when we first saw the MacBook Pro Retina
in 2012 we were astounded to find a
battery that couldn't be removed by the
user and to a company like us that was
completely unacceptable I was actually
the first person to tear down the 2012
MacBook Pro and when I was trying to
take the battery out I used a metal
spudger which was fine until I poked a
hole in the battery which released a lot
of toxic smoke and we all had to
evacuate the building we were astonished
to find the adhesive they were using was
so strong it's the same kind of stuff
that they use in skyscrapers to put the
glass panels on same kind of stuff they
used to put the walls on ambulances it's
really industrial really strong after
trying several brute-force attempts to
get the battery out with prying or
cutting we realized that we needed to
step up our game so we moved on to heat
for a long time we used an eye opener to
soften the adhesive and it worked okay
but the problem is that you need a lot
of heat to get through the upper case so
we knew that there had to be a better
solution thankfully we found a better
way I fix its new MacBook Pro Retina
battery fix kit the fixed fit includes a
replacement battery all the tools you'll
need to get into your machine a set of
specialty prying and opening tools
adhesive remover solution and applicator
and safety glasses and gloves to keep
you protected during the removal process
you always want to be careful when
working with lithium-ion batteries but
with our new kit the process is a lot
more straightforward all you need to do
is apply a little bit of adhesive
remover underneath the battery right on
the adhesive wait a few minutes and then
pry the battery cell right up here at
iFixit we're excited to offer a repair
solution for an otherwise unrepairable
device with the MacBook Pro Retina
battery fix skin