I used an antibacterial wipe on my screen. May I have damaged it?

Hi to all, this is my first post here.
One year ago I bought ac Acer Swift 1, and I'm quite happy with it. It comes with a AUO b140han04.0 anti-glare screen. A few days ago I disinfected my laptop with antibacterial wipes, and I passed them also on my monitor (yes, I know you shouldn't do that, but I was distracted). It seems no damage occured, but I noticed a visible and annoying grainess on the screen, a sort of sparke effect and a noise especially on white backgrounds. I assume it's the anti-glare coating, but in a year I never noticed it so bad, it could be a consequence of the chemicals used in the wipe that have ruined the coating? Or maybe it has been always like this? Is this model of monitor known to be so grainy? I'm a bit OCD and these days I'm getting crazy as I can't work on this laptop anymore due to the annoyance (it's my only laptop)
Thanks in advance

 

Post photos maybe. Some AUOs have vertical lines/graininess that you can notice up close and on grey/blue backgrounds. That's normal according to them, but really annoying.

How much alcohol was in those wipes? Normally they don't have that much alcohol in them, so I don't think it could be damage from that.

If anything, it's more likely a layer of soap deposited on the screen, so a wipe with a damp cloth, then maybe a dry wipe should clean it...

 

Like Jotm said, I don't think it would have damaged the screen. Most will leave a film, depending on the wipe (some use bleach, some isopropyl alcohol, etc). Try the dry wipe, or you can use a little water as well.

 

Thanks very much for the kind replies.
I alread tried to use a dry cloth (the one I use to clean my glasses) and also a little water. But nothing changed really. These are the ingredients of the wipes:

Water, 100% Viscose Substrate, Ethanol, Defoamer, Alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, D-Glucopyranose, oligomeric, C8-10-alkyl glycosides, D-Glucopyranose, oligomeric, C10-16 alkyl glycosides, 1-Butoxy-2-propanol, 2-Aminoethanol, Perfume

I try to upload some photo, but it's very difficult to see on camera

Thanks again

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Have you tried buying and using proper screen wipes?
Those usually work the best. They may not entirely remove bacteria (though there are probably screen wipes which have anti-microbial properties), but should do well for screen cleaning.

Apart from that, usually some water and dry cloth work too.

 

Hmm, it's hard to tell on the photos, it looks fine I think.

Yeah the antiglare coating has a sort of sparkly effect I guess, like having a screen protector on a phone.

But it's strange you haven't noticed it until now. No idea what else it could be :/

 

@Deks I tried cleaning it with a spray cleaner for screens (of course not directly on the screen) and nothing changed.
@jotm Yes, I know that it's very hard to tell on the photos. Maybe I noticed it just now because I'm anxious and OCD and after I realized that the antibacterial wipes instructions say "Don't use on LCD screens" I began to check my monitor compulsively. That's the "best" way I find to describe the fact that I haven't noticed my screen grainess in a year.

 

@JoeyKowalski the only thing I use to clean computers, keyboards, screens and almost anything else is to use a (big) drop of Sunlight dishwashing liquid (or any other mild 'real' grease fighter, not Dawn or the like, as it's very greasy on its own) and lots of warm/hot water and wring out the microfibre cloth until it is just slightly soapy and slightly damp. Now, keep wiping the screen until it is polished and the cloth is almost dry. Turn the cloth over frequently to use the 'wet' side and make sure you clean/wipe horizontally, vertically, diagonally, and most importantly; the very edges of the screen too.

This will leave the computer in an 'as-new' state as possible.

If you put a little too much Sunlight, rinse out the cloth and repeat the above with water only after all the 'gunk' has been removed by the first soapy cleaning.

To be clear: don't put a drop of Sunlight on a single spot of the cloth and rub that into the screen! Instead, squirt a drop of Sunlight into the cloth and work it into the cloth with lots of running water.

Nothing is more effective at getting a notebook looking like new without damaging it. Nothing.

 

Really? Dishwashing soap isn't aggressive on monitors? Maybe in the future I can try.

 

Not just any dishwashing soap. Sunlight.

And not just straight Sunlight either. Rather, a highly diluted solution on a clean cloth and lots of warm/hot water and applied/used with a light to medium/light pressure with endless repetitions doing the cleaning, not the sheer pressure itself.

Once the computer is clean, the next time you want it spotless use the above with quality microfibre cloths and another, dry, microfibre cloth that is used to speed up the polishing process.

I'm not sure why, but deep/thick, Blue (not a brand, the color) microfibre cloths work best. But for something that dries even faster while you're using it, a J-cloth works very well too.

No need to wait. The future is now.

 

@tilleroftheearth I don't know where you live, in my country Sunlight doesn't exist, I don't know what can be an equivalent

 

There is no equivalent I know of. The only one worth buying is the original yellow, BTW.

See:
https://www.sunlightdish.com/ContactUs.aspx

Contact them and ask them to set up a reseller near you.

 

By the package it looks like what is know as Fairy in Portugal(and Spain maybe).

 

@tilleroftheearth @senso I live in Italy, and here the most famous dishwashing soap is Svelto, but nothing that resembles the Sunlight (the package and the colour is different)

 

I wouldn't go gallivanting around or importing something special. You can use Dawn diluted down if you like. Think it's too "greasy" then use some Johnson and Johnson baby shampoo diluted down in its stead.