Clean a laptop screen?

My screen is kinda dirty, what's a safe way to clean it?

 

With a damp cloth (not dripping wet...).

Keep wiping/polishing until it is dry and streak free - a 'J-Cloth' works great for this.

 

so just a watered down cloth?

 

I use a lint-free cloth + Isopropyl alcohol with 99% concentration, it evaporates extremely quick and it gets rid of dirt and oil very easily. I also use isopropyl alcohol for cleaning my CPU/GPU die when repasting

Though as with all liquids that are applied on top of electronic products, do it few drips on a cloth at a time. The goal's to clean the gadget, not to soak it in liquid.

Though for alcohol based cleaners, you'll want to make sure the rest of the mixture isn't oil but just water or so.

If you think 99%'s too strong, there will always be variants in lower concentrations, i.e. 70%.

 

DON'T use any chenical compounds on your LCD screens.

Dampen an eye glass cleaning cloth with a bit of distilled water and apply with a side to side motion covering the entire screen.

Distilled water does the job well and doesn't streak.

 

I've never had a single problem with Windex sprayed on a paper towel. Just make sure it's a decent paper towel or you'll have lint left over.

 

I use the normal tap water soaked tissue, after cleaning wipe with a dry cloth, it works just fine.

 

Clean your LCD without damaging it

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I use a microfibre cloth (lint free) with just regular tap water, really well wrung out. Does a beautiful job and I never have to worry if its going to ruin my screen.
No offence to HAL, but I've heard accidental horror stories about Windex sometimes getting in between the layers of the LCD and destroying it, even seen the evidence when some people use some generic window cleaning agent and seeing the whole screen develop a permanent milky mist.

 

Never had an issue with my alcoholic solvents either. Even for camera lenses, i.e. Nikon, they encourage you to use alcoholic cleaners on the SLR lenses. But Windex is a first of its kind I heard of.

For things like alcohol based solutions, they're even used on CPU cleaning. Though I'm not trying to say it'll work for all. I personally find distilled/chlorinated water etc.. to have the least effectiveness.

 

Isopropyl alcohol is also rubbing alcohol or simply alcohols used on the swabs surgeons/doctors use for surgical stuffs for disinfection or during medical examinations... well, why would it even be rubbing alcohol if its that harmful?


Just some of my thoughts.

 

Only if you spray the actual screen with the Windex... supposed to spray the paper towel and then wipe the screen.

It streaks bad, in my experience. That's why I like alcohol or ammonia based cleaners, since they evaporate quickly and are 95% of the time... streak free.

I know some people think that you need to clean you screen with a finely woven piece of elvish cloth dampened by unicorn tears, but the actual outer layer of the LCD panel is more resilient than you would think. Windex on a paper towel will do fine, as will rubbing alcohol on a paper towel... or really just whatever you feel comfortable using. Just know that it's really not quite that fragile and delicate.

 

thanks for advise .)

 

Well, I would argue against using alcohol. I worked on aircraft for many years and we would use bubble polish for both plexi and glass surfaces. And if that ran low, then Regular Pledge would work. :thumbsup: So I started using Pledge Furniture Polish with cotton rags years ago. It helps the screen repel dust while also keeping it squeaky clean, and it will also remove micro abrasions from the screen.

 

eyeglasses cleaning cloth + H2O (aqueous)

 

Pledge on an LCD. A new one for me. I would normally say no to oil based furniture cleaner.

 

Yes, definitely hate the streaks or even remaining grease or dirt that just don't go off with water.

Same reason on how quickly it evaporates, that's why i personally use alcohol.

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