LCD Screen Cleaning

[JJ91284]

What do you guys use to clean your LCD's with (Glossy laptop Screens/standard LCD screen)?

 

[JJ91284]

I use 50/50 water/isopropyl alcohol with a microfiber towel.

 

[JaYp146]

Straight water with a cotton towel will often do the trick. But the aforementioned 50/50 solution works well, too.

 

[persisting1]

Whatever you do, don't use Windex.

 

[SH1]

I was told by a tech to use a soft cloth. (With a mist of distilled water added for more difficult jobs.)

 

[daveswantek]

Pre moistened monitor wipes from BestBuy work on just about everything, except glossy screens. Use a micro-fiber cloth as described above for that.

Dave

 

[JJ91284]

Pre moistened monitor wipes from BestBuy work on just about everything, except glossy screens. Use a micro-fiber cloth as described above for that.

Dave

Are you saying not to use the wipes on the glossy screens, or that those wipes don't clean glossy screens well. The reason I asked is that I need to clean my dell screen E1505 laptop which has the gloss coating and this would be great to know especially when I do clean it.

 

[FatFed]

Scotch-Brite and HCl

I use packets of moistened wipes from work.

 

[daveswantek]

Are you saying not to use the wipes on the glossy screens, or that those wipes don't clean glossy screens well. The reason I asked is that I need to clean my dell screen E1505 laptop which has the gloss coating and this would be great to know especially when I do clean it.

I tried them on my Samsung TV which has a glossy screen and I found they left a slight residue. A little bit of streaking which I removed with a clean micro fiber cloth. If you really want to be safe get the Monster Screenclean kit from BestBuy. It comes with a microfiber cloth and their own liquid to put on the cloth. I bought it for my TV, so far I have not had to use the liquid.

You can clean microfiber cloths by soaking them in dish soap for about an hour and then run them through the washing machine. You can find step by step instructions by googling "Clean Microfiber Cloth".

Good luck and be careful.

Dave

 

[Mithent]

I have a proprietary mix which has always worked fine on my old glossy screen:
http://www.klearscreen.com/

 

[Jeffredo]

I use disposable optical cleaning cloths (dampened with water only) from Lenscrafters. If they're guaranteed not to harm anti-reflective coating on plastic lenses I don't think they would hurt an LCD.