and ship it back.
Often, yes. Most liquid damaged MacBooks we see are repairable, especially when they come in quickly. Board-level repair is usually far cheaper than replacing the machine, and it carries our 1-year parts warranty and 6-month workmanship guarantee on board-level repairs. We start with a free assessment, so you know exactly what you’re dealing with before spending a cent.
A liquid on keyboard ultrasonic clean starts from R450. The final cost depends on how far the damage has spread, corrosion treatment, micro-soldering and replacement parts all add to it. We give you a firm quote after the free assessment. All prices are starting estimates. WhatsApp your model for an exact, no-obligation quote.
No. Rice does nothing about the real problem, the residue and corrosion liquid leaves behind on the board. While your device sits in a bowl of rice, corrosion keeps eating into the circuits, and a repair that would have been simple becomes a major one. Rice wastes critical time. Switch it off and bring it in instead.
Yes. Our chip-level data recovery reads storage directly from the board, even when the device is completely dead. Photos, documents and files can usually be rescued from liquid damaged MacBooks and iPhones that won’t power on at all.
The assessment is done the same day. Ultrasonic cleaning and corrosion treatment typically take 24–72 hours, depending on how far corrosion has spread, and board-level micro-soldering can take a little longer. Liquid damage jobs go to the front of our queue.
Walk-ins are welcome Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00 at 60 Meyer Street, Claremont. That said, call or WhatsApp 084 745 4897 to book your slot and avoid disappointment. Liquid damage jobs get priority, so we’ll be ready for you the moment you arrive.
Tell us the model and what is wrong. We reply within 15 minutes during business hours, Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00. Prefer to chat? WhatsApp 084 745 4897.
Switch it off, leave it off and get it to FixMac. Free assessment, ultrasonic cleaning and chip-level repair at 60 Meyer Street, Claremont, plus data recovery even from devices that won’t turn on.
